Open AccessAnalysis of the current state of unstable geomorphological structures with modern methods
Author(s) -
Vyacheslav Dolotov,
Yu. N. Goryachkin,
A. V. Dolotov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
geography, environment, sustainability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2542-1565
pISSN - 2071-9388
DOI - 10.24057/2071-9388-2019-20
Subject(s) - gnss applications , terrain , cliff , digitization , photogrammetry , computer science , aerial photography , geodesy , remote sensing , current (fluid) , position (finance) , field (mathematics) , global positioning system , geology , cartography , computer vision , geography , telecommunications , mathematics , archaeology , oceanography , finance , pure mathematics , economics
The paper gives results of the digitization of the status and spatial position of a cliff in the Western Crimea coastal zone. The modern equipment and methods accelerate the survey from the time perspective and improve the quality of the outcomes; namely a high precision GNSS receiver in RTK mode and PHANTOM-3 PRO copter. The digital terrain model was generated with used the Agisoft Photoscan software. The paper shows that the precision of the mathematical model of the relief constructed by aerial photographs provides more detailed data in comparison to those obtained in the field observations. Furthermore, aerial photography makes it possible to calculate the number of spatial characteristics of hazardous for surveying and latent natural objects out of reach for an on-location investigation. As a result, the very detailed data about current condition of dangerous cliff were obtained. The paper also evaluates the linear and volumetric characteristics of cleavages that are prone to collapse.