Abstract
Following the frequent and harmful collapses of trees that have plagued the municipal territory of Rome in recent years, a protocol of understanding was initiated between the Department of Environmental Protection of ROMA CAPITALE, the American University of Rome, the Research Centre for Forestry and Wood of the– Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA)–, and Sensors and Software, Inc. This protocol aims to start an experimental project by conducting a series of non-destructive geophysical measurements using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology and assessing the effectiveness of this methodology to investigate the root system and tree trunks located along paved roads in two sample areas of the city. The test will use the GPR technique to confirm some hypothetical assumptions about tree stability based on a posteriori evaluations made by the Department of Environmental Protection of ROMA CAPITALE. All phases of this test showed the effectiveness of the method and the rapidity of the data acquisition.
Highlights
In numerous urban areas, trees are normally developed in cleared regions along avenues in disengagement from other green spaces, for example, parks and riparian passages [1]
Following the frequent and harmful collapses of trees that have plagued the municipal territory of Rome in recent years, a protocol of understanding was initiated between the Department of Environmental Protection of ROMA CAPITALE, the American University of Rome, the Research Centre for Forestry and Wood of the– Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), and Sensors and Software, Inc
This protocol aims to start an experimental project by conducting a series of non-destructive geophysical measurements using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology and assessing the effectiveness of this methodology to investigate the root system and tree trunks located along paved roads in two sample areas of the city
Summary
Trees are normally developed in cleared regions along avenues in disengagement from other green spaces, for example, parks and riparian passages [1]. A natural process of nutrient circulation, corruption of wood can reduce the strength of wood and pose a threat to people and properties in surrounding urban environments [26,27] This technical note is a short study that provides a brief description of a specific procedure, which has practical value and contributes to the diagnosis or management of a urgent need to monitor urban tree stability within the city of Rome. It is a convention among different entities in Rome (the Department of Environmental Protection of ROMA CAPITALE, the American University of Rome, the CREA–Italian Council for Agricultural Research and Economics–Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, and Sensors and Software, Inc.) to start an experimental project by conducting a series of non-destructive geophysical measurements using GPR equipment. The aim of this test was to confirm this assessment with a posteriori GPR evaluation of the thicker roots (0.1 m approximately), normally perpendicular to the GPR direction
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