Small-format aerial photography and UAS imagery : principles, techniques and geoscience applications /

"Small Format Aerial Photography and UAS Imagery: Principles, Techniques and Geoscience Applications, Second Edition, provides basic and advanced principles and techniques for Small Format Aerial Photography (SFAP), focusing on manned and unmanned aerial systems, including drones, kites, blimps...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Aber, James S. (Author), Marzolff, Irene (Author), Ries, Johannes B. (Author), Aber, Susan Ward (Author)
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2019]
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	Aerial photography > Technological innovations. Geographic information systems. Aerial photography. Image processing > Digital techniques. Geographic Information Systems Photographie aérienne > Innovations. Systèmes d'information géographique. Photographie aérienne. Traitement d'images > Techniques numériques. geographic information systems. aerial photography. digital imaging. Aerial photography Geographic information systems Image processing > Digital techniques Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Part I. History and principles
1. Introduction to small-format aerial photography
2. Basic principles of SFAP
3. Photogrammetry
4. Lighting and atmospheric conditions
5. Photographic composition
Part II. SFAP techniques
6. Cameras for SFAP
7. Manned and tethered platforms and mounts
8. Unmanned aerial systems (UAS
drones)
9. SFAP survey planning and implementation
10. Legal issues
11. Image interpretation
12. Image processing and analysis
Part III. Case studies
13. Gully erosion monitoring
14. Wetland environments
15. Architecture, archaeology, and cemeteries
16. Recreational property
17. Vegetation and soils
18. Wind energy
19. Vineyards
20. Geomorphology
21. Emergence of SFAP.