Using LiDAR Data to Assess the Character of Landscape in the Suburban Zone of Poznań
Using LiDAR Data to Assess the Character of Landscape in the Suburban Zone of Poznań

Summary/Abstract: The intensive development of urban agglomerations causes the need to search for new precise methods which will determine the most important features of the landscape and monitor changes in suburban zones. The aim of the study was to identify, characterize, and assess the structure of landscape units based on LiDAR data. The research was conducted in the village of Napachanie, Wielkopolskie Voivodship. Although the village is located in the suburban zone of Poznań, it has retained the rural character of the landscape in this region, with expanses of fields, a park and palace complex, and a grange. The research combined GIS analysis and the traditional method of Landscape Character Assessment (LCA). LiDAR data were used to identify 16 landscape units of different character. The spatial model of the landscape enabled definite delimitation of individual landscape units, which supplemented field investigations. Visualizations show the most important features of the landscape, such as terrain, the arrangement of tall vegetation, the number and layout of buildings. The spatial model enables an initial analysis of the landscape composition, including the range of views and the degree of compactness of landscape interiors.

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