Analysis of Different Methods for 3D Reconstruction of Natural Surfaces from Parallel-Axes UAV Images

Photogrammetric Record

Volumn 30, Issue 151, 2015, Pages 279-299

  Eltner, Anette ^a   Schneider, Danilo ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

UAV; Accuracy; Dome error; Geomorphology; SfM; Soil surface

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CAMERAS; DOMES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

ACCURACY; CALIBRATION PARAMETERS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EARTH SURFACE PROCESS; GROUND CONTROL POINTS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SOIL SURFACES; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; SOIL SURFACE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

EID: 84941554085     PISSN: 0031868X     EISSN: 14779730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phor.12115     Document Type: Article

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