Rocky Mountain Section - 75th Annual Meeting - 2025

Session No. 16
Monday, 19 May 2025: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM
Cascade AB (Utah Valley Convention Center)

T17. Drones in Geoscience: Advancements in Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Applications in the Geosciences

Endorsed by: Utah Geological Survey

 

Adam I. Hiscock, Ben Erickson, Kayla D. Smith and Christian Hardwick, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
USING UAV-BASED LIDAR FOR HIGHLY DETAILED FAULT SCARP MAPPING AT THE UTAH INGENIOUS GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH SITE
HISCOCK, Adam, P.G. , Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116 and KNUDSEN, Tyler, Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, 646 North Main Street, Cedar City, UT 84720
1:50 PM
APPLICATIONS OF UAV THERMAL IMAGERY FOR ROCKFALL HAZARD MAPPING: A CASE STUDY FROM ZION NATIONAL PARK, UTAH
SMITH, Kayla1, HARDWICK, Christian1, ERICKSON, Ben2 and DECKER, Claire1, (1)Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (2)Utah Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Program, 1594 W North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
2:05 PM
LEARNING THROUGH DOING: LESSONS FROM LiDAR-ACQUISITION DRONE FLIGHTS IN MARYSVALE, UTAH
DUNCAN, Torri, ADAM, Rachel N. and ERICKSON, Ben, Utah Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Program, 1594 W North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
2:20 PM
USING HIGH-RESOLUTION DRONE IMAGERY AS A TOOL FOR RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE CRETACEOUS IRON SPRINGS FORMATION
ROBINSON, Julie, Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
 
2:35 PM
Discussion
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