GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 226
Wednesday, 7 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 141 (Indiana Convention Center)

T60. Revolutions in Remote Sensing: Applications of UAVs to Field Mapping and Surface Analytics

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geoarchaeology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division

 

Dylan Blumentritt and Toby Dogwiler, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
8:00 AM
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LAKE LEVELS ARE REGULATED?
WILCOX, Douglas A., Environmental Science and Ecology, SUNY-The College at Brockport, 350 New Campus Drive, Brockport, NY 14420
8:15 AM
MULTI-PRONGED INVESTIGATION USES COASTAL BOULDER DEPOSITS TO UNDERSTAND STORM WAVE AMPLIFICATION ALONG STEEP SHORELINES
COX, Rónadh1, DIAS, Frederic2, CYTRYNBAUM, Jacob1, NAGLE-MCNAUGHTON, Timothy P.1, HERTERICH, James G.2, SCHMITT, Pal3 and O'BOYLE, Louise3, (1)Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)School of Mathematics and Statistics, University College, Dublin, Ireland, (3)School of Natural and Built Environment, Queens University, Belfast, BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
8:30 AM
BARRIER ISLAND RESILIENCY AND HUMAN IMPACTS: LESSONS FROM HURRICANE HARVEY
WERNETTE, Phillipe A.1, HOUSER, Chris2, LEHNER, Jacob1 and EVANS, Andrew3, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada, (3)Osprey Geospatial Solutions, College Station, TX 77840
8:45 AM
DRONES AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA COLLECTION: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (Invited Presentation)
KELLEHER, Christa1, EHMANN, Karyn2, SESSANNA, Riley1 and CONDON, Laura E.2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 141 Crouse Dr., Syracuse, NY 13244, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, Syracuse University, 151 Link Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244
9:05 AM
A STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR DETERMINING REMOTELY-SENSED GEOLOGICAL SURFACE ORIENTATIONS AND THEIR ERROR DISTRIBUTIONS
QUINN, Daven P., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1215 W Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706 and EHLMANN, Bethany L., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109; Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC170-25, Pasadena, CA 91125
Handouts
  • dquinn-GSA-2018-Orientation-Stats.pdf (12.5 MB)
  • 9:20 AM
    ACCURACY ASSESSMENT OF SUAS- AND LOW-COST- GNSS ALONG A FORESTED ROAD IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
    MEGHANI, Nooreen A., Geology, University of Illinois, 2217 EES Building, University Park, PA 16802, YODER, Andrew, Geography, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, MILLER, Doug, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, 2217 Earth-Engineering Sciences Building, University Park, PA 16802-6813, NABEREZNY, Brian, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802 and HOLDERMAN, Brennan, Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
    9:35 AM
    UAS-DERIVED CLOUD POINT ANALYSIS FOR THE 5.8-MAGNITUDE PAWNEE OKLAHOMA EARTHQUAKE
    ILESANMI, Olufeyisayo Bisayo1, XUE, Liang2, ABDELSALAM, Mohamed G.2, OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca1 and FEIGHT, Jordan3, (1)Geological Sciences and Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, 1400 North Bishop, Rolla, MO 65409, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, (3)Unmanned Systems Research Institute, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078
     
    9:50 AM
    Break
    10:05 AM
    SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (SUAS) BASED ANALYSIS OF EMERGENT VEGETATION & WATER INUNDATION EXTENT AT OLD WOMAN CREEK
    DEHM, Dustin and BECKER, Richard H., Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43606
    10:20 AM
    A PARTIALLY AUTOMATED WORKFLOW TO ANALYZE FAULT SCARP MORPHOLOGY USING UAV-ACQUIRED IMAGERY
    BRIGHAM, Cassandra A.P. and CRIDER, Juliet G., Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195
    10:35 AM
    UAVS AND STRUCTURE-FROM-MOTION TECHNOLOGY: NEW TOOLS FOR THE MODERN FIELD GEOLOGIST
    BERTI, Claudio, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 W. Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015 and HOPKINS, Nathan R., Consultant, 713 E Columbia St, Farmington, MO 63640
    10:50 AM
    FROM CRASHING KITES AND FRANKENMODELS TO EFFICIENT LARGE-SCALE UAV ACQUISITIONS AND BEAUTIFUL SHARED 3D MODELS (Invited Presentation)
    ARROWSMITH, J. Ramon1, CROSBY, Christopher J.2, SCOTT, Chelsea Phipps3, SCOTT, Tyler3, LAÓ-DÁVILA, Daniel A.4 and DIMAGGIO, Erin N.5, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85281-1404, (2)UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, (3)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (4)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, Malawi, (5)Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
    11:10 AM
    DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF MISSION DESIGN AND FLIGHT PATTERN ON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF DEMS AND ORTHOPHOTOS DERIVED FROM UAV IMAGERY
    HOSTENS, Daniel S., Geography, Geology, and Geology, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897 and DOGWILER, Toby, Geography, Geology, and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO 65897
     
    11:25 AM
    Discussion
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