Assessment of photogrammetric mapping accuracy based on variation ground control points number using unmanned aerial vehicle

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 98, Issue , 2017, Pages 221-227

  Agüera Vega, Francisco ^a,b   Carvajal Ramírez, Fernando ^a,b   Martínez Carricondo, Patricio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b ceiA3 ^*  (Spain)

^c Medioambiente y Arquitectura   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accuracy evaluation; Georeferencing; Orthophoto; Photogrammetry; UAV

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; ROCK MECHANICS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

ACCURACY EVALUATION; ACCURACY MEASUREMENTS; DIGITAL SURFACE MODELS; GEOREFERENCING; GROUND CONTROL POINTS; ORTHO PHOTOS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL;

EID: 85003422026     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2016.12.002     Document Type: Article

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