Acquisition of Geospatial Information for Forest Management Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

In this study, we use the UAV equipped with various sensors to acquire the aerial information on the pine trees infected by the pine wilt disease and suggest how to use the information. Through the study, we would produce the ortho image of the target area and could effectively acquire the position and quantity of pine trees infected by the pine wilt disease. In addition, we suggested the effective method of accessing the infected trees using the handheld GNNS and we expect that this methodwould be a good boost in forest management and the decision making process. If the related information is entered into the database through the periodic shooting, it would be possible to monitor the changes in the forest. Also if the forest management is conducted using the UAV, the efficiency would be greatly enhanced for the work of the identification and quantifying the infected trees.