Hurricane Harvey Damage to Steel and Masonry Structures

Collection of damage data for structures in the Rockport, Aransas Pass, and Port Aransas, TX area following Hurricane Harvey. This RAPID award utilizes laser scanning (lidar), UAS (drone), and handheld digital camera imaging to capture and preserve digital 3D records of damaged structures. The field investigation targets steel structures (communications towers, light-gauge metal warehouses, pre-engineered metal buildings) as well as comparative examples of masonry and wood structures. Lidar data and digital photo images can be used for 3D (SfM) recreations of damaged structures. Examples of aligned structures are included with the data set.