Towards a Long-Term Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Monitoring Framework for Post-Mining Effects: Prosper-Haniel Case

Direct and indirect effects after mine operations cease operating must ideally be subjected to perpetual monitoring routines in order to detect possible risks or avoid adverse effects on the surrounding ecosystems at an early stage. In this contribution, mining subsidence lakes created inside the na...

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Published in:Mining (Basel) 2024-04, Vol.4 (2), p.211-229
Main Authors: Pawlik, Marcin, Haske, Benjamin, Flores, Hernan, Bernsdorf, Bodo, Rudolph, Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Aviation
Biotypes
Cameras
Coal mining
Drones
Environmental monitoring
geomonitoring
Heat detection
Monitoring methods
post-mining
Satellites
Sensors
UAV
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Vegetation
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Summary:Direct and indirect effects after mine operations cease operating must ideally be subjected to perpetual monitoring routines in order to detect possible risks or avoid adverse effects on the surrounding ecosystems at an early stage. In this contribution, mining subsidence lakes created inside the nature reserve Kirchheller Heide and Hilsfeld Forest are subjected to analysis for a long-term monitoring scheme. For this purpose, we employ high-resolution unmanned aerial system (UAS)-based multispectral and thermal mapping tools to provide a fast, non-invasive and multitemporal environmental monitoring method. Specifically, we propose to monitor vegetation evolution through multispectral analysis, biotypes identification using machine learning algorithms, and water surface extent detection, together with their thermal behavior. The aim of this contribution is to present the proposed workflow and first results to establish a baseline for future analyses and subsequent surveys for long-term multi-temporal monitoring.
ISSN:2673-6489
2673-6489
DOI:10.3390/mining4020013