Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technologies in Design and Operation of Landfills

During construction and operation requirements regarding structural engineering and logistics are very important. Furthermore, frequent assessments of the volume of the deposition as well as the remaining landfill volume are needed as an instrument of the strategic and economical design aswell as for reporting to the government. Currently this type of data and geo-information is provided mostly based on terrestrial land surveying. Modern instruments use optical (laser) or satellite-based technologies. These Technologies require either open visibility of the whole landfill area or a clear view into space. The Location and topography of landfills oftentimes result in limited availability of mobile data-connections or the requirement of a time consuming multiple positioning of the surveying equipment which is a disadvantage of these types of Technologies.