Cameras and settings for aerial surveys in the geosciences: Optimising image data

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 325-344

  O’Connor, James ^a   Smith, Mike J ^a   James, Mike R ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aerial image; digital image; photography; remote sensing; Unmanned aerial vehicle

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; AIRCRAFT; DIGITAL IMAGE; EARTH SCIENCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; PHOTOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

EID: 85020902543     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: 14770296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133317703092     Document Type: Article

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