Systems and methods for identifying trees and estimating tree heights and other tree parameters

A method, comprising:

• receiving multiple images for a geographic area, the geographic area including multiple electrical assets of a power distribution infrastructure;
• identifying the multiple electrical assets in the multiple images;
• identifying multiple trees in the multiple images;
• determining a digital terrain model by performing minimum pooling operations on a digital surface model until a peak signal to noise ratio of the digital terrain model to the digital surface model does not exceed a threshold;
• generating a canopy height model based on the digital surface model and the digital terrain model for the geographic area;
• determining, based on the canopy height model for the geographic area, a height of a particular tree of the multiple trees;
• determining a distance between the particular tree and a particular electrical asset of the multiple electrical assets;
• identifying, based on the height and the distance, the particular tree as a potential hazard;
• and
• providing a notification of the particular tree as the potential hazard.

A system comprising at least one processor and memory containing executable instructions, the executable instructions being executable by the at least one processor to:

• receive multiple images for a geographic area, the geographic area including multiple electrical assets of a power distribution infrastructure;
• identify the multiple electrical assets in the multiple images;
• identify multiple trees in the multiple images;
• determine a digital terrain model by performing minimum pooling operations on a digital surface model until a peak signal to noise ratio of the digital terrain model to the digital surface model does not exceed a threshold;
• generate a canopy height model based on the digital surface model and the digital terrain model for the geographic area;
• determine, based on the canopy height model for the geographic area, a height of a particular tree of the multiple trees;
• determine a distance between the particular tree and a particular electrical asset of the multiple electrical assets;
• identify, based on the height and the distance, the particular tree as a potential hazard;
• and
• provide a notification of the particular tree as the potential hazard.