Lidar/Laser Scanning in Civil Engineering
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 4643
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing; photogrammetry; LiDAR; image processing; UAV
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Interests: photogrammetry, laser scanning; multi-sensing imaging; geoinformation; spatial analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Light detection and ranging (LiDAR), also called laser scanning, is a high-accurate, remote-sensing technology for efficient 3D data capture in the form of point clouds. Continuous technological developments and reductions in data acquisition cost have triggered the interest in this technology over the years. Originally applied in airborne prototypes for atmospheric research and topographic mapping applications, laser scanning has since been adopted for many other uses, with promising potential to assist in mapping, monitoring and assessment of built-up infrastructure.
Civil engineering structures, which refer to the basic facilities that help society function, including bridges, tunnels, roads, buildings and other systems, begin to deteriorate once they are built and used. Therefore, their preservation and maintenance are crucial to ensure long service lives and laser scanning has been largely proposed as a suitable method to conduct such kinds of operations.
We would like to invite you to submit original research papers or technical or review articles to this Special Issue of Sensors, with emphasis on terrestrial, mobile and airborne laser scanners in combination with point cloud processing algorithms for a broad range of civil engineering applications. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- LiDAR data acquisition and processing for non-destructive evaluation
- Data quality assessment
- Dam monitoring
- Volumetric calculations on dirt work
- Bridge and tunnel surveys
- Roadway surveys
- Crack surveying and mapping
- Deformation monitoring
- Building maintenance requirements, building construction and building information modelling (BIM)
- Quality control, supervision and surveying of construction sites
- Health monitoring of civil infrastructure
Prof. Dr. Joaquín Martínez-Sánchez
Prof. Dr. Iván Puente Luna
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- LiDAR
- remote sensing
- 3D modelling
- infrastructure
- point cloud processing
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