Usability of terrestrial laser technique in forest management planning

Abstract

Studies in forestry in Turkey have great importance between humanity and life. In this direction, many forestry studies are carried out. The purpose of these studies is to protect forest areas and to ensure their continuity. The forestry organization continues to work urgently in line with this purpose. As a result of the researches, it is seen that old methods are lacking in time and cost in the forest management plan and many forestry studies. Nowadays, researches have been made on the use of the old methods, the use of terrestrial laser technology, which is seen as costly but actually offers positive opportunities at a low cost in line with the purpose to be used. In this study, how the methods used in forest management plans can contribute to the forestry sector with terrestrial laser scanning, which is one of today's technologies, and the sensitivity of devices and software that can be used in this direction are scrutinized. The data obtained as a result of the study were compared with the old methods and the usability of the terrestrial laser scanning method was examined.