Land morphology analysis with LiDAR technology to increase oil palm production

Abstract

The morphological condition of the land plays an important role in determining the quality of growth of oil palm plants. Integrated management of oil palm plantations is a key factor in increasing productivity. Analysis of land morphology in oil palm plantations is a crucial first step. The objectives of this study were (1) to characterize land morphology with LiDAR implementation, (2) to explain the LiDAR mechanism in the NDVI class classification used for determining the oil palm Vegetation Index, and (3) to provide ideas to optimize oil palm productivity. The study was conducted using the image interpretation method from the acquisition of LiDAR data which has a resolution of 3 x 3 cm in the form of DEM and orthophoto to be able to perform land surface morphology analysis (MPL) and NDVI flatfoot. The data needed in this study is Orthophoto, which is used to crosscheck field conditions, plant canopy conditions, and populations of plants per block. NDVI processing is used to determine the Vegetation Index to interpret the health of oil palm plants. The results showed that LiDAR technology can be used to determine the health of oil palm plants. The overall accuracy and reliability value of NDVI reached 88.33% and 88.13%, respectively. This shows that the value of NDVI can predict the health of oil palm plants and can be used to monitor them effectively.