UAV geothermal mapping in Austurengjar

• Main Author: Jóhann Mar Ólafsson 1990-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Orkuvísindi; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Kortagerð; Háhitasvæði; Tækni- og verkfræðideild; Sustainable energy; Cartography; High-temperature; School of Science and Engineering; Reykjanes; Svæði; Flug; Krýsuvík; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/31409

The aim of this study was to produce and analyze a thermal map of a geothermal area in Iceland. Austurengjar, an area part of the Krýsuvík volcanic system on the Reykjanes Peninsula was selected. The area was mapped by a UAV equipped with a dual thermal and RGB camera. The resulting thermal image an...