We studied 12 torrent channels with small watersheds (< 30 ha) to establish the applicability of ALS data in Slovenia to determine hydrological characteristics of small watershed areas. With a total station, we recorded a longitudinal and at least one transversal profile of each torrent channel, and calculated the 3D distance from the point recorded with a total station to the nearest ALS point, and from the point recorded with a total station to the nearest photogrammetric point cloud point which was created from photos made by the UAV. It was concluded there were no statistically significant differences between the individual DTM resolutions (1 × 1 m, 2 × 2 m and 5 × 5 m) in the direct runoff calculated using the ZEMOKOST model and the Kresnik empirical pattern. We established there are statistically significant differences in 3D distances (ALS) between deciduous (0,26 ± 0,03 m) and coniferous (0,81 ± 0,09 m) (p = 0,000) forests. We detected statistically significant differences between 3D distances calculated from the ALS (0,87 ± 0,09 m) and the UAV (0,26 ± 0,02 m) (p = 0,000) data. Statistically significant is also the correlation between the RMSE(xyz) value and the average density of laser points on the ground along the transverse and/or longitudinal profiles, where linear regression with logarithmic transformation of the independent variable was used (p = 0,000, R2 = 0,50).
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