UAS MODELING OF DEVILS TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT, WY - USGS
UAS MODELING OF DEVILS TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT, WY
DEVILS TOWER BACKGROUND
Devils Tower rises 867 feet above the surrounding landscape, and is a prominent monolith of igneous rock. The tower is the monument's primary resource, as identified in its enabling legislation, yet its vertical aspects and summit can only be seen by those with technical rock climbing experience. High resolution imaging allow the park staff to discern fine details of the tower surface, including erosional cracks, and provide a snapshot-in-time document of rock quality conditions. This dataset is used as a baseline to evaluate potential rock fall areas of concern. The digital 3D model allows the park to display climbing routes, pre-plan for rescue operations, and examine nesting sites commonly used by peregrine falcons.
3DR Solo Quadcopter was utilized with a Ricoh GR II camera to reconstruct the photogrammetric model .
Textured Surface 3D Model Photogrammetric Reconstruction 809 Camera Stations, Flying Altitude 147 m
3DR Solo Quadcopter was utilized with a GoPro camera to test wind patterns around the tower for stability.
PROJECT INFORMATION
In October 2016, the USGS and the NPS set out to collect the high resolution imagery required to generate the 3D digital dataset of the tower. Prior to the flights, NPS personnel climbed the tower to place several ground-control targets and conducted ground-truth surveys of ground texture and vegetation. The UAS flights were conducted with a 3D Robotics Solo quadcopter utilizing a Ricoh GR II camera payload. Sections of the viewing trail were closed for public safety while UAS flights were conducted. Twenty flights, over a three-day period, yielded more than 2,000 overlapping photos. The image data was processed using photogrammetry (structure from-motion) algorithms with surveyed ground control targets and scale markers to georeference the model in three dimensions.
Dense Point Cloud
Ortho Corrected Image With Contours
Point cloud Extraction of Lichen Growth
Geographic Products :
? Digital Terrain Model 14 cm GSD ? Digital Surface Model 14 cm GSD ? Orthomosaic Image 3.53 cm GSD ? Dense Point Cloud 50.2 points / m2 ? Vector Contours 30.48 cm Interval ? Various Themed Cloud Extractions
Textured Surface of Southeastern Face
Overall Spatial Accuracies: ? X = 2.0 cm ? Y = 3.3 cm ? Z = 7.9 cm
Textured Surface of Southern Face
Surveyor Collects Ground Control Near the Summit.
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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - NATIONAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS PROJECT OFFICE GEOSCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE SCIENCE CENTER DENVER, COLORADO
FEBRUARY 2017
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