TLS- and inventory-based Magnitude – Frequency relationship for rockfall in Montserrat and Castellfollit de la Roca

Hazard scenarios are defined by a representative event of a certain magnitude, which corresponds to a frequency of occurrence or annual probability. In rockfall, scenario magnitude is identified by the total volume detached. Therefore, in diffuse hazard assessment it is crucial to fit this relationship magnitude/frequency, called McF, where cumulated frequency is quoted in spatial & temporal terms. Inventories are the classical source of data to deal with this objective. Last decade, TLS or digital photogrammetry monitoring came to offer a complementary approach. The samples obtained by the two methods have a specific coverage and each has its own lack of information that can be compensated together.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Using mixed reality for the visualization and dissemination of complex 3D models in geosciences: application to the Montserrat massif (Spain)

In the last two decades, both the amount and quality of geoinformation in the geosciences field have improved substantially due to the increasingly more widespread use of techniques such as Laser Scanning (LiDAR), digital photogrammetry, unmanned aerial vehicles, geophysical reconnaissance (seismic, electrical, geomagnetic), and ground-penetrating radar (GPR), among others. Furthermore, the advances in computing, storage and visualization resources allow the acquisition of 3D terrain models (surface and underground) with unprecedented ease and versatility. However, despite these scientific and technical developments, it is still a common practice to simplify the 3D data in 2D static images, losing part of its communicative potential. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the possibilities of extended reality (XR) for communication and sharing of 3D geoinformation in the field of geosciences. A brief review of the different variants within XR is followed by the presentation of the design and functionalities of headset-type mixed-reality (MR) devices, which allow the 3D models to be investigated collaboratively by several users in the office environment. The specific focus is on the functionalities of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 untethered holographic head mounted display (HMD), and the ADA Platform App by Clirio, which is used to manage model viewing with the HMD. We demonstrate the capabilities of MR for the visualization and dissemination of complex 3D information in geosciences in data rich and self-directed immersive environment, through selected 3D models (most of them of the Montserrat massif). Finally, we highlight the educational possibilities of MR technology. Today MR has an incipient and reduced use; we hope that it will gain popularity as the barriers of entry become lower.This research was funded by MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033: PID2019-103974RB-I00 and by Interreg V-A, POCTEFA: EFA364/19.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Comunicación de la geoinformación 3D mediante visores web y entornos inmersivos de realidad mixta en problemas de taludes y laderas

La revolución experimentada por el uso creciente de la geoinformación 3D en la ingeniería geológica, gracias a los avances tecnológicos, que progresivamente han facilitado una disponibilidad de técnicas de adquisición de datos y de herramientas para su análisis. Junto a los avances experimentados en la disponibilidad de recursos de computación y almacenamiento en la nube, han impulsado la expansión de numerosas aplicaciones que permiten la difusión de la geoinformación 3D en la web. A pesar de estos avances científico-técnicos, es común ver los datos 3D simplificados en imágenes estáticas 2D, perdiendo parte su potencialidad comunicativa. El objetivo de esta comunicación es presentar el diseño y las funcionalidades de unos visores web 3D de código abierto como una herramienta de sencilla utilización con la que interactuar y visualizar los resultados. Así mismo, estamos ensayando las posibilidades de la realidad mixta como una experiencia plenamente inmersiva para lograr una mejor comunicación de la geoinformación 3D.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version