Detection of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in hypertemporal LiDAR point cloud time series to extract bee activity zones and times

Given the vital role bees play in our ecosystems and their increasing endangerment, it is highly important to develop new methods that assist in gaining a deeper understanding of the spatial dimension of insect behavior. Conventional methods for monitoring bees are subject to accuracy limitations, e...

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Hauptverfasser: Meyer, Jannik S. (VerfasserIn) , Tabernig, Ronald (VerfasserIn) , Höfle, Bernhard (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Kapitel/Artikel Konferenzschrift
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 11. Juli 2025
In: ISPRS Geospatial Week 2025 "Photogrammetry & remote sensing for a better tomorrow ...", 6-11 April 2025, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Year: 2025, Pages: 583-590
DOI:10.5194/isprs-annals-X-G-2025-583-2025
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Verfasserangaben:Jannik S. Meyer, Ronald Tabernig, and Bernhard Höfle

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