This report is presenting an approach that can be used to measure water surfaces in difficult conditions caused by dense vegetation and lack of nearby known points. The objective was to make a contribution to necessary measures for adaptation against floods in Grums Municipality along the stream Karlbergsån, which may occur when persistent rain raises the level of the stream. Along the river there are low-lying areas prone to flooding. According to Grums Municipality, the stream may widen where the water level differences are large, to create a better flow path and to counteract flooding. Grums Municipality was also interested in survey stormwater discharges which may affect the water level in the stream. The requirement for measurement accuracy must be reached is less than 0.1 m in height with the maximum of 10 m between the measured points in plane. The question we asked ourselves was: "How can an area be measured when there is a lack of nearby known fixpoints and when the visibility to satellites is poor due to dense vegetation?" To be able to measure the area, we established a net of temporary fixpoints with NRTK , which later was used for the measuring of water surfaces and stormwater discharges by using total station. For measuring, both prism and reflectorless measurement have been used. Coordinates for the net of temporary fixpoints, input water levels and storm water discharges are presented and the report files and coordinates for station establishment. Graphic elevation profiles of water levels are registered. Visualization was created by using aerial photographs and measured data showing the entire surveyed area, including free station establishment with directions to the reference points together with the measured fixpoints and stormwater discharges. We believe we have come below the accuracy requirement of 0.1 m and sought a distance between points at less than 10 m but in some places where the measurements were limited the distance is greater than 10 m.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kau-6118 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Hérou, Mathias, Boll, Ragnar |
| Publisher | Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för samhälls- och livsvetenskaper |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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