Unmanned aerial systems for photogrammetry and remote sensing: A review

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-97

  Colomina, I ^a   Molina, P ^a  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC DE TELECOMUNICACIONS DE CATALUNYA CTTC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Photogrammetry; Remote sensing; Review; UAV

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; COST ENGINEERING; DATA PROCESSING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEWS; ROBOTS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AERIAL SYSTEMS; LOW-COST EQUIPMENT; PRIVACY RIGHTS; PROCESSING METHOD; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; REGULATORY STATUS; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS; UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY;

DATA PROCESSING; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; REMOTE SENSING; ROBOTICS; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

EID: 84897562134     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.02.013     Document Type: Short Survey

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