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Application of GNSS-supported static terrestrial lidar in mapping landslide processes in the Himalaya


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1 Geohazards Research and Management Centre, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata 700 091, India, India
 

Site-specific topographic survey of 15 landslides in the four mountainous states of India, namely Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim and Nagaland, was carried out through a terrestrial laser scanner campaign. The versatility of the lidar instrument in topographic surveys and its advantages over conventional survey practices are highlighted. The effective use of the static terrestrial lidar in the rapid characterization and hazard assessment of landslides in this study is presented for adoption as a meaningful hazard assessment strategy in the hilly terrains
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Authors

Megotsohe Chasie
Geohazards Research and Management Centre, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata 700 091, India, India
P. K. Theophilus
Geohazards Research and Management Centre, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata 700 091, India, India
Akshaya Kumar Mishra
Geohazards Research and Management Centre, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata 700 091, India, India
Saibal Ghosh
Geohazards Research and Management Centre, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata 700 091, India, India
Shib Kanta Das
Geohazards Research and Management Centre, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata 700 091, India, India

Abstract


Site-specific topographic survey of 15 landslides in the four mountainous states of India, namely Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim and Nagaland, was carried out through a terrestrial laser scanner campaign. The versatility of the lidar instrument in topographic surveys and its advantages over conventional survey practices are highlighted. The effective use of the static terrestrial lidar in the rapid characterization and hazard assessment of landslides in this study is presented for adoption as a meaningful hazard assessment strategy in the hilly terrains

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv123%2Fi7%2F844-855