Graduation Year
2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.S.
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
Degree Granting Department
Geology
Major Professor
Mel Rodgers, Ph.D.
Co-Major Professor
Timothy H. Dixon, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Rocco Malservisi, Ph.D.
Keywords
Computer Vision, Geomorphology, Lidar, Photogrammetry
Abstract
Photogrammetry is a method by which physical information can be extracted from thecorrespondence of 2-dimensional images. In the geosciences, Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetry is a technique that has seen considerable interest in the past decade of research. Here I present three case studies of various scope and methodologies which can inform the use of SfM in the geosciences. First, I discuss the theoretical and algorithmic basis of SfM photogrammetry and its uses thus far in the geosciences. Chapters two through four show specific studies which highlight several approaches to SfM and the data which can be produced. Chapter five then concludes by detailing the limits of this method as well as techniques that can be used to mitigate them.
Scholar Commons Citation
Van Alphen, Robert, "A Technique-Based Approach to Structure-from-Motion: Applications to Human-Coastal Environments" (2022). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/9489
