Abstract:

In the planning of production activities in forestry and in the design of forest roads, decision support systems based on spatial data are widely used in some countries. In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) have been used in the production of high resolution and accuracy digital elevation model (DEM) of forest areas. The workload is high in the preparation of the forest road tender cost and progress payment schedules. In addition, the fee to be paid to the contractor company after the road construction is completed is paid according to the final cost in the progress payment schedule. The aim of this study is to determine the progress payment forest road cut, fill volumes and land classes with UAV technology. Within the scope of the study, the 100-meter section of the 001-coded Type B forest road of Taşlıyayla Forest Management Chief, which is located within the borders of Seben Forestry Directorate,was selected. Before and after the construction of the road, which is the subject of the study, flights with UAV (drone) were carried out autonomously. As a result of the study, 384.23 m3 cut and 188.30 m3 fill volume, cut 893.84 m2 and fill area 447.85 m2 were found. In addition, soil and loose soil land classes were determined in the area.

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