Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5552/crojfe.2024.2398
Evaluating the Use of Smartphone Applications for Log Stacks Volume Measurement in Turkish Forestry Practices
Zennure Ucar
orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-0036
; Izmir Katip Celebi University Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Engineering 35620, Balatçık, Çiğli, İZMİR TÜRKIYE
Remzi Eker
; Izmir Katip Celebi University Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Engineering 35620, Balatçık, Çiğli, İZMİR TÜRKIYE
Ebru Bilici
; Giresun University Dereli Vocational School 28902, Giresun TÜRKIYE and University of Idaho Experimental Forest College of Natural resources 83844, Moscow, ID USA
Abdullah Emin Akay
; Bursa Technical University Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Engineering 16310 Yıldırım, Bursa TÜRKIYE
Abstract
With recent technological development, photo-optical measurement systems in mobile devices have been increasingly used for automatic wood volume estimation because of their ease of use and efficiency. This study aimed to evaluate the use of photo-optical mobile apps for measuring solid wood volume of the stack in Turkish forestry practices. For this study, 21 log stacks were measured using the traditional technique and two photo-optical mobile apps – iFovea Pro and Timbeter. A strong correlation was found between the traditionally measured solid wood volume of the stack and the volume estimated using both photo-optical apps, the number of logs in the stack, and the mean diameter of the stack. The estimated number of trees from the two apps and manual measurement were not statistically different. However, statistical differences were observed between all three measurement approaches for the mean diameter of the stack. Also, statistical test results indicated mixed results for estimated solid wood volume in the stack. In addition, the study tested whether both apps correctly measure the diameter of the logs in the stack. Thus, manually measured diameter of the randomly selected 50 trees within 21 stacks was compared to the log diameters measured automatically using both mobile apps. The results indicated no statistical difference between the three measurement approaches. The study results are promising for using photo-optical mobile apps in Turkish forestry in terms of transition to digital forestry. However, there are still opportunities to improve the capabilities of the method through further analysis of estimating stack volume using the image from both sides of the logs considering different quality and diameter classes with bark conditions.
Keywords
machine vision, photogrammetry, stack volume, solid wood volume, photo-optical mobile apps
Hrčak ID:
322749
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Publication date:
15.7.2024.
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