Accuracy of common stem volume formulae using terrestrial photogrammetric point clouds:a case study with savanna trees in Benin

• 作者: Hospice A.Akpo Gilbert Atindogbé Maxwell C.Obiakara Arios B.Adjinanoukon Mada? Gbedolo No?l H.Fonton
• 来源期刊: 林业研究（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（6）
• 所属期刊栏目: ORIGINAL PAPERS
• 页码范围: 2415-2422
• 页数: 8页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Recent applications of digital photogrammetry in forestry have highlighted its utility as a viable mensura-tion technique.However,in tropical regions little research has been done on the accuracy of this approach for stem volume calculation.In this study,the performance of Struc-ture from Motion photogrammetry for estimating individual tree stem volume in relation to traditional approaches was evaluated.We selected 30 trees from five savanna spe-cies growing at the periphery of the W National Park in northern Benin and measured their circumferences at dif-ferent heights using traditional tape and clinometer.Stem volumes of sample trees were estimated from the measured circumferences using nine volumetric formulae for solids of revolution,including cylinder,cone,paraboloid,neiloid and their respective fustrums.Each tree was photographed and stem volume determined using a taper function derived from tri-dimensional stem models.This reference volume was compared with the results of formulaic estimations.Tree stem profiles were further decomposed into different portions,approximately corresponding to the stump,butt logs and logs,and the suitability of each solid of revolu-tion was assessed for simulating the resulting shapes.Stem volumes calculated using the fustrums of paraboloid and neiloid formulae were the closest to reference volumes with a bias and root mean square error of 8.0％and 24.4％,respec-tively.Stems closely resembled fustrums of a paraboloid and a neiloid.Individual stem portions assumed different solids as follows:fustrums of paraboloid and neiloid were more prevalent from the stump to breast height,while a paraboloid closely matched stem shapes beyond this point.Therefore,a more accurate stem volumetric estimate was attained when stems were considered as a composite of at least three geo-metric solids.