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Development of flow measurement method using drones in flood season (I) - aerial photogrammetry technique

드론을 이용한 홍수기 유량측정방법 개발(I) - 항공사진측량 기법 적용

  • Lee, Tae Hee (Hydrological Survey Department, Korea Institute of Hydrological Survey) ;
  • Lim, Hyeokjin (Hydrological Survey Department, Korea Institute of Hydrological Survey) ;
  • Yun, Seong Hak (Hydrological Survey Department, Korea Institute of Hydrological Survey) ;
  • Kang, Jong Wan (Hydrological Survey Department, Korea Institute of Hydrological Survey)
  • Received : 2020.09.28
  • Accepted : 2020.10.08
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

This study aimed to develop a flow measurement method using drone in flood season. Measuring flow in all branches is difficult to conduct annually due to budget and labor limitation, safety and river works. Especially when heavy rain like storm comes, changes in stage-discharge relationship should be reviewed; however, it is usually impeded by the aforementioned issues. To solve the problem, it developed a simple measuring method with a minimum of labor and time. A numeric map and numeric orthophoto coordinate of South Korea are mostly based on Transverse Mercator Projection (TM) in accordance with rectangular coordinate system and use World Geodetic Reference System 1980 (GRS80) oval figure for conversion. Applying a concept of aerial photogrammetry, it located four visible Ground Control Points (GCP) near the river at Uijeongbu-si (Singok Bridge) and Yeongdong-gun (Youngdong 2nd Bridge) station and measured the coordinates using VRS DGPS. Hovering at a same level, drones took orthophoto of water surface at an interval of 3 seconds. It defined the pictures with GRS80 TM coordinate system, a rectangular coordinate system and then conducted an orthometric correction using GCP coordinates. According to X and Y coordinate analysis, it estimated the distance between the floating positions at 3 seconds-intervals and calculated the flow through the flow area according to the flow path. This study attested applicability of the flow measurement method using drone in flood season by applying the rectangular coordinate system based on the concept of aerial photogrammetry.

본 연구는 드론을 이용하여 홍수기 하천에서의 유량측정방법 개발을 위해 수행하였다. 홍수기 유량측정은 예산, 인력, 안전 및 하천공사 등의 문제로 매년 모든 지점에서 유량 측정을 실시하지 못하는 어려움이 있다. 특히 태풍 등 큰 호우사상 발생 시 수위-유량관계 변화 검토가 필요하지만 앞에서 언급한 문제 등으로 인하여 측정에 어려움이 있다. 이런 문제점을 개선하기 위해 최소 인력이 단시간 간편하게 측정할 수 있는 방법을 개발하였다. 항공사진측량 개념으로 접근하여 의정부시(신곡교) 지점과 영동군(영동제2교) 지점 하도 주변에 확인 가능한 위치에 지상기준점(GCP, Ground Control Points) 4개점을 선점하고 VRS DGPS 장비를 이용하여 좌표측량을 수행하였다. 드론을 일정높이의 정지상태(Hovering)에서 하도 내 수 표면을 카메라의 인터벌 기능으로 3초 간격 정사영상을 촬영하였다. 정사 촬영된 항공사진의 좌표계를 평면지각좌표계인 GRS80 TM좌표계로 정의한 후 GCP 좌표를 활용하여 보다 정밀하게 정사보정을 실시하였다. 수표면에 유하하는 부유물의 3초 간격 위치를 X, Y좌표 분석을 통해 이동거리를 평균유속으로 산정하고 유하경로에 따른 통수단면적을 적용하여 유량을 산정하였다. 따라서 항공사진측량 기법을 적용하여 홍수기에 드론을 이용한 유량측정방법에 대한 적용성을 확인하였다.

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