Aerial and Drone LiDAR Data for Geomorphological Mapping, Landform Extraction and Landscape Evolution
A special issue of Drones (ISSN 2504-446X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2024) | Viewed by 2547
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, the increased availability of ultra-high resolution LIDAR data has favored the spreading of different applications in the field of the quantitative landscape analyses. Such data strongly support traditional geomorphological methods of delineating geomorphological elements and types and rates of surface processes. The aim of this Special Issue is to collect multidisciplinary contributions on the use of airborne and drone LIDAR data to identify geomorphological features and processes, and solve issues of landscape evolution.
We encourage researchers to submit papers dealing with the multitemporal analysis of LIDAR DEMs aimed at the detailed reconstruction of short- and long-term topographic changes. Other relevant topics for this research proposal include the analysis of LIDAR-derived data for geomorphological mapping purposes, modeling of short- and long-term estimation of topographic changes and geomorphological processes in different climate contexts and at different spatial and temporal scales, and quantitative characterization of geomorphological processes and landform changes. Contributions on the high potential of LIDAR surveys for application in the field of landscape archaeology or the identification of small-scale landforms of archaeological significance are also welcomed.
Dr. Dario Gioia
Dr. Nicodemo Abate
Dr. Giuseppe Corrado
Dr. Antonio Minervino Amodio
Prof. Marcello Schiattarella
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- UAV LiDAR
- geomatics
- geomorphological mapping
- object-based landform extraction
- DEM of difference (Dod)
- short-term geomorphological evolution
- landscape evolution model (LEM)
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