This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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Remote Sensing Systems Supporting Forestry Inventory

Enda Nolan

Coastway

SLOPE Final Conference10th November, EIMA 2016, Bologna – Notturno Hall

This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

WP2 Forest Information Collection & Analysis

• Coastways Involvement in WP2

• WP2.1 Remote Sensing and multispectral Analysis

• WP2.2 UAV Data & Analysis

• Partners Flyby, Treemetrics, CNR• Data Capture using fixed wing drones

• Testing a variety of camera payloads - RGB, Multispectral, NIR

• Tasked with creating DTM, DEM, DCM

• Several test sites chosen in Ireland , Piscine, Montesover & Annaberg

• WP2 & WP4 Combined our data with terrestrial laser scan data & Satellite imagery

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This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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Flight Plan Montesover

This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

Test Flight Annaberg

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Video

This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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Site Preparation

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from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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Field Work

Installation of Survey Targets

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from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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NIR Imagery

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from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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trees Separation of Point Cloud to aid creation of DEM by classifying ground data from canopy data

This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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Separating the DTM from the Point data enables modelling of the Trees

This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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Lidar Point cloud view of the trees

This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

Drone Cameras

• multiSPEC 4C - Ultra precise 4-band accuracy

• The multiSPEC 4C provides image data across four highly precise bands - Green, Red, Red-edge and NIR - with no spectral overlap. In addition, its upward-facing irradiance sensor automatically compensates for sunlight variations, resulting in unparalleled reflectance measurement accuracy.

• Technical features

• Resolution 4 sensors of 1.2 Mp

• Ground resolution 10 cm/px (@100m)

• Sensor size 4.8 x 3.6 mm per sensor

• Pixel pitch 3.75 um

• Image format RAW (Tiff)

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This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

Flight Process

• UAV is launched ascending to an altitude of 100 -150m once it has reached it’s designated Waypoint it commences taking pictures.

• 45 minutes of flight time

• 36-57km/h (10-16m/s) cruise speed

• Up to 45km/h (12m/s) wind resistance

• Up to 3km radio link

• Covers up to 1.5-10km2

• Image resolution of 3-30cm/pixel (depending on flight altitude)

• Map areas of up to 1,000 ha (2,470 ac) in a single flight.

• These images are used to create maps and elevation models with accuracy of down to 5 cm (1.9 in).

• Images downloaded into Post Flight Terra 3D software

• Point tools, Cloud Compare,

• Images Combined with the Log file of the UAV Flight Path & Survey Ground Control Points

• Photo Mosaic generated with 60% side overlap and 70% laterally.

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This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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Multispectral Imagery can help determine the health of the forest

This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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Video

This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

What does the future hold

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Since the project commenced there have been some developments in drone lidarwhich will come to market in the next year.

This project has received funding

from the European Union’s

Seventh Framework Programme

for research, technological

development and demostration

under grant agreement no 604129

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