Table 2. Comparison between ground measured and UAV-estimated canopy height and diameter.
DOY | Year | Measured vs estimated tree canopy height (m) |
Measured vs estimated tree diameter (m) |
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intercept | slope | R2 | RMSE | intercept | slope | R2 | RMSE | ||
130 | 2015 | 0.34 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.23 | -0.22 | 1.07 | 0.84 | 0.19 |
188 | 2015 | 0.57 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.26 | -0.05 | 0.97 | 0.80 | 0.24 |
63 | 2016 | -0.10 | 1.06 | 0.87 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.37 |
Canopy height and canopy diameter of olive trees were measured on DOY 130 and 188 in 2015, and DOY 63 in 2016. The flight altitudes were 70 m (DOY 130 and 188 in 2015) and 50 m (DOY 63 in 2016).