Visible and thermal infrared remote sensing for the detection of white-tailed deer using an unmanned aerial system

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 181-191

  Chrétien, Louis Philippe ^a   Théau, Jéroˆme ^a   Ménard, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Centre de géomatique du Québec Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

aerial survey; drone; image processing; object based image analysis; Odocoileus virginianus; remote sensing; thermal infrared and visible imagery; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); wildlife survey

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DEER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TRACKING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84962122888     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.629     Document Type: Article

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