Combining the Stock Unearthing Method and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry for a Gapless Estimation of Soil Mobilisation in Vineyards
In vineyards, especially on steep slopes like the Ruwer-Mosel Valley, Germany, soil erosion is a well-known environmental problem. Unfortunately, some enterprises and farmers are not aware of how much soil is being lost and the long-term negative impacts of soil erosion. The non-invasive technique o...
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| author | Alexander Remke Jesús Rodrigo-Comino Yeboah Gyasi-Agyei Artemi Cerdà Johannes B. Ries |
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| description | In vineyards, especially on steep slopes like the Ruwer-Mosel Valley, Germany, soil erosion is a well-known environmental problem. Unfortunately, some enterprises and farmers are not aware of how much soil is being lost and the long-term negative impacts of soil erosion. The non-invasive technique of the stock unearthing method (SUM) can be used for a quick assessment of soil erosion in vineyards. SUM uses the graft union as a reference elevation for soil surface changes since the time of plantation commencement, which is modelled with the help of a geographic information system. A shortcoming of SUM is that the areas between the pair-vine cross sections are not surveyed, hence it is not accurate enough to identify erosion hot-spots. A structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetric technique is adopted to complement SUM to fill this data gap. Combining SUM (only measuring the graft unions) and SfM techniques could lead to an improved, easy and low-cost method with a higher accuracy for estimation of soil erosion based on interpolation by projection, and contact and gapless measuring. Thus, the main aim of this paper was to map the current soil surface level and to improve the accuracy of estimation of long-term soil mobilisation rates in vineyards. To achieve this goal, the TEPHOS (TErrestrial PHOtogrammetric Scanner), a static five camera array, was developed on a 20 m<sup>2</sup> plot located in a steeply sloping vineyard of the Ruwer-Mosel Valley, Trier, Germany. A total soil mobilisation of 0.52 m<sup>3</sup> (9.14 Mg ha yr<sup>−1</sup>) with soil surface level differences in excess of 30 cm in the 40 years since plantation commencement were recorded. Further research is, however, needed to reduce the number of photos used for the point cloud without loss of accuracy. This method can be useful for the observation of the impacts of other factors in vineyards, such as tillage erosion, runoff pathway detection or the trampling effect on soil erosion in vineyards. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0770946fd290490892f9ffee153e60f72022-12-21T17:59:32ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642018-11-0171246110.3390/ijgi7120461ijgi7120461Combining the Stock Unearthing Method and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry for a Gapless Estimation of Soil Mobilisation in VineyardsAlexander Remke0Jesús Rodrigo-Comino1Yeboah Gyasi-Agyei2Artemi Cerdà3Johannes B. Ries4Diensleistungszentrum Ländlicher Raum Mosel, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, GermanyPhysische Geographie, Universität Trier, 54286 Trier, GermanySchool of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, AustraliaSoil Erosion and Degradation Research Group, Department of Geography, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, SpainPhysische Geographie, Universität Trier, 54286 Trier, GermanyIn vineyards, especially on steep slopes like the Ruwer-Mosel Valley, Germany, soil erosion is a well-known environmental problem. Unfortunately, some enterprises and farmers are not aware of how much soil is being lost and the long-term negative impacts of soil erosion. The non-invasive technique of the stock unearthing method (SUM) can be used for a quick assessment of soil erosion in vineyards. SUM uses the graft union as a reference elevation for soil surface changes since the time of plantation commencement, which is modelled with the help of a geographic information system. A shortcoming of SUM is that the areas between the pair-vine cross sections are not surveyed, hence it is not accurate enough to identify erosion hot-spots. A structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetric technique is adopted to complement SUM to fill this data gap. Combining SUM (only measuring the graft unions) and SfM techniques could lead to an improved, easy and low-cost method with a higher accuracy for estimation of soil erosion based on interpolation by projection, and contact and gapless measuring. Thus, the main aim of this paper was to map the current soil surface level and to improve the accuracy of estimation of long-term soil mobilisation rates in vineyards. To achieve this goal, the TEPHOS (TErrestrial PHOtogrammetric Scanner), a static five camera array, was developed on a 20 m<sup>2</sup> plot located in a steeply sloping vineyard of the Ruwer-Mosel Valley, Trier, Germany. A total soil mobilisation of 0.52 m<sup>3</sup> (9.14 Mg ha yr<sup>−1</sup>) with soil surface level differences in excess of 30 cm in the 40 years since plantation commencement were recorded. Further research is, however, needed to reduce the number of photos used for the point cloud without loss of accuracy. This method can be useful for the observation of the impacts of other factors in vineyards, such as tillage erosion, runoff pathway detection or the trampling effect on soil erosion in vineyards.https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/12/461stock unearthing method (SUM)structure from motion (SfM)vineyardssoil mobilisation |
| spellingShingle | Alexander Remke Jesús Rodrigo-Comino Yeboah Gyasi-Agyei Artemi Cerdà Johannes B. Ries Combining the Stock Unearthing Method and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry for a Gapless Estimation of Soil Mobilisation in Vineyards ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information stock unearthing method (SUM) structure from motion (SfM) vineyards soil mobilisation |
| title | Combining the Stock Unearthing Method and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry for a Gapless Estimation of Soil Mobilisation in Vineyards |
| title_full | Combining the Stock Unearthing Method and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry for a Gapless Estimation of Soil Mobilisation in Vineyards |
| title_fullStr | Combining the Stock Unearthing Method and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry for a Gapless Estimation of Soil Mobilisation in Vineyards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combining the Stock Unearthing Method and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry for a Gapless Estimation of Soil Mobilisation in Vineyards |
| title_short | Combining the Stock Unearthing Method and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry for a Gapless Estimation of Soil Mobilisation in Vineyards |
| title_sort | combining the stock unearthing method and structure from motion photogrammetry for a gapless estimation of soil mobilisation in vineyards |
| topic | stock unearthing method (SUM) structure from motion (SfM) vineyards soil mobilisation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/12/461 |
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