The potential of small unmanned aircraft systems and structure-from-motion for topographic surveys: A test of emerging integrated approaches at Cwm Idwal, North Wales

Geomorphology

Volumn 226, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-43

  Tonkin, T N ^a   Midgley, N G ^a   Graham, D J ^b   Labadz, J C ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Digital surface model; Small unmanned aircraft system; Structure from motion; Topographic

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AERIAL SURVEY; AIRBORNE SURVEY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; MORAINE; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PRECISION; TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHY; UNMANNED VEHICLE; AIRCRAFT;

CWM IDWAL; GWYNEDD; NORTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84906059741     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.07.021     Document Type: Article

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