Height estimation of sugarcane using an unmanned aerial system (UAS) based on structure from motion (SfM) point clouds

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 38, Issue 8-10, 2017, Pages 2218-2230

  De Souza, Carlos Henrique Wachholz ^a   Lamparelli, Rubens Augusto Camargo ^a   Rocha, Jansle Vieira ^a   Magalhães, Paulo Sergio Graziano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b BRAZILIAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ENERGY AND MATERIALS CNPEM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CROPS; REMOTE SENSING; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING; SUGAR CANE;

DIGITAL SURFACE MODEL (DSM); DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; LEAF NITROGEN CONTENT; REMOTE SENSING PLATFORMS; STRUCTURE FROM MOTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL POINT CLOUDS; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEIGHT; IMAGE RESOLUTION; PLANTATION; REMOTE SENSING; SUGAR CANE; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

EID: 85011310839     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2017.1285082     Document Type: Article

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