Mobile technologies in forestry sector: using smartphones to measure trees height

Authors

  • Ivan Faustino da Silva Junior Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Juliana Lorensi do Canto Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Débora de Melo Almeida Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • João Gilberto Meza Ucella Filho Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Gualter Guenther Costa da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • José Augusto da Silva Santana Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Ermelinda Maria Mota Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2024.037301

Keywords:

dendrometry, forest inventory, hypsometer

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the usage of the smartphone app “Smart Measure” to measure the tree’s height, comparing the results with real heights obtained using a measure tape after logging and with heights obtained with two hypsometer instruments (Suunto and TruPulse 200), usually used in forestry. We evaluated 30 trees of Eucalyptus spp. aged 6 years in a homogeneous planting. Trees were measured by 3 previously trained operators which didn’t have any communication between themselves. Tree’s height was obtained and analyzed using descriptive statistical analyses and factorial analyses. The ability and the training of the operator were determinant factors, but the three instruments presented the possibility to obtain trustable and precise height measurements, in a way that the app “Smart Measure” can be utilized with accuracy to measure the trees if there’s a previous training by the operator.

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Published

2024-04-22

How to Cite

Faustino da Silva Junior, I., Lorensi do Canto, J., de Melo Almeida, D., Meza Ucella Filho, J. G., Costa da Silva, G. G. ., da Silva Santana, J. A. ., & Mota Oliveira, E. M. (2024). Mobile technologies in forestry sector: using smartphones to measure trees height. Scientia Plena, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2024.037301

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2024): Março/March 2024

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Copyright (c) 2024 Ivan Faustino da Silva Junior, Juliana Lorensi do Canto, Débora de Melo Almeida, João Gilberto Meza Ucella Filho, Gualter Guenther Costa da Silva, José Augusto da Silva Santana, Ermelinda Maria Mota Oliveira

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