Drone-Based Geological Heritage Conservation and Exploration: Insights from Copper UNESCO Geopark

IF 2.3 2区地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Geoheritage Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI:10.1007/s12371-024-01005-0

Ran Zhang, Robbie Galvin, Zili Li

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This study is dedicated to the application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for geological heritage conservation and exploration, with a specific focus on the Copper UNESCO Global Geopark. The primary objective is the acquisition of geological heritage data, involving the documentation of geological formations, such as rhyolite, andesite, red sandstone, and glacial sediments. These comprehensive datasets provide a foundation for the creation of immersive Virtual Reality (VR) models, with a primary emphasis on geological heritage preservation and educational dissemination. UAVs play an instrumental role in collecting this extensive dataset, enabling a level of detail and coverage that surpasses conventional data collection methods. Moreover, the study successfully identifies and confirms the presence of historical mining traces along inaccessible coastal areas from the 18th and 19th centuries, achieved through advanced drone remote sensing techniques. This revelation not only enhances the convenience of geohazard analysis but also underscores the immense potential of UAVs in the specialized field of geological heritage preservation, exploration, and communication.

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基于无人机的地质遗产保护和勘探：联合国教科文组织铜地质公园的启示

本研究致力于将无人驾驶飞行器（UAVs）应用于地质遗产保护和勘探，重点是铜联合国教科文组织全球地质公园。主要目标是获取地质遗产数据，包括记录流纹岩、安山岩、红砂岩和冰川沉积物等地质构造。这些综合数据集为创建身临其境的虚拟现实（VR）模型奠定了基础，其主要重点是地质遗产保护和教育传播。无人机在收集这些广泛的数据集方面发挥了重要作用，使数据的详细程度和覆盖范围超过了传统的数据收集方法。此外，这项研究通过先进的无人机遥感技术，成功地发现并确认了 18 世纪和 19 世纪沿海人迹罕至地区的历史采矿痕迹。这一发现不仅提高了地质灾害分析的便利性，还凸显了无人机在地质遗产保护、勘探和交流等专业领域的巨大潜力。

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Geoheritage GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

5.10

自引率

34.50%

发文量

107

期刊介绍： The Geoheritage journal is an international journal dedicated to discussing all aspects of our global geoheritage, both in situ and portable. The journal will invite all contributions on the conservation of sites and materials - use, protection and practical heritage management - as well as its interpretation through education, training and tourism. The journal wishes to cover all aspects of geoheritage and its protection. Key topics are: - Identification, characterisation, quantification and management of geoheritage; - Geodiversity and geosites; - On-site science, geological and geomorphological research: - Global scientific heritage - key scientific geosites, GSSPs, stratotype conservation and management; - Scientific research and education, and the promotion of the geosciences thereby; - Conventions, statute and legal instruments, national and international; - Integration of biodiversity and geodiversity in nature conservation and land-use policies; - Geological heritage and Environmental Impact Assessment studies; - Geological heritage, sustainable development, community action, practical initiatives and tourism; - Geoparks: creation, management and outputs; - Conservation in the natural world, Man-made and natural impacts, climate change; - Geotourism definitions, methodologies, and case studies; - International mechanisms for conservation and popularisation - World Heritage Sites, National Parks etc.; - Materials, data and people important in the history of science, museums, collections and all portable geoheritage; - Education and training of geoheritage specialists; - Pedagogical use of geological heritage - publications, teaching media, trails, centres, on-site museums; - Linking the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005- 2014) with geoconservation.