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Norbert Pfeifer

Norbert Pfeifer

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Engineering and Technology
Austria
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
59
Citations
13855
World Ranking
3425
National Ranking
21

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Norbert Pfeifer is a researcher primarily affiliated with TU Wien in Austria. Their scholarly work focuses on a range of topics predominantly within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a significant emphasis on environmental engineering and geology.

Their research domains cover multiple interdisciplinary fields, including aerospace engineering, ecology, and computer vision and pattern recognition. Pfeifer's contributions frequently address applications in remote sensing and LiDAR technologies, 3D surveying related to cultural heritage, as well as sensor-based robotics and localization systems. Additional topics of study include remote sensing in agriculture, forest ecology and management, housing market and economics, and cryospheric studies and observations.

Norbert Pfeifer has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Remote Sensing
  • The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
  • heiDOK (Heidelberg University)
  • ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
  • ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Pfeifer's recent papers include:

  • "Analysis of the backscattered energy in terrestrial laser scanning data," 2025, heiDOK (Heidelberg University)
  • "Tree species classification based on full-waveform airborne laser scanning data," 2025, heiDOK (Heidelberg University)
  • "Metrics for evaluating the performance of machine learning based automated valuation models," 2021, Journal of Property Research
  • "Multi-decadal (1953-2017) rock glacier kinematics analysed by high-resolution topographic data in the upper Kaunertal, Austria," 2021, The Cryosphere
  • "Determining the Suitable Number of Ground Control Points for UAS Images Georeferencing by Varying Number and Spatial Distribution," 2020, Remote Sensing

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Pfeifer include:

  • Camillo Ressl
  • Markus Hollaus
  • Gottfried Mandlburger
  • Ana-Maria Loghin
  • Geert Verhoeven

Their research integrates expertise across multiple scientific domains, contributing to advances in remote sensing technologies and environmental data analysis. The scope of their work also engages with practical applications such as automated valuation models and georeferencing techniques using unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Best Publications

  • Determination of terrain models in wooded areas with airborne laser scanner data

    K. Kraus;N. Pfeifer

  • Correction of laser scanning intensity data: Data and model-driven approaches

    Bernhard Höfle;Norbert Pfeifer

  • International benchmarking of terrestrial laser scanning approaches for forest inventories

    Xinlian Liang;Juha Hyyppä;Harri Kaartinen;Harri Kaartinen;Matti Lehtomäki

  • A Comprehensive Automated 3D Approach for Building Extraction, Reconstruction, and Regularization from Airborne Laser Scanning Point Clouds

    Peter Dorninger;Norbert Pfeifer

  • ADVANCED DTM GENERATION FROM LIDAR DATA

    K. Kraus;N. Pfeifer

  • A Comparison of Evaluation Techniques for Building Extraction From Airborne Laser Scanning

    M. Rutzinger;F. Rottensteiner;N. Pfeifer

  • Segmentation of airborne laser scanning data using a slope adaptive neighborhood

    Sagi Filin;Norbert Pfeifer

  • Repetitive interpolation: A robust algorithm for DTM generation from Aerial Laser Scanner Data in forested terrain☆

    Andrej Kobler;Norbert Pfeifer;Peter Ogrinc;Ljupčo Todorovski

  • AUTOMATIC RECONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE TREES FROM TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNER DATA

    Norbert Pfeifer;Ben Gorte;Daniel Winterhalder

  • OPALS – A framework for Airborne Laser Scanning data analysis

    Norbert Pfeifer;Gottfried Mandlburger;Johannes Otepka;Wilfried Karel

  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of stems for assessment of taper, sweep and lean based on laser scanning of standing trees

    Michael Thies;Norbert Pfeifer;Daniel Winterhalder;Ben G. H. Gorte

  • DERIVATION OF DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS IN THE SCOP++ ENVIRONMENT

    Norbert Pfeifer;Philipp Stadler;Christian Briese

  • A Benchmark of Lidar-Based Single Tree Detection Methods Using Heterogeneous Forest Data from the Alpine Space

    Lothar Eysn;Markus Hollaus;Eva Lindberg;Frédéric Berger

  • SEGMENTATION BASED ROBUST INTERPOLATION - A NEW APPROACH TO LASER DATA FILTERING

    D. Tóvári;N. Pfeifer

  • Structuring laser-scanned trees using 3D mathematical morphology

    Bgh Gorte;N Pfeifer

  • Water surface mapping from airborne laser scanning using signal intensity and elevation data

    Bernhard Höfle;Michael Vetter;Norbert Pfeifer;Gottfried Mandlburger

  • Deformation analysis of a bored tunnel by means of terrestrial laser scanning

    R. van Gosliga;RC Lindenbergh;N Pfeifer

  • Automatic roof plane detection and analysis in airborne lidar point clouds for solar potential assessment.

    Andreas Jochem;Bernhard Höfle;Martin Rutzinger;Norbert Pfeifer

  • Simulating imaging spectrometer data: 3D forest modeling based on LiDAR and in situ data

    Fabian D. Schneider;Reik Leiterer;Felix Morsdorf;Jean-Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry

  • Topo-Bathymetric LiDAR for Monitoring River Morphodynamics and Instream Habitats—A Case Study at the Pielach River

    Gottfried Mandlburger;Christoph Hauer;Martin Wieser;Norbert Pfeifer

  • APPLICATIONS OF THE ROBUST INTERPOLATION FOR DTM DETERMINATION

    Ch. Briese;N. Pfeifer;P. Dorninger

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernhard Höfle
Bernhard Höfle Heidelberg University
Mathias Harzhauser
Mathias Harzhauser Natural History Museum Vienna
Oleg Mandic
Oleg Mandic Natural History Museum Vienna
Felix Morsdorf
Felix Morsdorf University of Zurich
Gábor Molnár
Gábor Molnár Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Michael E. Schaepman
Michael E. Schaepman University of Zurich
Martin Zuschin
Martin Zuschin University of Vienna
Mikko Vastaranta
Mikko Vastaranta University of Eastern Finland

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