Data-driven structural damage monitoring and assessment based on unmanned aerial vehicle images: a survey

The increasing adoption of UAV-based remote sensing has transformed disaster response, structural health monitoring, urban building management, topographic change analysis, and disaster rescue. The collection of image information and the assessment of structural damage based on drones are key techno...

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Main Authors: Zhuoyue Yang, Yuxin Xu, Hao Song, Kang Yu
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-08-01
Series:International Journal of Digital Earth
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17538947.2025.2528617
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description The increasing adoption of UAV-based remote sensing has transformed disaster response, structural health monitoring, urban building management, topographic change analysis, and disaster rescue. The collection of image information and the assessment of structural damage based on drones are key technologies for rapidly responding to disasters and providing strategic planning and deployment. Image-based assessment methods face challenges, including difficulty in extracting image features, multiple constraints on data acquisition, and difficulties in integrating evaluation results. This study provides a systematic review of UAV-based structural monitoring and assessment methodologies, categorizing existing techniques based on their data type and applications. This review clarifies the concepts and practical requirements of structural monitoring and assessment processes. Key technologies in data acquisition, map construction and model creation for regular monitoring and rescue assessment were sorted out. The selection of assessment models is closely related to the different types of maps. Finally, future developments in drone image evaluation are discussed and summarized, providing a reference for their application in civilian fields.
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spelling doaj-art-e3170d5bb66141cabcd635994de44b0b2025-08-25T11:28:48ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Digital Earth1753-89471753-89552025-08-0118110.1080/17538947.2025.2528617Data-driven structural damage monitoring and assessment based on unmanned aerial vehicle images: a surveyZhuoyue Yang0Yuxin Xu1Hao Song2Kang Yu3School of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Mechatronics Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaThe increasing adoption of UAV-based remote sensing has transformed disaster response, structural health monitoring, urban building management, topographic change analysis, and disaster rescue. The collection of image information and the assessment of structural damage based on drones are key technologies for rapidly responding to disasters and providing strategic planning and deployment. Image-based assessment methods face challenges, including difficulty in extracting image features, multiple constraints on data acquisition, and difficulties in integrating evaluation results. This study provides a systematic review of UAV-based structural monitoring and assessment methodologies, categorizing existing techniques based on their data type and applications. This review clarifies the concepts and practical requirements of structural monitoring and assessment processes. Key technologies in data acquisition, map construction and model creation for regular monitoring and rescue assessment were sorted out. The selection of assessment models is closely related to the different types of maps. Finally, future developments in drone image evaluation are discussed and summarized, providing a reference for their application in civilian fields.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17538947.2025.2528617Structure health monitoringdamage assessment3D reconstructionchange detectionsegmentation and classification
spellingShingle Zhuoyue Yang
Yuxin Xu
Hao Song
Kang Yu
Data-driven structural damage monitoring and assessment based on unmanned aerial vehicle images: a survey
International Journal of Digital Earth
Structure health monitoring
damage assessment
3D reconstruction
change detection
segmentation and classification
title Data-driven structural damage monitoring and assessment based on unmanned aerial vehicle images: a survey
title_full Data-driven structural damage monitoring and assessment based on unmanned aerial vehicle images: a survey
title_fullStr Data-driven structural damage monitoring and assessment based on unmanned aerial vehicle images: a survey
title_full_unstemmed Data-driven structural damage monitoring and assessment based on unmanned aerial vehicle images: a survey
title_short Data-driven structural damage monitoring and assessment based on unmanned aerial vehicle images: a survey
title_sort data driven structural damage monitoring and assessment based on unmanned aerial vehicle images a survey
topic Structure health monitoring
damage assessment
3D reconstruction
change detection
segmentation and classification
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17538947.2025.2528617
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