Remote sensing applications of unmanned aircraft: Challenges to flight in United States airspace

Geocarto International

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 71-83

  Mulac, Brenda L ^a  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Airspace; Remote sensing; UAS; Unmanned aircraft

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; CALIBRATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSOR; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952713679     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2010.537786     Document Type: Article

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