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J. G. C. Ball

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Approach:deep learning· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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D. A. Coomes· 2 shared T. D. Jackson· 2 shared A. Burt· 1 shared D. Coomes· 1 shared G. Vincent· 1 shared J. Hirst· 1 shared K. Calders· 1 shared K. Petrova· 1 shared

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Tree segmentation in airborne laser scanning data is only accurate for canopy trees

Y. Cao, J. G. C. Ball, D. A. Coomes, L. Steinmeier, N. Knapp, P. Wilkes, M. Disney, K. Calders, A. Burt, Y. Lin, T. D. Jackson

This study benchmarks tree segmentation algorithms using a new benchmark dataset, finding high accuracy for canopy trees but low accuracy for understory trees.

bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2022 · PreprintEcology

Accurate delineation of individual tree crowns in tropical forests from aerial RGB imagery using Mask R-CNN

J. G. C. Ball, S. H. M. Hickman, T. D. Jackson, X. J. Koay, J. Hirst, W. Jay, M. Archer, M. Aubry-Kientz, G. Vincent, D. A. Coomes

This paper introduces Detectree2, a deep learning model that accurately segments individual tree crowns in tropical forests from aerial RGB imagery, enabling growth and mortality analysis of large trees.

bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2022Ecology

Using deep convolutional neural networks to forecast spatial patterns of Amazonian deforestation

J. G. C. Ball, K. Petrova, D. Coomes, S. Flaxman

This paper uses deep convolutional neural networks to predict future deforestation in the Amazon by analyzing satellite imagery and historical data.

bioRxiv · Dec 14, 2021Ecology