Digital surveying and mapping of forest road network for development of a GIS tool for the effective protection and management of natural ecosystems

Drosos, Vasileios C.; Liampas, Sarantis-Aggelos G.; Doukas, Aristotelis-Kosmas G.

doi:10.1117/12.2069660

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“…By definition, a forest road is an artificial strip of land, which has taken shape in terms of geometrical features and quality of pavement to serve the requirements of users for forest protection, which also obtain the benefit of economic and social outputs as well as the demands of the natural environment [1].…”

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“…However, the construction of forest roads can have negative impacts on the environment. These may be defined as changes in environment resources (natural and social), of a temporary or permanent nature in relation to the time horizon within which these changes take place [1]. The forests of evergreen broad leaves are mainly grown in adverse soil, morphological and climatic conditions and perform a protective role (hydrological, climatic, soil etc.).…”

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Multicriteria assessment of environmental construction of a forest road in Skopelos Island in Greece

Sismanidis,

DROSOS,

Liampas

et al. 2023

Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023)

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For each forest technical work, it is necessary to assess its compatibility with the environment. The concept of environmental compatibility is introduced based on the criteria of intensity of each impact on the environment and the capacity of the environment to absorb these impacts. Most of the Greek forests is crossed by C category forest roads, most of which, due to the needs of modern society and the multiple goals of forestry, need to be improved to make them more accessible to people and vehicles. In this context, the paper sets out the criteria and the parameters affecting a forest road and identifies the weight of each criterion of ecosystem intensity and absorption. The aim of this paper is to investigate and evaluate the environmental impacts of the construction of a C category forest road, of total length of 2,750 m, in the area "Stravoxylo -Palio Klima", in Skopelos island, prefecture of Magnesia, Central Greece. In summary, the investigation concluded that this forest road was accepted without special conditions. Suggestions were made to improve it, make it better and more functional, so that larger fire trucks can easily pass, and to have better drainage system for the road.

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confidence: 99%