REMOTE SENSING FOR TUNNEL SITING STUDIES

Data evaluated included Landsat, Skylab, black-and-white panchromatic, color, color-infrared, and low-sun-angle black-and-white infrared photography. Also used were thermal infrared and multispectral scanner imagery and aerial electromagnetic and magnetometer data. No single array of sensors is optimal for all terrains and environments. There is, however, a suite of remotely sensed data, including space imagery, black-and-white and color aerial photography, low-sun-angle photography, and side-looking-airborne radar (if it already exists), that should be analyzed for most sites because of high information content and relatively low cost. Other systems can provide unique information under particular sets of conditions, but are deemed too expensive for inclusion in all site studies. The results of the evaluation demonstrate that remote sensing can reduce the cost of tunnel site selection.

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• Authors:
  • Russell, O R
  • Stanczuk, D T
  • Everett, J R
• Publication Date: 1980-9

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 523-537
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 106
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial photography; Costs; Electromagnetic waves; Environmental quality; Evaluation; Geological surveying; Imagery; Infrared photography; Magnetometers; Optimization; Radar; Remote sensing; Surveying; Surveying; Terrain; Tunneling; Tunnels; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Multispectral imagery; Selecting
• Old TRIS Terms: Environmental applications; Tunnel site selection; Tunnels and tunneling; Vehicular
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Environment; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I41: General Soil Surveys;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00325251
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 15 1981 12:00AM