Construction of Artificial Forest Point Clouds by Laser SLAM Technology and Estimation of Carbon Storage
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The contribution illustrates an interesting reflection on digital acquisition practices applied to the agricultural sector, taking into account, through a critical analysis, the nature of the protocol aimed at the process of data analysis for the promotion of sustainable development. The article appears clearly structured by making explicit the different contents through to a careful division into paragraphs. The bibliography appears acceptable with references both nationally and internationally, expansion and updating is suggested by citing contributions at the international level.
Author Response
Response to reviewer 1 comments
Dear Reviewer,
We deeply appreciate the effort and time you’ve spent in reviewing our manuscript “Construction of artificial forest point clouds by laser SLAM technology and estimation of carbon storage” (ID: applsci-1944026). We studied the comments carefully and have made revisions which we hope meet with your approval. The outline of the revisions is listed as follows:
- We have made changes to the structure of the paper and set the paper according to the following scheme: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Result and discussion section, Conclusions.
- In the introduction section, we added some other cases of surveying and mapping technology applied to forests. (Please check the Introduction section)
- We have provided a more detailed description of the location of the study area. (Please see Section II)
- We have changed the unclear pictures in the article.
- We have revised the entire manuscript, revising some issues with terminology meticulously.
Comment #1
The contribution illustrates an interesting reflection on digital acquisition practices applied to the agricultural sector, taking into account, through a critical analysis, the nature of the protocol aimed at the process of data analysis for the promotion of sustainable development. The article appears clearly structured by making explicit the different contents through to a careful division into paragraphs. The bibliography appears acceptable with references both nationally and internationally, expansion and updating is suggested by citing contributions at the international level.
Response:
Thank you for helpful comment. In the introduction section, we added some other cases of surveying and mapping technology applied to forests. Please refer to lines 65-70 on page 2.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Manuscript Number: applsci-1944026
Full Title: Construction of artificial forest point clouds by laser SLAM technology and estimation of carbon storage
General COMMENT
The paper submitted to AS by Yonghua Xia et al. used laser SLAM technology to model an artificial forest in three dimensions and calculate the carbon storage of the tree species, in a case study in Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
The work is analyzed in original submission and is arranged in the following paragraphs: 1. Introduction, 2. SLAM technology 3D reconstruction, 3. Data acquisition and processing, 4. Estimation of carbon storage in plantation, 5. Conclusions.
Specific COMMENT
First of all, the reviewer notes that the work was not first drafted in keeping with the journal's instructions to authors, which require: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and so on. Despite this initial observation, however, this is a very interesting case study and subject analysis and the work is pleasant to read.
The topic is of considerable interest to the scientific community and in my opinion, the study is adequately original and the methodological approach is rigorous. The methods and tools are described with details to allow another researcher to reproduce the results. The results are interpreted in appropriate way and the data are robust enough to draw the conclusions.
However, there are some limitations that should be resolved by the authors, as reported in Technical and minor comment. In conclusion the work deserves publication after minor revisions, in my opinion. I will be available to authors for the assessment of the manuscript at the subsequent submission. Best regards.
Technical and minor COMMENT:
1. read the authors' instructions and set up the paper according to the following scheme: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion (or Results and Discussion), Conclusions;
2. line 39, please modify in italic font “strive to achieve carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060";
3. line 65, I suggest the authors to insert here other case studies of using geomatic techniques, please see: DOI: 10.1029/2011JG001708, DOI: 10.3390/rs4061519, DOI:10.3390/ijgi11030168;
4. line 96, please modify in Materials and Methods, for the reader;
5. line 121, please define “LOAM”;
6. line 142, please insert a figure in wich the case study is located, with coordinates in WGS84, for the readers;
7. line 157, please modify figure 4, because is a low definition;
8. line 225, please modify figure 10, because is a low definition;
9. line 242, please modify figure 11, because is a low definition
10. line 260, please insert here Result and discussion section.
Author Response
Response to reviewer 2 comments
Dear Reviewer,
We deeply appreciate the effort and time you’ve spent in reviewing our manuscript “Construction of artificial forest point clouds by laser SLAM technology and estimation of carbon storage” (ID: applsci-1944026). We studied the comments carefully and have made revisions which we hope meet with your approval. The outline of the revisions is listed as follows:
- We have made changes to the structure of the paper and set the paper according to the following scheme: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Result and discussion section, Conclusions.
- In the introduction section, we added some other cases of surveying and mapping technology applied to forests. (Please check the Introduction section)
- We have provided a more detailed description of the location of the study area. (Please see Section II)
- We have changed the unclear pictures in the article.
- We have revised the entire manuscript, revising some issues with terminology meticulously.
Comment #1
read the authors' instructions and set up the paper according to the following scheme: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion (or Results and Discussion), Conclusions.
Response:
Thank you for helpful comment. In the introduction section, we have made changes to the structure of the paper and set the paper according to the following scheme: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Result and discussion section, Conclusions.
Comment #2
line 39, please modify in italic font “strive to achieve carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060".
Response:
Thanks for your this comment. We have changed this sentence into italics. Please refer to lines 39-40 on page 1.
Comment #3
line 65, I suggest the authors to insert here other case studies of using geomatic techniques, please see: DOI: 10.1029/2011JG001708, DOI: 10.3390/rs4061519, DOI:10.3390/ijgi11030168.
Response:
Thanks for your helpful comment. In the introduction section, we added some other cases of surveying and mapping technology applied to forests. Please refer to line 65-70 on page 2.
Comment #4
line 96, please modify in Materials and Methods, for the reader.
Response:
Thank you for helpful comment. We have changed the structure of the article again and put the comparative analysis of UAV, 3D laser and SLAM into Materials and Methods. Please refer to lines 76-101 on page 2-3.
Comment #5
line 121, please define “LOAM”.
Response:
Thank you for this comment. We have redefined "LOAM", LOAM (Lidar Odometry and Mapping in Real-time). Please refer to line 127 on page 3.
Comment #6
line 142, please insert a figure in wich the case study is located, with coordinates in WGS84, for the readers.
Response: `
Thank you for this comment. We have provided a more detailed description of the location of the study area in Figure 3. Please refer to line 154 on page 4, Figure 3.
Comment #7
line 157, please modify figure 4, because is a low definition.
Response: `
Thank you for this comment. We have changed the definition of this picture. Please refer to line 165 on page 5, Figure 4.
Comment #8
line 225, please modify figure 10, because is a low definition.
Response: `
Thank you for this comment. We have changed the definition of this picture. Please refer to line 234 on page 8, Figure 10.
Comment #9
line 225, please modify figure 10, because is a low definition.
Response: `
Thank you for this comment. We have changed the definition of this picture. Please refer to line 250 on page 8, Figure 11.
Comment #10
line 260, please insert here Result and discussion section.
Response: `
Thank you for this comment. We have inserted results and discussion here.. Please refer to line 268 on page 10.
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Reviewer 3 Report
I think "UVA" is misspelled in the introduction.
In the first place where the abbreviation 'LOAM' is used, its open form should be written.
Author Response
Response to reviewer 3 comments
Dear Reviewer,
We deeply appreciate the effort and time you’ve spent in reviewing our manuscript “Construction of artificial forest point clouds by laser SLAM technology and estimation of carbon storage” (ID: applsci-1944026). We studied the comments carefully and have made revisions which we hope meet with your approval. The outline of the revisions is listed as follows:
- We have made changes to the structure of the paper and set the paper according to the following scheme: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Result and discussion section, Conclusions.
- In the introduction section, we added some other cases of surveying and mapping technology applied to forests. (Please check the Introduction section)
- We have provided a more detailed description of the location of the study area. (Please see Section II)
- We have changed the unclear pictures in the article.
- We have revised the entire manuscript, revising some issues with terminology meticulously.
Comment #1
I think "UVA" is misspelled in the introduction.
Response:
Thank you for helpful comment. We have corrected the errors here and carefully checked the spelling of the full text of technical terms. Please refer to line 77 on page 2.
Comment #2
In the first place where the abbreviation 'LOAM' is used, its open form should be written.
Response:
Thank you for this comment. We have redefined "LOAM", LOAM (Lidar Odometry and Mapping in Real-time). Please refer to line 127 on page 3.
Author Response File: Author Response.docx
