Management Recommendation Generation for Areas Under Forest Restoration Process through Images Obtained by UAV and LiDAR
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site
2.2. Land Cover Monitoring
2.3. Generation of Management Recommendation
2.4. Comparison of the Generated Recommendations for Each Classified Image
3. Results
3.1. Class Area Quantification
3.2. Management Recommendation Elaboration
3.3. Management Recommendation Maps and Methods Comparison
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Class/Indicator | Reference Values | Categorization |
---|---|---|
Canopy cover | 0–59% | Needs intervention |
60–69% | Verify intervention by analyzing other indicators | |
≥70% | Suitable | |
Bare soil | 0–0.09 ha | Suitable |
≥0.1 ha | Needs intervention | |
Grass cover | 0–35% | Suitable |
≥35% | Needs intervention |
Method | Bare Soil (%) | Grass (%) | Canopy (%) | Shadow (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
LiDAR RF | 10.6 | 48.6 | 40.8 | - |
LiDAR ML | 9.6 | 42.0 | 48.3 | - |
UAV RF | 6.9 | 44.5 | 45.7 | 2.8 |
UAV ML | 5.6 | 44.8 | 45.4 | 4.1 |
Location | Situation | Area Total (ha) | Bare Soil (m²) | Canopy Cover (%) | Grass Cover (%) | Management Recommendation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T734/068A | Area in restoration process | 0.79 | 2433 | 28.5 | 37.2 | Weed control + Plant seedling + Bare soil recovery |
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Reis, B.P.; Martins, S.V.; Fernandes Filho, E.I.; Sarcinelli, T.S.; Gleriani, J.M.; Marcatti, G.E.; Leite, H.G.; Halassy, M. Management Recommendation Generation for Areas Under Forest Restoration Process through Images Obtained by UAV and LiDAR. Remote Sens. 2019, 11, 1508. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11131508
Reis BP, Martins SV, Fernandes Filho EI, Sarcinelli TS, Gleriani JM, Marcatti GE, Leite HG, Halassy M. Management Recommendation Generation for Areas Under Forest Restoration Process through Images Obtained by UAV and LiDAR. Remote Sensing. 2019; 11(13):1508. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11131508
Chicago/Turabian StyleReis, Bruna Paolinelli, Sebastião Venâncio Martins, Elpídio Inácio Fernandes Filho, Tathiane Santi Sarcinelli, José Marinaldo Gleriani, Gustavo Eduardo Marcatti, Helio Garcia Leite, and Melinda Halassy. 2019. "Management Recommendation Generation for Areas Under Forest Restoration Process through Images Obtained by UAV and LiDAR" Remote Sensing 11, no. 13: 1508. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11131508