Journal:ASPRS（Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing）

Key Words:Photogrammetry;First Response;Wenchuan Earthquake

Abstract:To inspect the damages caused by the Wenchuang earthquake on May 12, 2008, aerial photography was practiced in an unconventional manner. The flight is largely irregular, along the roads, in cities and towns in order to obtain the first-time damage information about main roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure . Hovering flight is necessary to get more ground information about residential areas when the plane is over the city. All this challenges for advanced techniques to process such collected images in a timely manner. Some key algorithms and data-processing mechanisms in conventional practices should be upgraded to meet this need. This paper mainly focuses on the rapid data processing and applications of mass unconventional aerial images in Wenchuan earthquake relief and emergency response.

Co-author:Yongjun Zhang,Dahai Guo

First Author:Zuxun Zhang

Correspondence Author:Tao Ke

Translation or Not:no

Date of Publication:2009-05-01

Included Journals:SCI、EI