Multitemporal Structure-from-Motion: A Flexible Tool to Cope with Aerial Blocks in Changing Mountain Environment

Abstract. The application of Structure-from-Motion (SfM) and Multi-View-Stereo matching with aerial images can be successfully used for deriving dense point clouds to analyse changes in the mountain environment, which is characterized by changes due to the action of natural process. The comparison of multiple datasets requires to setup a stable reference system, task that is generally implemented by means of ground control points (GCPs). On the other hand, their positioning may be sometimes difficult in mountains. To cope with this drawback an approach termed as Multitemporal SfM (MSfM) is presented: multiple blocks are oriented together within a unique SfM project, where GCPs are used in only one epoch for establishing the absolute datum. Accurate coregistration between different epochs depends on the automatic extraction of tie points in stable areas. To verify the application of MSfM in real cases, this paper presents three case studies where different types of photogrammetric data are adopted, including images from drones and manned aircrafts. Applications to glacier and mountain river erosion are entailed.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Multitemporal Structure-from-Motion: A Flexible Tool to Cope with Aerial Blocks in Changing Mountain Environment ; volume:XLVIII-2-2024 ; year:2024 ; pages:99-106 ; extent:8
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ; XLVIII-2-2024 (2024), 99-106 (gesamt 8)

Creator
Genzano, Nicola
Fugazza, Davide
Eskandari, Rasoul
Scaioni, Marco

DOI
10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-2024-99-2024
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2407311115149.241737699036
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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