This contribution reviews the use of modern 3D photo-based surface reconstruction
techniques for high fidelity surveys of trenches, rock exposures and hand specimens to …

Rainfall-initiated landslides continue to inflict damages and loss of life throughout the world.
Processes and mechanisms revealed from hydrological, geomorphic, geotechnical …

This paper represents the result of the IAEG C35 Commission “Monitoring methods and
approaches in engineering geology applications” workgroup aimed to describe a general …

Underground coal mining often causes subsidence, goaf landslides, fissures, and even
hazard chains, seriously damaging the ecological environment. To address the ecological …

Abstract Structure-from-motion (SfM) algorithms greatly facilitate the production of detailed
topographic models from photographs collected using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) …

Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) is presently in continuous development at a rapid pace.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or more extensively Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) …

The deformation characteristics and instability patterns of rotational landslides are
complicated. Such landslides are large and occur continuously, seriously threatening …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), or drones, have become popular tools for practitioners
and researchers alike. Recent years have seen a significant increase in UAV uses for many …

Under the effect of long-term periodic fluctuation of reservoir water level, reservoir landslide
deforms continuously and the mechanical strength of slip zone varies accordingly, resulting …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mounted with remote sensors have been widely used in
architectural, civil, and environmental engineering fields. In particular, UAVs are applied for …