THE perspectives for application of DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRic TECHNOLOGIES for genetic STUDIES of forest tree species OBJECTS

Trubina L.K., Ivanova U.U.

Siberian State Academy of Geodesy (SSGA), 10 Plakhotnogo Ul., Novosibirsk, 630108, Russian Federation, e – mail: lite@ssga.ru

 

The transition of photogrammetry to digital methods of terrestrial surveys and image processing has considerably expanded its uses.  The application of digital photogrammetric technologies for genetic studies of forest tree species objects is considered to be perspective (Trubina, 2006).

The results of digital terrestrial stereo photogrammetric survey have been used to study the clones of pine ordinary on an experimental site of V.N. Sukacheva Institute of Forest (Siberian Branch of  the Russian Academy of Sciences) in Altai Krai. The site is located on pine seed plantations founded in 1980 (Tarakanov et al., 2001). The plantation area is 2,5 hà with a density of 80 piece / ha.

Directly on the site, the digital terrestrial stereo photogrammetric survey by Casio QW-3000 Ex and Sony DSC-F707 digital cameras combined with the total station surveying were carried out. During these works heights of trees were measured. Stereo images in different scales were obtained for each tree from different distances. By choosing a minimal scale, a tree was completely shown on a stereo image and occupied the whole frame. In larger scale the only separate tree limbs were taken.

For processing the results obtained the following software were used: Surfer, Image 3D, Photo Modeler.

More than 50 stereo images of clones were obtained. Using them, such characteristics of these clones have been measured as: a height of tree, trunk diameter at a different height, a diameter and a length of limbs, as well as a quantity of limbs and mature cones. Furthermore, a digital elevation model (DEM) was generated to represent the location of any tree and its height.

The experience of using the digital terrestrial surveys to obtain the value of pine quantitative features variability on the mentioned plantation has proved its perspective. It is necessary to emphasize that the further experimental studies should be carried out aimed at the increasing of efficiency of digital photogrammetric methods used for the variability analysis of tree morphological features on genetic selective objects.

 

 

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1. Tarakanov V.V., Demidenko V.P., Ishutin J.N., Bushkov N.T. (2001): Breeding and Seed Improvement of Pinus Sylvestris in Siberia. Novosibirsk, Nauka, 230 p.

2.  Trubina L.K. (2006): Stereo Models Used for Study of Biological Objects. Novosibirsk, SSGA, 136 p.