Due to ever-accelerating urbanization in recent decades, exploring the contributions of trees in mitigating atmospheric carbon in urban areas has become one of the paramount concerns. Remote sensing-based approaches have been primarily implemented to estimate the tree-stand atmospheric carbon stock (CS) for the trees in parks and streets. However, a convenient yet high-accuracy computation methodology is hardly available. This study introduces an approach that has been tested for a small urban area. A data fusion approach based on a three-dimensional (3D) computation methodology was applied to calibrate the individual tree CS. This photogrammetry-based technique employed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and spherical image data to compute the total height (H) and diameter at breast height (DBH) for each tree, consequently estimating the tree-stand CS. A regression analysis was conducted to compare the results with the ones obtained with high-cost laser scanner data. Our study demonstrates the applicability of this method, highlighting its advantages even for large city areas in contrast to other approaches that are often more expensive. This approach could serve as an efficient tool for assisting urban planners in ensuring the proper utilization of the available green space, especially in a complex urban environment.

UAV-Spherical Data Fusion Approach to Estimate Individual Tree Carbon Stock for Urban Green Planning and Management / Balestra, Mattia; Choudhury, MD Abdul Mueed; Pierdicca, Roberto; Chiappini, Stefano; Marcheggiani, Ernesto. - In: REMOTE SENSING. - ISSN 2072-4292. - ELETTRONICO. - 16:12(2024). [10.3390/rs16122110]

UAV-Spherical Data Fusion Approach to Estimate Individual Tree Carbon Stock for Urban Green Planning and Management

Balestra, Mattia
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Choudhury, MD Abdul Mueed;Pierdicca, Roberto;Chiappini, Stefano;Marcheggiani, Ernesto
2024-01-01

Abstract

Due to ever-accelerating urbanization in recent decades, exploring the contributions of trees in mitigating atmospheric carbon in urban areas has become one of the paramount concerns. Remote sensing-based approaches have been primarily implemented to estimate the tree-stand atmospheric carbon stock (CS) for the trees in parks and streets. However, a convenient yet high-accuracy computation methodology is hardly available. This study introduces an approach that has been tested for a small urban area. A data fusion approach based on a three-dimensional (3D) computation methodology was applied to calibrate the individual tree CS. This photogrammetry-based technique employed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and spherical image data to compute the total height (H) and diameter at breast height (DBH) for each tree, consequently estimating the tree-stand CS. A regression analysis was conducted to compare the results with the ones obtained with high-cost laser scanner data. Our study demonstrates the applicability of this method, highlighting its advantages even for large city areas in contrast to other approaches that are often more expensive. This approach could serve as an efficient tool for assisting urban planners in ensuring the proper utilization of the available green space, especially in a complex urban environment.
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