Point Cloud Technologies for Geomorphologists : From Data Acquisition to Processing / by Christopher Gomez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gomez, Christopher, author.

Series:

Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment, 2510-1315

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical geography.

Geographic information systems.

Ecology.

Physical Geography.

Geographical Information System.

Environmental Sciences.

Local Subjects:

Physical Geography.

Geographical Information System.

Environmental Sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.

Summary:

Starting from concrete examples in Geomorphology, this comprehensive textbook explains to graduate and postgraduate students, point-cloud data technology and associated methods from acquisition to final-product generation. In the last few decades, Geo-sciences have experienced a paradigm shift from the challenge of collecting enough data to the need of creating new processing tools that can handle the billions of data. This shift has come to Geomorphology with the increasing use of surface-pointclouds obtained from photogrammetry, laser scanners and processed by specialist software, and it is thus necessary for the next generation of geomorphologist to be fluent in these technologies. Consequently, this book explains from concrete examples how to use pointcloud technologies, from data collection to processing and final product generation. The philosophy of this book relies on two principles, first: you do not have to be a tech-wizard to use pointcloud technologies, allowing the you to bring back the focus on your science; second pointcloud methods can be affordable, therefore the book provide a set of worked-examples in the different geomorphological environments using open source software and R and Python code samples. The book can be used as a textbook in a geomorphology, geology, physical geography, Sabo-sciences and engineering class, as well as a companion for the more seasoned scientist who wants to solve specific problems.

Contents:

Pointcloud and Geomorphology – a theoretical and practical introduction

Pointcloud generation in Geomorphology

Point-cloud processing and derivatives

Pointcloud Technology for Coastal and Floodplain Geomorphology

Point-cloud and Hillslope Geomorphology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783031109751

3031109759