Drone with thermal infrared camera provides high resolution georeferenced imagery of the Waikite geothermal area, New Zealand

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 325, Issue , 2016, Pages 61-69

  Harvey, M C ^a   Rowland, J V ^a   Luketina, K M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO REGIONAL COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Camera; Drone; Exploration; Flow; Flux; Geothermal; Heat; Infrared; Monitoring; Motion; New Zealand; Photogrammetry; Rpas; Structure; Thermal; Uav

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; DRONES; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FLUXES; FORESTRY; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEATING; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED RADIATION; MONITORING; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SURVEYING; SURVEYS; TRACKING (POSITION); UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

FLOW; GEOTHERMAL; MOTION; NEW ZEALAND; RPAS; THERMAL;

TEMPERATURE INDICATING CAMERAS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; IMAGE RESOLUTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

BAY OF PLENTY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKITE VALLEY;

EID: 84975804408     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.06.014     Document Type: Article

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