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Articles | Volume XL-1/W4
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-1-W4-215-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-1-W4-215-2015
26 Aug 2015
 | 26 Aug 2015

LANDSLIDE ACTIVITY MONITORING WITH THE HELP OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

V. Peterman

Keywords: Low altitude, Three-Dimensional, Non-metric camera, UAVs, Point Cloud, Landslide, Periodic measurements

Abstract. This paper presents a practical example of a landslide monitoring through the use of a UAV - tracking and monitoring the movements of the Potoska Planina landslide located above the village of Koroska Bela in the western Karavanke Mountains in north-western Slovenia. Past geological research in this area indicated slope landmass movement of more than 10 cm per year. However, much larger movements have been detected since - significant enough to be observed photogrammetrically with the help of a UAV. With the intention to assess the dynamics of the landslide we have established a system of periodic observations carried out twice per year – in mid-spring and mid-autumn. This paper offers an activity summary along with the presentation of data acquisition, data processing and results.