REACH SCALE APPLICATION OF UAV+SFM METHOD IN SHALLOW RIVERS HYPERSPATIAL BATHYMETRY

Nowadays, rivers are impacted by different human activities and highly regulated. To rehabilitate these systems, spatial and process-based analyses of rivers are essential. Hydrodynamic models are sophisticated tools in this regard and instream topography is one of the most important input of these...

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Main Authors: O. Bagheri, M. Ghodsian, M. Saadatseresht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-12-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XL-1-W5/77/2015/isprsarchives-XL-1-W5-77-2015.pdf
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description Nowadays, rivers are impacted by different human activities and highly regulated. To rehabilitate these systems, spatial and process-based analyses of rivers are essential. Hydrodynamic models are sophisticated tools in this regard and instream topography is one of the most important input of these models. To represent hyperspatial topography and bathymetry in shallow rivers, UAV imagery and structure from motion may be an optimum method considering the extent of application, vegetation condition and flow quality. However, at the present there is no available workflow for applications of UAV+SfM method in riverine environments at extent of reach or higher scales. Therefore, in this study a new workflow has been presented and evaluated in Alarm River. The evaluation showed that the workflow provides 2 m/s speed for UAV while mapping flight lines with low illumination changes. Specific pattern of image acquisition in the proposed workflow leads to substantial decrease of process time. In addition, precise control of flight height and overlap of images may lead to consistent accurate results. The result of validation against rtkGNSS data points showed that the suggested workflow is capable of providing 0.01 m-resolution topographic data with an error less than 0.075 m and 95% level of confidence in clear shallow rivers.
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spelling doaj.art-8907ffbac55d404292d50b2628ee56c82022-12-22T01:17:23ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences1682-17502194-90342015-12-01XL-1-W5778110.5194/isprsarchives-XL-1-W5-77-2015REACH SCALE APPLICATION OF UAV+SFM METHOD IN SHALLOW RIVERS HYPERSPATIAL BATHYMETRYO. Bagheri0M. Ghodsian1M. Saadatseresht2Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Water Engineering Research Institute, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranSchool of Surveying and Geomatics Engineering, College of Eng., University of Tehran, Tehran, IranNowadays, rivers are impacted by different human activities and highly regulated. To rehabilitate these systems, spatial and process-based analyses of rivers are essential. Hydrodynamic models are sophisticated tools in this regard and instream topography is one of the most important input of these models. To represent hyperspatial topography and bathymetry in shallow rivers, UAV imagery and structure from motion may be an optimum method considering the extent of application, vegetation condition and flow quality. However, at the present there is no available workflow for applications of UAV+SfM method in riverine environments at extent of reach or higher scales. Therefore, in this study a new workflow has been presented and evaluated in Alarm River. The evaluation showed that the workflow provides 2 m/s speed for UAV while mapping flight lines with low illumination changes. Specific pattern of image acquisition in the proposed workflow leads to substantial decrease of process time. In addition, precise control of flight height and overlap of images may lead to consistent accurate results. The result of validation against rtkGNSS data points showed that the suggested workflow is capable of providing 0.01 m-resolution topographic data with an error less than 0.075 m and 95% level of confidence in clear shallow rivers.http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XL-1-W5/77/2015/isprsarchives-XL-1-W5-77-2015.pdf
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The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
title REACH SCALE APPLICATION OF UAV+SFM METHOD IN SHALLOW RIVERS HYPERSPATIAL BATHYMETRY
title_full REACH SCALE APPLICATION OF UAV+SFM METHOD IN SHALLOW RIVERS HYPERSPATIAL BATHYMETRY
title_fullStr REACH SCALE APPLICATION OF UAV+SFM METHOD IN SHALLOW RIVERS HYPERSPATIAL BATHYMETRY
title_full_unstemmed REACH SCALE APPLICATION OF UAV+SFM METHOD IN SHALLOW RIVERS HYPERSPATIAL BATHYMETRY
title_short REACH SCALE APPLICATION OF UAV+SFM METHOD IN SHALLOW RIVERS HYPERSPATIAL BATHYMETRY
title_sort reach scale application of uav sfm method in shallow rivers hyperspatial bathymetry
url http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XL-1-W5/77/2015/isprsarchives-XL-1-W5-77-2015.pdf
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