Application of Digital Aerial Photogrammetry in Geomorphological Studies
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 2101
Special Issue Editors
Interests: GIS programming; landscape evolución; morphometry; active tectonics
Interests: slow-moving landslides; geohazard; coastal geomorphology; coastal boulder deposits; UAVs
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Dear Colleagues,
In the last decade, novel methodologies concerning the creation of high-resolution topographic data have experienced an evident revolution in geomorphology. Terrestrial laser scanners, airborne LiDAR, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and photogrammetry, among others, have allowed for the creation of very-high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs), which, in turn, established novel horizons in the analysis and quantification of relief forms and processes.
Of these novel methodologies, photogrammetry is probably the one to have experienced the greatest development, due to its low cost and ease of application. The growth and development of structure-from-motion (Sfm) algorithms for aerial image processing has been a milestone in photogrammetry, making their use relatively inexpensive and requiring little training to apply.
These novel algorithmics allow for both the creation of digital models from high-resolution aerial images obtained from UAVs and the creation of 3D models from images taken at ground level using conventional photographs.
The application of photogrammetric techniques is being used to analyze geomorphological processes in many research fields, including geomorphological risks, the quantification of landforms, fluvial processes, tectonic geomorphology, erosion processes, change detection, etc.
This Special Issue invites geoscientists actively involved in the acquisition and processing of photogrammetric data for the evaluation of the geomorphological characterization of landforms and processes. Topics for consideration include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- UAV digital photogrammetry (UAV DP);
- Analysis of landforms and processes using high-resolution topographic data;
- Use of photogrammetry for the detection of geomorphic changes;
- Photogrammetry applied to geomorphological risk assessments;
- Extraction of quantitative geomorphic parameters obtained from DEMs;
- Evaluation of different-resolution data in the characterization of geomorphic features.
Prof. Dr. José Vicente Pérez-Peña
Dr. Stefano Devoto
Prof. Dr. Patricia Ruano
Guest Editors
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