Tree species discrimination using continuum removed airborne hyperspectral data

This paper describes a tree species discrimination using an airborne hyperspectral sensor, CASI-3. Continuum removal was used to extract spectral features in 540 to 740 nm wavelength. Similarity was evaluated using linear least square fitting. Although the continuum removed spectra between species were very similar, fifteen species of broad-leaved and coniferous trees have been discriminated well at crown scale.