Date of Award

8-12-2016

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Geosciences

First Advisor

Katie Price

Second Advisor

Dan Deocampo

Third Advisor

Brian Meyer

Abstract

As part of a collaborative project at a stream segment reach on Proctor Creek in Atlanta, GA, UAV-based SfM photogrammetry was tested as a method for collecting fluvial topographic data relative to traditional USGS total station surveying methods. According to the USGS method, 11 transects were surveyed, and imagery was collected via a UAV to create a SfM DEM. The resulting DEM was incomplete but showed promise for the SfM method. Two additional stream segments were chosen in the Atlanta area, the first along SFPC in DHCL and the second along NFPC near Buford Hwy. For each site 11 transects were surveyed along with submerged GCPs so that the SfM DEMs could be compared to the surveyed data. The BW and BD values were collected from the TS transects and the DEM transects and compared according to the percent difference between the two. For SFPC, the average percent difference values for BW and BD were, respectively, 15.9 and 26.0 with standard deviations of 15.7 and 18.0. For NFPC, the BW and BD average percent difference values were 6.8 and 7.5 with standard deviations of 3.9 and 5.9. The GCPs were also compared for each site using linear regressions. There was no strong correlation for SFPC (R2 = 0.31 and p-value > 0.05), but there was a strong relationship indicated for NFPC (R2 = 0.78 and p-value < 0.05). While the results of this study are variable, the results do indicate promise for future work on this emerging method.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.57709/8692577

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