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Investigating the Applicability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Photogrammetry for the Estimation of the Volume of Stockpiles Cover

Investigating the Applicability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Photogrammetry for the Estimation of the Volume of Stockpiles

Open Access
|Jan 2021

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Diagrammatic representation of the study area.
Diagrammatic representation of the study area.

Fig. 2

A chart of the methodology.
A chart of the methodology.

Fig. 3

Ground Control Point (GCP) station selection and marking.
Ground Control Point (GCP) station selection and marking.

Fig. 4

Workflow of the UAV survey and data processing.
Workflow of the UAV survey and data processing.

Fig. 5a

TIN model of the stockpiles A and Bgenerated from ArcScene.
TIN model of the stockpiles A and Bgenerated from ArcScene.

Fig. 5b

TST generated Digital Elevation Model of the stockpiles
TST generated Digital Elevation Model of the stockpiles

Fig. 6

DEM generated from Agisoft.
DEM generated from Agisoft.

Technical Parameters of DJI Mavic Air UAV_

ComponentsParameter
AircraftTake-off Weight: 430 g, GNSS (GPS + GLONASS), internal storage (8 GB), operating temperature range (0–40°), maximum flight distance (10 km), maximum wind speed resistance (29–38 kph).
Remote ControllerOperating frequency (2.400–2.4835 GHz, 5.725–5.850 GHz), operating temperature (0–40°), battery (2970 mAh).
GimbalMechanical range (Tilt: −100° to 22°, Roll: −30° to 30°, Pan: −12° to 12°), stabilization (3-axis, that is, tilt, roll and pan), controllable range (−90° to 0° as default setting, −90° to +17° as extended setting).
CameraSensor (1/2.3″ CMOS), Lens (FOV: 85°, 35 mm format equivalent to 24 mm, aperture: f/2.8, shooting range: 0.5 m to ∞), photo format (JPEG/DNG (RAW)), supported file format (FAT32).
Intelligent flight batteryCapacity (2375 mAh), voltage (11.55 v), Battery type (LiPo 3S), net weight (140 g)
Mobile device controlOperating frequency (2.400–2.4835 GHz, 5.725–5.850 GHz), maximum transmission distance (80 m) with height of 50 m.

Analysis of project execution time_

InstrumentInstrument setupData acquisition timeProcessing timeTotal time spent
[min]
Total Station5721587
UAV5144559

Average camera location error_

Camera location componentError [m]
X8.35685
Y9.07843
Z3.01858
XY12.339200
Total12.703000

Results of the comparative analysis of the volumes obtained from the TST-produced TIN and the UAV-produced DEM_

InstrumentModelStockpile 1 approx. volume [m3]Stockpile 2 approx. volume [m3]Total volume [m3]Difference between the actual volume and cumulative estimated volumeStandard deviationStandard error (degree of uncertainty)
Actual volume from mill machine 2750.00
Total stationTST TIN2031.31799.412830.72−80.72±70.23+2.9%
UAVUAV DEM1902.76783.492686.25−63.74±72.23−2.3%

The calibration coefficient and correlation matrix_

ValueErrorFK1K2K3P1P2
F272.734.21.000.75−0.97−0.98−0.14−0.12
K10.2306250.00081.00−0.84−0.84−0.64−0.49
K2−0.4381330.0027−1.00−1.00−0.23−0.19
K30.2527090.0023−1.00−0.22−0.18
P1−0.003428523.9e-005−1.00−0.62
P20.003463763.2e-005−1.00
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2021-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 38
Submitted on: Sep 30, 2020
Published on: Jan 29, 2021
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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