Assessing the Accuracy of 3D Modeling of Hydrotechnical Structures Using Bathymetric Drones: A Study of the Karatomara Reservoir

Mikhail Zarubin (), Seitbek Kuanyshbayev, Vadim Chashkov (), Aliya Yskak, Almabek Nugmanov, Olga Salykova, Artem Bashev and Adil Nurpeisov
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Mikhail Zarubin: Department of Information Technology and Automation, Kostanay Engineering and Economics University Named After Myrzhakyp Dulatov, 111000 Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Seitbek Kuanyshbayev: Scientific Research Institute, Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, 111000 Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Vadim Chashkov: Scientific Research Institute, Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, 111000 Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Aliya Yskak: Scientific Research Institute, Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, 111000 Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Almabek Nugmanov: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, 111000 Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Olga Salykova: Department of Software Engineering, Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, 111000 Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Artem Bashev: Scientific Research Institute, Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, 111000 Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Adil Nurpeisov: Scientific Research Institute, Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, 111000 Kostanay, Kazakhstan

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 11, 1-24

Abstract: In recent years, Kazakhstan has faced the problem of sustainable development in the field of operation of a number of reservoirs: periods of drought lead to a systematic decrease in accumulated fresh water reserves, and the flood of 2024 led to the flooding of a number of settlements. The article raises questions about the real state of the region’s reservoirs (using the example of the Karatomar reservoir), the accuracy of the conducted bathymetric studies, and the correctness of estimating the required step (or distance between the control points being taken) of the tacks (trajectory lines) of the measurement, which was carried out using the Apache 3 bathymetric drone. The study of the patterns of modeling accuracy from the frequency of tacks (trajectory lines) was carried out using kriging methods. Reservoir models were built in QGis and Surfe. When analyzing the coastline, Sentinel-2 space images and Kazvodkhoz (Kazakhstani state enterprise) data were used. The result of the study was an algorithm for determining the step of tacks (trajectory lines) for modern bottom geomorphology. The conducted research has shown that over 78 years of use, the reservoir’s parameters have undergone significant changes. A similar situation of significant deterioration in parameters is characteristic of other hydrotechnical structures in the region.

Keywords: bathymetry; topographic survey; coastal relief; hydrotechnical structures; interpolation; measurement accuracy; 3D modeling; hydrogeology; environmental and economic sustainability; Karatomar reservoir; Tobol river; Ayat river; siltation; tacks (trajectory lines) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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