Discontinuity Set Extractor – Computer and Geosciences (2015)

New approach for discontinuity extraction from 3D point clouds

[OPEN SOURCE CODE AVAILABLE AT GITHUB REPOSITORY]

COMPUTER AND GEOSCIENCES

A. Riquelme, A. Abellán, R. Tomás, M. Jaboyedoff

Rock mass characterization requires a deep geometric understanding of the discontinuity sets affecting rock exposures. Recent advances in Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) instrumentation currently allow quick and accurate 3D data acquisition, yielding on the development of new methodologies for the automatic characterization of rock mass discontinuities. This paper presents a new methodology for the identification and analysis of flat surfaces outcropping in a rocky slope using the 3D data obtained with LiDAR. The methodology is based in …. [read +]

DATASETS: We published the complete 3D RAW and processed datasets here

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