2022 Tajogaite Cone and lava flows

We currently have 5 3D drone models hosted on V3Geo, which are all available to view below, and we plan to continuously add more to provide educational resources and monitor the evolution of the eruption’s geomorphology. The models were created from tens of thousands of photos collected over two field campaigns with drones in June 2022 and September 2022, which were processed using a Structure-from-Motion (SfM) approach. This approach uses common features between overlapping high-resolution photos in conjunction with highly accurate GPS systems on the drone to work out the relative heights of different areas relative to one another.

All the models are available to view interactively using the above viewer. The underlying data associated with the 3D models is available upon request, due to their large size. If you are interested in using this data, please email us at enquiries@geotenerife.com

For the creation, we collaborated with Drones4Geology, a start-up created by two Spanish geologists Fernando and Joaquín, who provide commercial and academic geologic services by drone. They have worked across mainland Spain, the Canary Islands, and even further afield, and have a fleet of both aerial and novel underwater drones.

For some of the images used in this model, and much of the amazing drone photography and videography on our social media and in our LAVA BOMBS documentary content, we collaborated with Samuel Cáceres Leal, our friend and drone pilot from La Palma. Samu is an expert drone pilot who specialises in drone and camera photography and videographer, and you can view his images on his Instagram account. Before the eruption, Samu lived in the town of La Laguna was one of the thousands who lost their home during the eruption. You can read more about Samu’s story and how GeoTenerife have supported him through the #SAMULaPalma campaign here. We continue to work and collaborate with Samu and we are enormously grateful for all his ongoing hard work and commitment.