Accuracy of digital surface models and orthophotos derived from unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry

Journal of Surveying Engineering

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ^*  (Spain)

^c Medioambiente y Arquitectura   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital surface model (DSM); Orthophoto; Photogrammetry; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE CONTROL; LANDFORMS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; ROCK MECHANICS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); VEHICLES;

CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS; DIGITAL SURFACE MODELS; GROUND CONTROL POINTS; ORTHO PHOTOS; REMOTE SENSING MAPS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; TERRAIN MORPHOLOGY; VERTICAL ACCURACY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; ORTHOPHOTO; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SENSOR; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

EID: 85016506155     PISSN: 07339453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000206     Document Type: Article

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