Estimation of Pinus radiata D. DON tree heights in San Juan, Chimborazo, using unmanned aerial vehicles

Authors

  • Fabián Marcelo Remache Reinoso Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, Riobamba, Ecuador
  • Shirley Dayana Horna Durán Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, Riobamba, Ecuador
  • Norma Ximena Lara Vásconez Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, Riobamba, Ecuador
  • Diego Francisco Cushquicullma Colcha Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, Riobamba, Ecuador
  • Eduardo Antonio Muñoz Jácome Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, Riobamba, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47187/perf.v1i32.276

Keywords:

Plantation, Clinometer, RTK, Drones, Height

Abstract

The evolution of technology has made possible its application in the forestry sector. Manned aircraft known as drones have had a growing incidence and drones have become devices with a wide variety of functions with ease of use. The present investigation was developed in a forest plantation located in the San Juan parish, Riobamba canton, province of Chimborazo. We chose 15 trees in the young stand (6 years old) and 15 trees in the adult stand (25 years old) which were randomly selected from the entire research area. The measuring equipment used was a haglof digital clinometer and a Leica D5 distance meter to measure the distance from the observer's point to the tree, a Mavic Air 2 drone and a Trimble RTK station were used to take 5 control points considering the irregularities of the terrain. Finally, the results of the coefficients are not statistically significant, so it cannot be stated with confidence that it has a real effect on the dependent variable (DIFFERENCE OF MEASUREMENTS) based on the data and the significance level selected.

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Published

2024-07-20

How to Cite

Remache Reinoso, F. M., Horna Durán, S. D., Lara Vásconez, N. X., Cushquicullma Colcha, D. F., & Muñoz Jácome, E. A. (2024). Estimation of Pinus radiata D. DON tree heights in San Juan, Chimborazo, using unmanned aerial vehicles. Perfiles, 1(32), 6-14. https://doi.org/10.47187/perf.v1i32.276