Biodiversity, forest condition mapping and forest harvesting monitoring using UAV

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Biodiversity, forest condition mapping and forest harvesting monitoring using UAV

Original language description

For the monitoring of ecologically valuable areas, terrestrial measurements and precise actual thematic maps are needed. For the creation of this, several methods can be used. In less accessible or inactive areas, remote sensing or aerial methods are suitable. In this paper, UAV or nowadays better known as RPAS (remotely piloted aircraft systems) methods are discussed. The first part is focused on the use of RPAS for national natural reserve (NNR Bozidarske raseliniste) biodiversity mapping and monitoring. This NNR is located in a mountain area on the border of the Czech Republic with the Germany. For vegetation monitoring, it is advantageous to use a camera sensitive in the near infrared range (600-850nm). If you have this, you can take using RPAS hundreds of photos, create an orthophoto and compute the normalized vegetation index (NDVI) by red and near infrared channel separation from orthophotos. NDVI helps classify the vegetation status. The above mentioned small natural national reserve was monitored for two years using RPAS, and several orthophotos using NIR and VIS camera were created. From measurement, thematical maps were created with a resolution 5cm. The second part of this paper discuses the experimental use of RPAS for forest harvest monitoring and forest condition mapping. As a case project, a mountain spruce forest near the NNR was selected with planned forest harvesting. In this locality, small area terrestrial laser scanning and photogrammetry were experimentally used. Results from the joining of data, usability and economics of RPAS in forest management and ecology were discussed in conclusion

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

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OECD FORD branch

10500 - Earth and related environmental sciences

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Proceedings of 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing: Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia

ISBN

9781510817210

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Number of pages

1983

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Publisher name

Asian Association of Remote Sensing (AARS)

Place of publication

Chang Wattana Road, Bangkok

Event location

Manilla

Event date

Oct 24, 2015

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

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