River mapping with an uncrewed surface vehicle
Detailed Description
Left: A remotely controlled Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) in a shallow river environment, outfitted with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and a multi-camera array to map bathymetry and channel bed morphology. Right: The resulting high-resolution 3D map illustrates riverbed elevation using underwater imagery captured by the USV. The color gradient represents relative changes in elevation, transitioning from blue (deeper water or lower terrain) to red (shallower water).
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Public Domain.
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