Publication detail

Evaluation of the Spatial Structure of Windbreaks from Digital Photography

KUČERA, J. FUKALOVÁ, P. STŘEDOVÁ, H. BLECHA, M. JAKUBÍČEK, R. CHMELÍK, J. STŘEDA, T. PODHRÁZSKÁ, J.

Original Title

Evaluation of the Spatial Structure of Windbreaks from Digital Photography

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The loss of fertile soil due to wind erosion has major impacts on the landscape and the environment. Its intensity and extent depend on many factors, where vegetation cover, soil moisture and wind intensity play key roles. Climatic conditions are constantly developing towards a higher extremity. Episodes of drought associated with a higher risk of wind erosion are longer and more frequent. For farmers, this results in higher demands for management in order to increase resistance against the negative effects of wind erosion. Windbreaks effectively protect the soil by reducing wind speed. This paper describes the automation of the current procedure for the evaluation of the spatial structure of windbreaks by means of advanced image signal analysis (2D) and the subsequent use of machine learning for further classification of spatial structure parameters (optical porosity). Software called Windbreak which enables the evaluation of optical porosity, including the assessment of canopy height, has been developed. The program allows working with digital photographs at the original resolution. The output from the Windbreak software can be also used as input values for determining the effectiveness of windbreaks.

Keywords

wind erosion; optical porosity; software

Authors

KUČERA, J.; FUKALOVÁ, P.; STŘEDOVÁ, H.; BLECHA, M.; JAKUBÍČEK, R.; CHMELÍK, J.; STŘEDA, T.; PODHRÁZSKÁ, J.

Released

1. 9. 2024

Publisher

POLISH SOC ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING-PTIE

Location

LUBLIN

ISBN

2299-8993

Periodical

Journal of Ecological Engineering

Year of study

25

Number

10

State

Republic of Poland

Pages from

381

Pages to

391

Pages count

11

URL

https://www.jeeng.net/pdf-192473-113350?filename=Evaluation%20of%20the%20Spatial.pdf

BibTex

@article{BUT189806,
  author="Josef {Kučera} and Petra {Fukalová} and Hana {Středová} and Martin {Blecha} and Roman {Jakubíček} and Jiří {Chmelík} and Tomáš {Středa} and Jana {Podhrázská}",
  title="Evaluation of the Spatial Structure of Windbreaks from Digital Photography",
  journal="Journal of Ecological Engineering",
  year="2024",
  volume="25",
  number="10",
  pages="381--391",
  doi="10.12911/22998993/192473",
  issn="2299-8993",
  url="https://www.jeeng.net/pdf-192473-113350?filename=Evaluation%20of%20the%20Spatial.pdf"
}