UAV-based point cloud generation for open-pit mine modelling

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Volumn 40, Issue 1W4, 2015, Pages 313-320

  Shahbazi, M ^a   Sohn, G ^b   Theau J ^a   Menard P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Centre de géomatique du Québec Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Open pit mine; Sensor calibration; Sparse and dense matching; Structure from motion; System integration; Three dimensional modelling; Unmanned aerial vehicle

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; AIR NAVIGATION; ANTENNAS; CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; OPEN PIT MINING; ROCK MECHANICS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AERIAL VEHICLE; DENSE MATCHING; OPEN PIT; OPEN-PIT MINE; PIT MINES; SENSOR CALIBRATION; SPARSE AND DENSE MATCHING; STRUCTURE FROM MOTION; SYSTEM INTEGRATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELLING; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

EID: 84974560611     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-1-W4-313-2015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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