Analysis of the Degree of Threat to Railway Infrastructure by Falling Tree Vegetation
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/5/292/htm" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/5/292/htm</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10050292" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijgi10050292</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Analysis of the Degree of Threat to Railway Infrastructure by Falling Tree Vegetation
Original language description
The article presents a method for determining and evaluating the threat to railway infrastructure from falling trees. The main objective was to identify the degree of threat according to three parameters: the height of tree stands, species composition, and vegetation health. Identification of the threat to individual railway sections would allow the creation of measures that could increase operational safety. Evaluation should be carried out at regular intervals to assess vegetation health during certain seasons. We, therefore, recommend the use of satellite images to provide a data source and regular data updates. The potential benefit is a reduction in railway infrastructure damage and an increase in traffic flow, especially during periods of exceptional weather conditions involving high wind, ice or heavy snow. The new method presented in the paper, based on data for railway infrastructure, law and other data sources in the Czech Republic, determines a Vegetation Threat Index for Railways (VTIR). We selected the Liberec Region as an example case study because of its large spread of wooded areas around railway lines and high incidence of railway traffic accidents.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
ISSN
2220-9964
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
23
Pages from-to
"292-1"-"292-23"
UT code for WoS article
000653989900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85106522570