Structure from motion photogrammetry in physical geography

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 247-275

  Smith, M W ^a   Carrivick, J L ^a   Quincey, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multi View Stereo; point cloud; Structure from motion; topographic survey

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 84964053842     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: 14770296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133315615805     Document Type: Article

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