Evaluating the Performance of Photogrammetric Products Using Fixed-Wing UAV Imagery over a Mixed Conifer-Broadleaf Forest: Comparison with Airborne Laser Scanning

نویسندگان

  • Sadeepa Jayathunga
  • Toshiaki Owari
  • Satoshi Tsuyuki
چکیده

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and digital photogrammetric techniques are two recent advances in remote sensing (RS) technology that are emerging as alternatives to high-cost airborne laser scanning (ALS) data sources. Despite the potential of UAVs in forestry applications, very few studies have included detailed analyses of UAV photogrammetric products at larger scales or over a range of forest types, including mixed conifer–broadleaf forests. In this study, we assessed the performance of fixed-wing UAV photogrammetric products of a mixed conifer–broadleaf forest with varying levels of canopy structural complexity. We demonstrate that fixed-wing UAVs are capable of efficiently collecting image data at local scales and that UAV imagery can be effectively utilized with digital photogrammetric techniques to provide detailed automated reconstruction of the three-dimensional (3D) canopy surface of mixed conifer–broadleaf forests. When combined with an accurate digital terrain model (DTM), UAV photogrammetric products are promising for producing reliable structural measurements of the forest canopy. However, the performance of UAV photogrammetric products is likely to be influenced by the structural complexity of the forest canopy. Furthermore, we highlight the potential of fixed-wing UAVs in operational forest management at the forest management compartment level, for acquiring high-resolution imagery at low cost. A future direction of this research would be to address the issue of how well the photogrammetric products can predict the actual structure of mixed conifer–broadleaf forests.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Remote Sensing

دوره 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2018