4.3 THE USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES IN ENGINEERING RESEARCH

Abstract

In this article, karsts, avalanches, landslides, flooding and mudflows are dangerous because they develop rarely, rapidly and pose a serious threat to people's lives. To prevent such situations, it is necessary to take appropriate engineering protection measures to find out what features the territory has and whether it is prone to such processes. And this requires geodetic surveys.

Keywords: Drones, karsts, avalanches, landslides, flooding, total station survey, UAV, point cloud, 3D model, terrain elevation map.

Introduction. The use of modern geodetic equipment allows us to develop the most effective measures in a short time. About what results can be achieved thanks to laser scanning and drones. Traditional methods of geodetic surveying include classical (total station survey) and satellite technologies. The methods are reliable and time-tested, but they have a number of significant drawbacks.