Photogrammetric processing of low-altitude images acquired by unpiloted aerial vehicles

Photogrammetric Record

Volumn 26, Issue 134, 2011, Pages 190-211

  Zhang, Yongjun ^a   Xiong, Jinxin ^a   Hao, Lijuan ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D city model; Accuracy analysis; Bundle block adjustment; Image matching; Large scale urban mapping; Unpiloted aerial vehicle

Indexed keywords

3D CITY MODELS; ACCURACY ANALYSIS; AERIAL VEHICLE; BLOCK ADJUSTMENT; URBAN MAPPING;

ALTITUDE CONTROL; IMAGE MATCHING; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; ROCK MECHANICS; TRIANGULATION; VEHICLES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MAPPING; ORTHOPHOTO; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; TEXTURE; TRIANGULATION; UNMANNED VEHICLE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79958052512     PISSN: 0031868X     EISSN: 14779730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9730.2011.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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