Unmanned Aerial Systems for Monitoring Soil, Vegetation, and Riverine Environments provides an overview of how unmanned aerial systems have revolutionized our capability to monitor river systems, soil characteristics, and related processes at unparalleled spatio-temporal resolutions. This capability has enabled enhancements in our capacity to describe water cycle and hydrological processes. The book includes guidelines, technical advice, and practical experience to support practitioners and scientists in increasing the efficiency of monitoring with the help of UAS. The book contains field survey datasets to use as practical exercises, allowing proposed techniques and methods to be applied to real world case studies.
1. Introduction - p. Page ix 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page xiv 3. List of Tables - p. Page xv 4. Chapter 1 : Remote sensing of the environment using unmanned aerial systems - p. Page xv 5. Chapter 2 : Protocols for UAS-based observation - p. Page 30 6. Chapter 3 : Using structure-from-motion workflows for 3D mapping and remote sensing - p. Page 62 7. Chapter 4 : Vegetation mapping and monitoring by unmanned aerial systems (UAS)—current state and perspectives - p. Page 88 8. Chapter 5 : Monitoring agricultural ecosystems - p. Page 119 9. Chapter 6 : Mapping soil properties for unmanned aerial system–based environmental monitoring - p. Page 146 10. Chapter 7 : Soil moisture monitoring using unmanned aerial system - p. Page 173 11. Chapter 8 : Geometric correction and stabilization of images collected by UASs in river monitoring - p. Page 196 12. Chapter 9 : River flow monitoring with unmanned aerial system - p. Page 228 13. Chapter 10 : Monitoring river channel dynamics by Unmanned Aerial Systems - p. Page 265 14. Chapter 11 : Tools and datasets for unmanned aerial system applications - p. Page 287 15. Appendix A : Glossary - p. Page 304 16. Appendix B : Checklist before flying - p. Page 310 17. Appendix C : Survey description - p. Page 312 18. Appendix D : List of the available databases and tools - p. Page 314 19. Index - p. Page 316
Unmanned Aerial Systems for Monitoring Soil, Vegetation, and Riverine Environments provides an overview of how unmanned aerial systems have revolutionized our capability to monitor river systems, soil characteristics, and related processes at unparalleled spatio-temporal resolutions. This capability has enabled enhancements in our capacity to describe water cycle and hydrological processes. The book includes guidelines, technical advice, and practical experience to support practitioners and scientists in increasing the efficiency of monitoring with the help of UAS. The book contains field survey datasets to use as practical exercises, allowing proposed techniques and methods to be applied to real world case studies.
1. Introduction - p. Page ix 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page xiv 3. List of Tables - p. Page xv 4. Chapter 1 : Remote sensing of the environment using unmanned aerial systems - p. Page xv 5. Chapter 2 : Protocols for UAS-based observation - p. Page 30 6. Chapter 3 : Using structure-from-motion workflows for 3D mapping and remote sensing - p. Page 62 7. Chapter 4 : Vegetation mapping and monitoring by unmanned aerial systems (UAS)—current state and perspectives - p. Page 88 8. Chapter 5 : Monitoring agricultural ecosystems - p. Page 119 9. Chapter 6 : Mapping soil properties for unmanned aerial system–based environmental monitoring - p. Page 146 10. Chapter 7 : Soil moisture monitoring using unmanned aerial system - p. Page 173 11. Chapter 8 : Geometric correction and stabilization of images collected by UASs in river monitoring - p. Page 196 12. Chapter 9 : River flow monitoring with unmanned aerial system - p. Page 228 13. Chapter 10 : Monitoring river channel dynamics by Unmanned Aerial Systems - p. Page 265 14. Chapter 11 : Tools and datasets for unmanned aerial system applications - p. Page 287 15. Appendix A : Glossary - p. Page 304 16. Appendix B : Checklist before flying - p. Page 310 17. Appendix C : Survey description - p. Page 312 18. Appendix D : List of the available databases and tools - p. Page 314 19. Index - p. Page 316
