Unmanned Vehicle Systems in Geomatics: Towards Robotic Mapping

ISBN-13: 9781849951272 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 336 str.

Costas Armenakis; Petros Patias

Opis

This book contributes to the transformative and revolutionary use of small, unmanned vehicle systems for three-dimensional geospatial data acquisition and mapping, which is considered to be a paradigm shift in the science and technology of geomatics.

Spis treści

Fundamentals for UVS data collection and processing.  Unmanned vehicle systems and technologies for geomatics applications.  Position and orientation of sensors for unmanned vehicle systems.  Data acquisition and mapping.  Applications, case studies and best practices – Archaeology and heritage documentation, Agriculture and forestry, Disaster management: emergency response, Mapping and monitoring, Transportation, Environment, energy and mining, Systems.  Emerging trends and technologies.  Outlook – addressing the challenges.