This paper describes the use of moderate and high-resolution remote sensing images integrated with a Geographic Information System to evaluate the sedimentary balance and morphological changes seen on the sandy beach of Ponta Negra in northeastern Brazil. High-energy forces such as wind, tides, waves, and currents cause widespread erosion and morphodynamic instability along the shoreline. This investigation uses diverse images from multitemporal and multiresolution analyses and a Post-Processing Kinematic Global Positioning System (PPK GPS) survey as the primary resources to study the short and long-term effects of shoreline changes and the processes controlling the persistent horizontal and vertical erosion on the beach. We used moderateresolution remote sensing images from 1973 to 2012 and high-resolution images from 2003 to 2011. Between 1973 and 2012 a total area of 121,494.52 m 2 was affected by erosion and 37,266.58 m 2 was affected by accretion. Shoreline progradation rates of 4.2 m/year and recession rates of -3.7 m/year were estimated for the period between 1973 and 1986 and mean erosion rates of 1.5 m/year were estimated from 1986 to 2012. Digital Elevation Model (DEM) comparison resulting from different PPK GPS surveys showed a negative sediment balance of approximately -3,261.94 m 3 in a plot of 12,500 m 2 between May and September 2012. The coast has also been facing a drastically increased human influence in recent decades.
Dentre as diversas tecnologias utilizadas para cálculo do volume de materiais na mineração, o Veículo Aéreo Não Tripulado (VANT) e o Light Detecting And Ranging (LiDAR), surgem como alternativas rápidas e precisas, em comparação com as técnicas de topografia tradicionais como estação total e Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Diante destas novas tecnologias, este estudo avaliou a acurácia do cálculo de volume, realizado por meio de Modelos Digitais de Terreno (MDTs), gerados a partir das tecnologias VANT, LiDAR e GNSS, em uma pilha de rejeito da extração de calcário laminado, explorado para fabricação de lajotas in natura, comercializado com o nome de "Pedra Cariri", no município de Santana do Cariri, no Estado do Ceará. A avaliação da acurácia foi realizada com base no método de testes de hipóteses, a partir da análise de tendência e precisão, sendo os resultados classificados de acordo com o Padrão de Exatidão Cartográfica dos Produtos Cartográficos Digitais (PEC-PCD). Como resultado, o modelo gerado a partir do VANT apresentou a melhor acurácia no cálculo de volume da pilha de rejeito, objeto deste estudo, seguido pela modelagem obtida pelos levantamentos GNSS e LiDAR.
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