Surface characteristics modeling and performance evaluation of urban building materials using LiDAR data
- 15 May 2015
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 54 (15), 4750-4759
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.54.004750
Abstract
Analysis of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) intensity data to extract surface features is of great interest in remote sensing research. One potential application of LiDAR intensity data is target classification. A new bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) model is derived for target characterization of rough and smooth surfaces. Based on the geometry of our coaxial full-waveform LiDAR system, the integration method is improved through coordinate transformation to establish the relationship between the BRDF model and intensity data of LiDAR. A series of experiments using typical urban building materials are implemented to validate the proposed BRDF model and integration method. The fitting results show that three parameters extracted from the proposed BRDF model can distinguish the urban building materials from perspectives of roughness, specular reflectance, and diffuse reflectance. A comprehensive analysis of these parameters will help characterize surface features in a physically rigorous manner.Funding Information
- Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Teacher Project (29201478)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (61201316, 61225006)
- the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20121102120040)
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