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Construction of Environment-Sensitive Digital Twin Plant Model for Ecological Indicators Analysis

3D vegetation models can visually express the spatial structure of plants and have been widely used in urban information modeling, urban ecological environment assessment, urban planning, and resource management. Existing 3D vegetation modeling methods include 3D reconstruction and parametric modeling. However, due to the complexity of plant branches and leaves, the current 3D modeling process cannot simulate tree growth with the influence of different environmental factors. In this study, we proposed a plant growth simulation and analysis method, which is responsive to environmental factors such as gravity, lighting, shading, and the interaction between plants, by using Blender and The Grove plugin. Then, by selecting Fangcaoyuan Garden at Daijiahu Park in Wuhan, China, as a case study based on the park's construction documents and field research data, the plant models were generated in 3 growing stages: initial stage, growing stage, and mature stage. By comparing with the on-site LiDAR-scanned model, the 3D spatial IoU of the generated model was 61%, showing that the simulation results are generally acceptable. We also proposed a method to calculate the LAI, LAD, biomass, and carbon storage values based on the generated vegetation model to illustrate and predict the ecological indicators of the plants. This study can provide a reference for plant growth simulation and ecological indicators analysis with generated high-realistic vegetation models.

Autor / Author: Zhang, Wei; Li, Wenjiao
Institution / Institution: Huazhong Agricultural University, Hubei/China; Huazhong Agricultural University, Hubei/China
Seitenzahl / Pages: 11
Sprache / Language: Englisch
Veröffentlichung / Publication: JoDLA – Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 9-2024
Tagung / Conference: Digital Landscape Architecture 2024 – New Trajectories in Computational Urban Landscapes and Ecology
Veranstaltungsort, -datum / Venue, Date: Vienna University of Technology, Austria 05-06-24 - 07-06-24
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Keywords (en): Plant model, parametric modeling, growth simulation, ecological indicators
Paper review type: Full Paper Review
DOI: doi:10.14627/537752003
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