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libTTS: A Library for Forest Point Cloud Processing using Topological Data Analysis
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**Project Status**

This project is currently under active development.
The API and features are likely to change frequently, so please check back often for updates.


Citation
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The methods implemented in this library are described in the following publications.

For Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) Data:

.. code-block:: bibtex

   @article{xu2023topology_tls,
     title={Topology-based individual tree segmentation for automated processing of terrestrial laser scanning point clouds},
     author={Xu, Xin and Iuricich, Federico and Calders, Kim and Armston, John and De Floriani, Leila},
     journal={International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation},
     volume={116},
     pages={103145},
     year={2023},
     publisher={Elsevier}
   }

For Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) Data:

.. code-block:: bibtex

   @article{xu2023topology_als,
     title={A topology-based approach to individual tree segmentation from airborne LiDAR data},
     author={Xu, Xin and Iuricich, Federico and De Floriani, Leila},
     journal={GeoInformatica},
     pages={1--30},
     year={2023},
     publisher={Springer}
   }


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   api