Unmanned Aerial Remote Sensing: Uas for Environmental Applications (Hardcover)

Introduction. From radio controlled model aircraft to drones. Aquatic vegetation monitoring with UAS. UAV for riverine environments. Low-cost UAVs for environmental monitoring, mapping, and modelling of the coastal zone.UAS applications to coastal environments. UAV image acquisition using structure from motion to visualise a coastal dune system. Monitoring, mapping, and modelling saltmarsh with UAVs. Autonomous UAV-based insect monitoring. UAV imagery to monitor, map, and model a vineyard canopy. Forest ecosystem monitoring using UAS. Monitoring oil and gas pipelines with small UAV systems. Drone-based imaging in archaeology. UAS applications in the built environment. The application of UAVs to inform coastal area management. From land to sea. A question of UAS ground control. Launch and recovery system for improved fixed-wing UAV deployment. Epilogue.