Thermal infrared imaging of geothermal environments by uav (Unmanned aerial vehicle)

Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 136-145

  Nishar, Abdul ^a   Richards, Steve ^b   Breen, Dan ^a   Robertson, John ^a   Breen, Barbara ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Poseidon Consulting Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aerial monitoring; Geothermal; GIS; Remote sensing; Thermal infrared imaging; UAV

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975891884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22913467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/juvs-2015-0030     Document Type: Note

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