QSM Modeling Processing for Redwood Trees

Optimizing QSM Modeling Processing for Redwood Trees

Presenter: Alexander Barajas-Ritchie

Presenter Status: Undergraduate student

Academic Year: 20-21

Semester: Spring

Faculty Mentor: Lisa Bentley

Department: Computer Science

Funding Source/Sponsor: McNair

Other Funding Source/Program: Save the Redwoods League

Abstract:
In northern California, there is an abundance of redwoods that provide essential environmental services. Redwoods have a considerable amount of aboveground biomass (AGB) which has been historically difficult to calculate using traditional methods. In this project, I used 3D point cloud scans of redwoods to create quantitative structure models to see if they can produce similar AGB results as traditional methods.