IMPLEMENTATION OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR LARGE SCALE MAPPING
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), digital cameras, powerful personal computers, and software have made it possible for geomatics professionals to capture aerial photographs and generate digital terrain models and orthophotographs without using full scale aircraft or hiring mapping professionals. This...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-08-01
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| Series: | The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XL-1-W4/47/2015/isprsarchives-XL-1-W4-47-2015.pdf |
| Summary: | Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), digital cameras, powerful personal computers, and software have made it possible for
geomatics professionals to capture aerial photographs and generate digital terrain models and orthophotographs without using full
scale aircraft or hiring mapping professionals. This has been made possible by the availability of miniaturized computers and
sensors, and software which has been driven, in part, by the demand for this technology in consumer items such as smartphones. The
other force that is in play is the increasing number of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) people who are building UAVs as a hobby or for
professional use. Building a UAV system for mapping is an alternative to purchasing a turnkey system. This paper describes factors
to be considered when building a UAV mapping system, the choices made, and the test results of a project using this completed
system. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-1750 2194-9034 |