Documentation of Hiking Trails and Wooden Areas Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) in Tatra National Park

• Autorzy: Paweł Ćwiękała , Rafał Kocierz , Edyta Puniach , Michał Nędzka , Karolina Mamcarz , Witold Niewiem , Paweł Wiącek
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The research described in this article was conducted in the Tatra National Park in Poland, which is considered as one of the most-visited national parks in Europe. The exceptional popularity of this place is responsible for intensification of morphogenetic processes, resulting in the development of numerous forms of erosion. This article presents the outcomes of the research whose purpose was to verify the usability of unmanned aerial vehicles to check the condition of hiking trails and forests in alpine areas. An octocopter equipped with a non-metric camera was used for measurements. The paper sketches the methodology of data acquisition in harsh conditions and demanding locations of hiking trails on steep Tatra slopes. The paper also describes stages that lead to elaboration of basic photogrammetric products relying on SfM (Structure from Motion) technique. Finally, it shows the applicability of the prepared products to the evaluation of erosion along hiking trails, and to the study of plant succession or tree stand condition in the area located next to hiking trails.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Tourist routes; Forests; Documentation; Unmanned systems

PL

Szlaki turystyczne; Lasy; Dokumentacja; Systemy bezobsługowe

• Czasopismo: Infrastruktura i Ekologia Terenów Wiejskich
• Rocznik: 2017
• Numer: nr IV/2
• Strony: 1545--1561

Twórcy

autor

Paweł Ćwiękała

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

autor

Rafał Kocierz

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

autor

Edyta Puniach

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

autor

Michał Nędzka

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

autor

Karolina Mamcarz

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

autor

Witold Niewiem

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

autor

Paweł Wiącek

• AGH University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

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http://dx.medra.org/10.14597/infraeco.2017.4.2.117