Generation of accurate digital elevation models from UAV acquired low percentage overlapping images

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 38, Issue 8-10, 2017, Pages 3113-3134

  Ajayi, Oluibukun Gbenga ^a   Salubi, Akporode Anthony ^a   Angbas, Alu Fredrick ^a   Odigure, Mukwedeh Godfrey ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE ACQUISITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

DIFFERENTIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HAZARD PREDICTION; NATIONAL STANDARD; OVERLAPPING IMAGES; PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SOFTWARE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

SURVEYING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

EID: 85011307917     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2017.1285085     Document Type: Article

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