Small unmanned aircraft systems for low-altitude aerial surveys

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1614-1619

  Watts, Adam C ^a   Perry, John H ^a   Smith, Scot E ^a   Burgess, Matthew A ^a   Wilkinson, Benjamin E ^a   Szantoi, Zoltan ^a   Ifju, Peter G ^a   Percival, H Franklin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

aerial survey; imagery; remote sensing; technology; unmanned aircraft systems

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; AIRCRAFT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNMANNED VEHICLE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956216380     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-425     Document Type: Article

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