Unmanned Aerial Remote Sensing: UAS for Environmental Applications

ISBN-13: 9781482246070 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 345 str.

David R. Green

Opis

In response to the rapidly evolving technology and applications UAS technology, this book discusses both UAV and similar systems’ platforms and environmental applications. The platforms and sensors provide the setting while the applications chapters are focused on the environment from monitoring to mapping. The book also addresses the constraints placed on the use of the technology in some circumstances e.g. safety, invasion of privacy etc. The book provides a comprehensive overview on a rapidly developing area of technology.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. From Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft to Drones 3. Aquatic Vegetation Monitoring with UAS 4. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Riverine Environments 5. Low-Cost UAVs for Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, and Modelling of the Coastal Zone 6. Unmanned Aerial System Applications to Coastal Environments 7. UAV Image Acquisition Using Structure from Motion to Visualise a Coastal Dune System 8. Monitoring, Mapping, and Modelling Saltmarsh with UAVs 9. Autonomous UAV-Based Insect Monitoring 10. UAV Imagery to Monitor, Map, and Model a Vineyard Canopy to Aid in the Application of Precision Viticulture to Small-Area Vineyards 11. Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Using Unmanned Aerial Systems 12. Monitoring Oil and Gas Pipelines with Small UAV Systems 13. Drone-Based Imaging in Archaeology: Current Applications and Future Prospects 14. Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Applications in the Built Environment: Towards Automated Building Inspection Procedures Using Drones 15. The Application of UAVs to Inform Coastal Area Management 16. From Land to Sea: Monitoring the Underwater Environment with Drone Technology 17. A Question of UAS Ground Control: Frequency and Distribution 18. Launch and Recovery System for Improved Fixed-Wing UAV Deployment in Complex Environments 19. Epilogue