Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XII
Written by Maxim ARSENI, Octavian ROMAN, Madalina CALMUC, Valentina-Andreea CALMUC, Adrian ROSU, Stefan-Mihai PETREA, Catalina ITICESCU, Lucian-Puiu GEORGESCU
LiDAR is one of the most promising technologies in the forestry industry. The LiDAR scanning methods help to improve and to drive sustainable forest management. The main purpose of this paper is to apply the UAV LiDAR scanning method, to identify and measure the tree volume calculation along a road section. The flight was made using a UAV octocopter and a LiAir LiDAR system. To determine the forestry volume several steps of postprocessing were applied. Therefore we create a 3D point cloud reconstruction of large forest areas. After the preliminary post-process, we apply a segmentation for the study area and track individual trees, to create an inventory for the detected trees. Determining the tree volume helps to make a correct financial estimation of the elimination of this from a new road or area that changes its destination. On the overhand, automated methods like LiDAR scanning of forestry and terrain, and automated tree volume calculation helps to improve the time spent confronted with traditional taxation methods.
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