Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5552/crojfe.2023.1742
Road Network Planning in Tropical Forests Using GIS
Fidel Cándano Acosta
; Federal University of Mato Grosso Department of Forestry BRAZIL
Samuel Parra Rengifo
; MADERACRE company PERU
Marcos L. García
; State University of Mato Grosso Department of Forestry BRAZIL
Eraldo A. Trondoli Matricardi
; Federal University of Brasilia Technology College Department of Forestry BRAZIL
Guido Briceño Castillo
; Federal University of Brasilia Technology College Department of Forestry BRAZIL
Abstract
This study intended to develop a road network planning for timber harvesting in tropical
forests in Peru using georeferenced and field data and Geographic Information System (GIS).
The Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Alos Palsar 12.5 m was used. The DEM was processed
to generate the hydrography and terrain slope maps. A weighted raster was created using
overlapping weights of the slope raster and the hydrography map. We created a least cost path
raster by using the weighted raster origin and destination points. We used a Triangular Irregular
Network (TIN) to validate the Least Cost Path. In addition, histograms of the trajectory
of each path with altitude and slope values were generated. We observed that the forest
road planning using GIS provided better definition (economically and environmentally) of
road networks in our forest site than those traditionally defined using conventional mapping
techniques.
Keywords
forest roads, least cost roads, forest planning with GIS.
Hrčak ID:
290887
URI
Publication date:
13.1.2023.
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