A practical UAV remote sensing methodology to generate multispectral orthophotos for vineyards: Estimation of spectral reflectance using compact digital cameras

International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 65-87

  Mathews, Adam J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital cameras; Multispectral; Orthophotos; Remote sensing; UAV; Vineyards; Viticulture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930438044     PISSN: 19479654     EISSN: 19479662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/ijagr.2015100104     Document Type: Article

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