Ground-based and UAV-Based photogrammetry: A multi-scale, high-resolution mapping tool for structural geology and paleoseismology

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 69, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 163-178

  Bemis, Sean P ^a   Micklethwaite, Steven ^b   Turner, Darren ^c   James, Mike R ^d   Akciz, Sinan ^e   T Thiele, Sam ^b   Bangash, Hasnain Ali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3D surface modelling; Neotectonics; Photogrammetry; Structural geology; Structure from Motion; UAVs

Indexed keywords

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

3-D SURFACE MODELLING; GROUND BASED; HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPPING; NEOTECTONICS; PALEOSEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURE FROM MOTION; UAVS;

PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

DIGITAL MAPPING; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; NEOTECTONICS; PALEOSEISMICITY; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; RECONSTRUCTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

EID: 84909965378     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.10.007     Document Type: Review

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