Methodology for Topographic Survey of Carbon Absorption Sources in Stream Wetland Using Industrial Drone

Abstract

As the increase of carbon dioxide in atmospheric accelerates climate change, various efforts have been performed to reduce carbon worldwide. Recently, as the concept of green carbon stored and sequestrated through photosynthesis by land plants has been emphasized to reduce carbon content from environments, the importance of carbon absorption survey for plant groups analysis of terrestrial ecosystems such as forests and river wetlands is increasing. Carbon absorption sources in terrestrial ecosystems exist in various forms of plant, soil, and topography, and represent various carbon absorption through physical, chemical and biological reactions between each other depending on the location and height of the plant groups. In this study, an industrial RTK drone capable of taking high-resolution images was used for efficient carbon absorption survey in Damyang stream wetland. Based on the global navigation satellite system by RTK, the location could be corrected in real time, and ecosystem surveys could be conducted on the height of the terrain with RTK drone. The point cloud technique of the high-density surface model was used to analyze the three-dimensional topography of areas that are difficult to access. Using the photo survey function of the RTK drone, it is expected to play an important role in understanding the total amount of green carbon of terrestrial ecosystems and carbon circulation of the land ecosystem by enabling the creation of topographic maps of stream wetlands, and riparian vegetation with complex terrain.