Drone Application in Topography Services - Case Study

Abstract

This article had the purpose of developing an alternative and innovative procedure for the field of civil engineering, with regard to topography services, the study was carried out in a stretch of the Leo Extension, in Manaus-Am.As a tool was used an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), specialized software for the elaboration of the flight plan and image processing, orthophoto mosaic, point cloud, Digital Surface Model (MDS) and Digital Terrestrial Model (MDT) of the area under study. The stages of this case study were divided into three: preparation of the flight plan, its execution and the processing of the data of this survey. The objective is to demonstrate some of the main results that will be collected from the processing of these aerophotos and, in addition, propose a critical approach about the method elaborated and results collected. In view of the final results, it is certain to say that the use of drones in this area of operation is highly beneficial, more precisely in relation to time and cost.