Fundamentals of Capturing and Processing Drone Imagery and Data 1st Edition by Amy E. Frazier 9781000402049 1000402045

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• ISBN 10: 1000402045
• ISBN 13: 9781000402049
• Author: Amy E. Frazier 

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are rapidly emerging as flexible platforms for capturing imagery and other data across the sciences. Many colleges and universities are developing courses on UAS-based data acquisition. Fundamentals of Capturing and Processing Drone Imagery and Data is a comprehensive, introductory text on how to use unmanned aircraft systems for data capture and analysis. It provides best practices for planning data capture missions and hands-on learning modules geared toward UAS data collection, processing, and applications. FEATURES Lays out a step-by-step approach to identify relevant tools and methods for UAS data/image acquisition and processing. Provides practical hands-on knowledge with visual interpretation, well-organized and designed for a typical 16-week UAS course offered on college and university campuses. Suitable for all levels of readers and does not require prior knowledge of UAS, remote sensing, digital image processing, or geospatial analytics. Includes real-world environmental applications along with data interpretations and software used; exercises in chapters 8 through 19 have support materials for free download. Combines the expertise of a wide range of UAS researchers and practitioners across the geospatial sciences. This book provides a general introduction to drones along with a series of hands-on exercises that students and researchers can engage with to learn to integrate drone data into real-world applications. No prior background in remote sensing, GIS, or drone knowledge is needed to use this book. Readers will learn to process different types of UAS imagery for applications (such as precision agriculture, forestry, urban landscapes) and apply this knowledge in environmental monitoring and land-use studies.

Table contents:

Part I: Getting Started with Drone Imagery and Data

Chapter 1: Introduction to Capturing and Processing Drone Imagery and Data

Chapter 2: An Introduction to Drone Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry

Chapter 3: Choosing a Sensor for UAS Imagery Collection

Chapter 4: Mission Planning for Capturing UAS Imagery

Chapter 5: Drone Regulations: What You Need to Know before You Fly

Chapter 6: Structure from Motion (SfM) Workflow for Processing Drone Imagery

Chapter 7: Aerial Cinematography with UAS

Part II: Hands-On Applications Using Drone Imagery and Data

Chapter 8: Planning Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) Missions

Chapter 9: Aligning and Stitching Drone-Captured Images

Chapter 10: Counting Wildlife from Drone-Captured Imagery Using Visual and Semi-Automated Techniques

Chapter 11: Terrain and Surface Modeling of Vegetation Height Using Simple Linear Regression

Chapter 12: Assessing the Accuracy of Digital Surface Models of an Earthen Dam Derived from SfM Techniques

Chapter 13: Estimating Forage Mass from Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Rangelands

Chapter 14: Applications of UAS-Derived Terrain Data for Hydrology and Flood Hazard Modeling

Chapter 15: Comparing UAS and Terrestrial Laser Scanning Methods for Change Detection in Coastal Landscapes

Chapter 16: Digital Preservation of Historical Heritage Using 3D Models and Augmented Reality

Chapter 17: Identifying Burial Mounds and Enclosures Using RGB and Multispectral Indices Derived from UAS Imagery

Chapter 18: Detecting Scales of Drone-Based Atmospheric Measurements Using Semivariograms

Chapter 19: Assessing the Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

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