Integrated application of modern remote sensing technologies for characterization of heating system infrastructure

Abstract

Ground penetrating radar technology is a modern method of remote sensing which is applied in various engineering fields. Its main application in geodesy and geomatcis is in detection of underground utilities. Integration of GPR technology with thermal camera mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle results with a fast, reliable and comprehensive system for detecting the heating system pipeline. After detail analysis of thermal images and results from GPR scanning it is possible to esablish the current state and geometry of the pipeline and determine future steps in correct maintenance of the system.

Keywords

• remote sensing
• ground penetrating radar
• thermal camera
• district heating network
• unmanned aerial vehicle