Real-Time Change and Damage Detection of Landslides and Other Earth Movements Threatening Public Infrastructure

Autor: Michael J. Olsen, Shawn Butcher, Evon P. Silvia
Rok vydání: 2012
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DOI: 10.15760/trec.47
Popis: Geologic hazards such as coastal erosion, landslides, seismic loading, etc. constantly threaten public highway construction and maintenance. Repeat surveys using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS, ground-based LiDAR) enable rapid 3D data acquisition to map, see, analyze, and understand the processes generating such problems. Previously, change detection and analysis between scan surveys was conducted during post-processing upon return to the office, instead of while collecting data in the field. Change detection in the field improves the effectiveness and efficiency of the field investigation. We have developed a new algorithm that quickly geo-references scans upon field acquisition and simultaneously performs change detection by comparing these newly acquired scans to baseline models. This algorithm has been integrated with a simple, intuitive GUI that enables change detection to be completed quickly (
Databáze: OpenAIRE