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Lantini, Livia 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0416-1077, Tosti, Fabio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0291-9937, Giannakis, Iraklis, Zou, Lilong ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5109-4866, Egyir, Daniel, Mortimer, Dale and Alani, Amir
(2020)
Health assessment of trees using GPR-derived root density maps.
In: IEEE Radar Conference 2020, 21-25 September 2020, Florence, Italy.
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Abstract
In this paper, a coherent framework for estimating the density and the distribution of roots using ground penetrating radar is presented. The proposed methodology is a multi-stage data processing scheme that is applied in semi-circular measurements collected concentrically around the investigated tree. The adopted processing methodology consists of three distinct and sequential steps. In the first step, the raw B-scans are subject to time-zero correction, zero-offset removal, time-varying gain and the singular value decomposition (SVD) filter. The SVD filter is used in order to effectively eliminate multiples and ringing noise from the B-Scans and increase the overall signal-to-clutter ratio. The second step consists of a tracking algorithm that aims at identifying patterns that resemble tree roots. In the last step, a continuous function is fitted to each root in order to effectively interpolate between points and subsequently estimate the density of the roots. This paper concludes with a case study on an urban tree at the Gunnersbury Park, London, United Kingdom. The top soil around the tree was excavated to 40 cm below the surface approximately in order to expose the tree root architecture. Then the exposed tree root system was used to compare the survey results for validity purposes and ultimately support the viability of the proposed data processing methods adopted in this investigation.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| ISSN: | 2375-5318 |
| ISBN: | 9781728189420 |
| Identifier: | 10.1109/RadarConf2043947.2020.9266447 |
| Identifier: | 10.1109/RadarConf2043947.2020.9266447 |
| Additional Information: | © 2020 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works. |
| Keywords: | Assessment of Tree Roots; Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR); Tree Health Monitoring; Tree Root Mass Density |
| Subjects: | Construction and engineering > Civil and environmental engineering Construction and engineering > Digital signal processing Construction and engineering |
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| Depositing User: | Livia Lantini |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2020 16:48 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2021 07:13 |
| URI: | https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/7046 |
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