Title | Surveying a glacial dispersal train with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV): a case study at the Allan Lake Carbonatite |
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Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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Author | Fortin, R ;
Harvey, J R; Chen, C M ; Coyle, M J; Sinclair, L E ; McClenaghan, M B |
Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Scientific Presentation 108, 2019, 1 sheet, https://doi.org/10.4095/315504 Open Access |
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Year | 2019 |
Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
Meeting | CANQUA/AMQUA 2018: Joint meeting of the Canadian and American Quaternary Associations; Ottawa, ON; CA; August 7-11, 2018 |
Document | serial |
Lang. | English |
Media | on-line; digital |
File format | pdf (Adobe® Reader®) |
Province | Ontario |
NTS | 31L/01 |
Area | Algonquin Park; Allan Lake; North Depot Lake; Windigo Lake |
Lat/Long WENS | -78.3333 -78.1667 46.1667 46.0000 |
Subjects | geophysics; economic geology; geochemistry; surficial geology/geomorphology; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; geophysical surveys; gamma-ray surveys, airborne; geochemical anomalies;
thorium; potassium; uranium; in-field instrumentation; field methods; glacial deposits; tills; sediment dispersal; mineral exploration; exploration methods; drift prospecting; Allan Lake Carbonatite; unmanned aerial vehicles; dispersal trains;
Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary; Precambrian |
Illustrations | plots; schematic representations; geoscientific sketch maps; photographs |
Program | Canadian Hazard Information Service |
Released | 2019 11 01 |
Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published) Research related to the use of small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or drones, has been expanding over the last few years due to their cost-effectiveness and
the existence of airspace regulations allowing their use for commercial and research applications. Their capacity to quickly survey an area unobstructed with a high level of details appears quite promising for geoscientific applications. A trial
drone survey was conducted at the site of thorium-rich glacial dispersal in Algonquin Park in Ontario. The dispersal was mapped by gamma-ray spectrometry and advantages and limitations of using a drone for this application were assessed. |
GEOSCAN ID | 315504 |
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