In this paper, we devise machine learning kriging with the application of traditional regression kriging, a statistical geographical technique, and utilize it for estimating forest timber
volume to confirm its performance. The site of the study was Bo...
In this paper, we devise machine learning kriging with the application of traditional regression kriging, a statistical geographical technique, and utilize it for estimating forest timber
volume to confirm its performance. The site of the study was Bonghwa-gun, Gyeongsangbukdo, and aviation LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) data and field survey data were used
for estimating forest timber volume. The performance comparison of the model shows that the
SVMRK (Support Vector Machine Residual Kriging) model, a combination of Support Vector
Machine (SVM) and Residual Kriging, shows the best performance on the RMSE metrics. In
MAPE metrics, the LMRK (Linear Model Residual Kriging) model showed the best performance. In addition, in this work, we further consider the model generated by ensemble the
SVMRK model and the LMRK model 1:1 to conduct performance comparisons. As a result,
the ensemble model has been identified as the best performing model, which is believed to be
the result of a mix of advantages and disadvantages of the two models (SVMRK, LMRK).
In the future, research on the general utilization of the corresponding forest timber volume
estimation model should also be conducted through various research sites.