3D Geologic Mapping and Characterization Using Digital Outcrop Models Generated from Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry

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dc.contributor.advisorHugenholtz, Chris H.
dc.contributor.authorNesbit, Paul Ryan
dc.contributor.committeememberHubbard, Stephen M.
dc.contributor.committeememberSjogren, Darren Boyd
dc.date2020-11
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-20T20:06:04Z
dc.date.available2020-07-20T20:06:04Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-17
dc.description.abstractOutcrops are a primary source of geologic information and key in developing knowledge for teaching, training, and research. Observations from outcrop exposures provide opportunities to directly characterize detailed sedimentological composition, architectural characteristics, and link observations across various scales. Conventional field mapping techniques have remained largely unchanged for the past two centuries and are commonly limited in their ability to quantitatively constrain measurements, extend observations laterally, and document features at multiple scales. Recently, technological advances in uninhabited/unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have prompted wide use in various geoscience disciplines to supplement field data with quantifiable digital information. However, application of UAVs to geologic mapping has been limited, due to unique challenges in data collection, processing, analysis, and visualization predominantly associated with intricate 3D exposures in complex topographic settings. This dissertation is focused on detailed investigation of 3D mapping, analysis, and dissemination from UAV-derived digital outcrop models (DOMs) that can potentially provide multi-scale perspectives and quantitative measurements that were previously difficult, or impossible to achieve with conventional field methods alone.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNesbit, P. R. (2020). 3D Geologic Mapping and Characterization Using Digital Outcrop Models Generated from Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetry (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38032
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112321
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectGeologic Mappingen_US
dc.subjectDigital Outcrop Modelen_US
dc.subjectDOMen_US
dc.subjectVirtual Outcropen_US
dc.subjectUninhabited Aerial Vehicleen_US
dc.subjectUAVen_US
dc.subjectDroneen_US
dc.subject3Den_US
dc.subjectStructure-from-Motionen_US
dc.subjectPhotogrammetryen_US
dc.subjectStratigraphic Mappingen_US
dc.subject3Den_US
dc.subjectVisualizationen_US
dc.subject.classificationGeographyen_US
dc.subject.classificationGeologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationRemote Sensingen_US
dc.title3D Geologic Mapping and Characterization Using Digital Outcrop Models Generated from Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles and Structure-from-Motion Photogrammetryen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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