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However, such data have never been tested in miombo woodlands. UAV-based biomass estimation relies on the availability of reliable digital terrain models (DTMs). The main objective of this study was to evaluate application of 3D data derived from UAV imagery in biomass estimation and to compare impacts of DTMs generated based on different methods and parameter settings. Biomass was modeled using data acquired from 107 sample plots in a forest reserve in miombo woodlands of Malawi. The results indicated that there are no significant differences (p = 0.985) between tested DTMs except for that based on shuttle radar topography mission (SRTM). A model developed using unsupervised ground filtering based on a grid search approach, had the smallest root mean square error (RMSE) of 46.7% of a mean biomass value of 38.99 Mg\u00b7ha\u22121. Amongst the independent variables, maximum canopy height (Hmax) was the most frequently selected. 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