International Conference on Transportation and Development 2019
Exploring the Application of LiDAR for Flooded Roadway Management
Publication: International Conference on Transportation and Development 2019: Innovation and Sustainability in Smart Mobility and Smart Cities
ABSTRACT
Flooding that results from severe storms and hurricanes has a major impact on infrastructure, roadway network operations, and safety in the United States (U.S.). Increases in impervious area and climate change contribute to the rising impact of hydrologic events. These occurrences can be extremely disruptive and costly, often accelerating the deterioration of the infrastructure they impact. These impacts can be mitigated if the proper tools are in place to assess flood extent and the damage caused by flooding. Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) equipped with light detection and ranging (LiDAR) equipment may present an opportunity to effectively perform these large spatial assessments in a more timely and precise manner than current practices (e.g. visual inspection). However, the limitations of LiDAR technology in this application are not well-known and require further research. This study aims to investigate LiDAR data precision level by varying the targeted standing water depth and LiDAR location height. Results of this study are expected to lay the groundwork for further analysis of the potential for the use of UAS-based LiDAR systems in scanning and mapping standing water on roadways.
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International Conference on Transportation and Development 2019: Innovation and Sustainability in Smart Mobility and Smart Cities
Pages: 36 - 45
Editor: David A. Noyce, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8258-2
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© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Aug 28, 2019
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