Aplicaciones de vehículos aéreos no tripulados (VANT) para el mapeo geológico y la construcción de columnas estratigráficas en afloramientos de gran altura-sección Malacatos

Abstract

Abstract: The Malacatos -Vilcabamba basin located in the province of Loja, divided into geological formations, from the oldest to the youngest: Chigüinda, Tres Lagunas, Loma Blanca, San Francisco and Cerro Mandango. Progress in geological cartography in Ecuador is general, with very slow advances, leaving many uncertainties in the geology. The parish of Malacatos -Vilcabamba, has areas where the vegetation prevents a correct interpretation, this proposal is based on modern technologies that allow an approach to the lithological characterization, to improve the general geological cartography.The present work seeks to carry out an interpretation of inaccessible outcrops, develop a cartography using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as support, in order to give another vision in the area of interest. The UAV helps to reach these inaccessible places and spread out on the ground. This work will provide geological information of the study area, having as results: lithological interpretation map, stratigraphic columns, orthophotos, digital elevation model (DEM) based on the work of the UAV. This will serve to understand the evolution of the basin.