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Ground-based and UAV-based photogrammetry: a multi-scale, high-resolution mapping tool for structural geology and paleoseismology
Citation
Bemis, SP and Micklethwaite, S and Turner, D and James, MR and Akciz, S and Thiele, ST and Bangash, HA, Ground-based and UAV-based photogrammetry: a multi-scale, high-resolution mapping tool for structural geology and paleoseismology, Journal of Structural Geology, 69, (A) pp. 163-178. ISSN 0191-8141 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jsg.2014.10.007
Abstract
This contribution reviews the use of modern 3D photo-based surface reconstruction techniques for high fidelity surveys of trenches, rock exposures and hand specimens to highlight their potential for paleoseismology and structural geology. We outline the general approach to data acquisition and processing using ground-based photographs acquired from standard DSLR cameras, and illustrate the use of similar processing approaches on imagery from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). It is shown that digital map and trench data can be acquired at ultra-high resolution and in much shorter time intervals than would be normally achievable through conventional grid mapping. The resulting point clouds and textured models are inherently multidimensional (x, y, z, point orientation, colour, texture), archival and easily transformed into orthorectified photomosaics or digital elevation models (DEMs). We provide some examples for the use of such techniques in structural geology and paleoseismology while pointing the interested reader to free and commercial software packages for data processing, visualization and 3D interpretation. Photogrammetric models serve to act as an ideal electronic repository for critical outcrops and observations, similar to the electronic lab book approach employed in the biosciences. This paper also highlights future possibilities for rapid semi-automatic to automatic interpretation of the data and advances in technology.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | photogrammetry, structural geology, neotectonics, 3D surface modelling, UAVs, structure-from-motion |
| Research Division: | Engineering |
| Research Group: | Geomatic engineering |
| Research Field: | Photogrammetry and remote sensing |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Group: | Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments |
| Objective Field: | Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems |
| UTAS Author: | Turner, D (Dr Darren Turner) |
| ID Code: | 98543 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 380 |
| Deposited By: | Geography and Environmental Studies |
| Deposited On: | 2015-02-18 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-10-25 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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