Unmanned Aerial System in Geomatics
A special issue of Drones (ISSN 2504-446X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 4683
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photogrammetry; analytical and digital photogrammetry; satellite photogrammetry; close range photogrammetry; mapping; 3D virtual city; topographical survey; engineering survey; rail/road/canal route alignment and layout; GIS; Web GIS; DSS; KBS; GPS; DGPS; vehicle navigation and tracking; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Interests: microwave; millimeter-wave; terahertz heterodyne and direct detector receivers and instruments; high-frequency radars; terahertz sources; the application of nanotechnology at terahertz frequencies
Interests: digital photogrammetry and remote sensing; computer vision; geometric processing of aerial and space optical imagery; multi-source spatial data integration; integrated sensor calibration and orientation; low-altitude UAV photogrammetry; combined bundle block adjustment of multi-source datasets; LiDAR and image integration; digital city modeling; visual inspection of industrial parts; intelligent extraction of remote sensing information and knowledge modeling
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Interests: radar image processing remote sensing and GIS applications GIS for engineers forecasting disaster hazard; stochastic analysis and modelling; natural hazards; environmental engineering modelling; geospatial information systems; photogrammetry and remote sensing; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to researchers and practitioners addressing new challenges in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing, geospatial data sensing, representation, processing, visualization, analytics, development, sharing and managing, in all aspects concerning both unmanned aerial system technology and geo-informatics. With this SI we welcome original papers of either practical or theoretical nature, presenting research or applications of a specialized or interdisciplinary nature, addressing any aspect of geographic information systems and UAV technologies.
Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:
- UAV in photogrammetry and remote sensing;
- LiDAR point cloud segmentation and classification;
- micro and mini UAV development;
- UAV applications/practices in infrastructure mapping and monitoring for smart city development;
- AI and analytics in UAVs;
- UAV vulnerabilities and cyber security.
Prof. Dr. Kamal Jain
Dr. Goutam Chattopadhyay
Prof. Dr. Yongjun Zhang
Prof. Dr. Biswajeet Pradhan
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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