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Articles | Volume XLII-2/W6
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W6-195-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W6-195-2017
23 Aug 2017
 | 23 Aug 2017

ACCURACY VALIDATION OF POINT CLOUDS OF UAV PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND ITS APPLICATION FOR RIVER MANAGEMENT

S. Kubota, Y. Kawai, and R. Kadotani

Keywords: Photogrammetry, Point Cloud Data, Structure from Motion, River Maintenance and Operation, Information System

Abstract. River administration facilities such as levees and river walls play a major role in preventing flooding due to heavy rain. The forms of such facilities must be constantly monitored for alteration due to rain and running water, and limited human resources and budgets make it necessary to efficiently maintain river administration facilities. During maintenance, inspection results are commonly recorded on paper documents. Continuous inspection and repair using information systems are an on-going challenge. This study proposes a maintenance management system for river facilities that uses three-dimensional data to solve these problems and make operation and maintenance more efficient. The system uses three-dimensional data to visualize river facility deformation and its process, and it has functions that visualize information about river management at any point in the three-dimensional data. The three-dimensional data is generated by photogrammetry using a camera on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.