scholarly journals Feasibility Study Using UAV Aerial Photogrammetry for a Boundary Verification Survey of a Digitalized Cadastral Area in an Urban City of Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1682
Author(s):  
Shih-Hong Chio ◽  
Cheng-Chu Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Focal Length ◽  
Horizontal Distance ◽  
Control Points ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
Cadastral Maps ◽  
Urban City ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Overlap Analysis

In conducting land boundary verification surveys in digitalized cadastral areas in Taiwan, possible parcel points must be surveyed. These points are employed in the overlap analysis and map registration of possible parcel points and digitalized cadastral maps to identify the coordinates of parcel points. Based on the computed horizontal distance and angle between control points and parcel points, parcels are staked out using ground surveys. Most studies survey possible parcel points using ground surveys with, for example, total stations. Compared with ground surveys, UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) aerial photogrammetry can provide more possible parcel points. Thus, an overlap analysis of digitalized cadastral maps, combined with the collection of possible parcel points, will be more comprehensive. In this study, a high-quality-medium format camera, with a 55 mm focal length, was carried on a rotary UAV to take images, with a 3 cm ground sampling distance (GSD), flying 300 m above the ground. The images were taken with an 80% end-lap and side-lap to increase the visibility of the terrain details for stereo-mapping. According to the test conducted in this study, UAV aerial photogrammetry can accurately provide supplementary control points and assist in the boundary verification of digitalized cadastral areas in Taiwan.

scholarly journals Application of A Hand-Held LiDAR Scanner for the Urban Cadastral Detail Survey in Digitized Cadastral Area of Taiwan Urban City

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 4981
Author(s):  
Shih-Hong Chio ◽  
Kai-Wen Hou
Keyword(s):  
Point Cloud ◽  
Point Clouds ◽  
Calibration Method ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Control Points ◽  
Cadastral Maps ◽  
Urban City ◽  
3D Point Clouds ◽  
Check Points ◽  
Overlap Analysis

The cadastral detail data is used for overlap analysis with digitized graphic cadastral maps to solve the problem of inconsistencies between cadastral maps and the current land situation. This study investigated the feasibility of a handheld LiDAR scanner to collect 3D point clouds in an efficient way for a detail survey in urban environments with narrow and winding streets. Then, urban detail point clouds were collected by the handheld LiDAR scanner. After point cloud filtering and the ranging systematic error correction that was determined by a plane-based calibration method, the collected point clouds were transformed to the TWD97 cadastral coordinate system using control points. The land detail line data were artificially digitized and the results showed that about 97% error of the digitized detail positions was less than 15 cm compared to the check points surveyed by a total station. The results demonstrated the feasibility of using a handheld LiDAR scanner to perform an urban cadastral detail survey in digitized graphic areas. Therefore, the handheld LiDAR scanner could be used for the production of the detail lines for urban cadastral detail surveying for digitized cadastral areas in Taiwan.

scholarly journals Recent Advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Forest Remote Sensing—A Systematic Review. Part I: A General Framework

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Dainelli ◽  
Piero Toscano ◽  
Salvatore Filippo Di Gennaro ◽  
Alessandro Matese
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Forest Monitoring ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Planted Forests ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

Natural, semi-natural, and planted forests are a key asset worldwide, providing a broad range of positive externalities. For sustainable forest planning and management, remote sensing (RS) platforms are rapidly going mainstream. In a framework where scientific production is growing exponentially, a systematic analysis of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based forestry research papers is of paramount importance to understand trends, overlaps and gaps. The present review is organized into two parts (Part I and Part II). Part II inspects specific technical issues regarding the application of UAV-RS in forestry, together with the pros and cons of different UAV solutions and activities where additional effort is needed, such as the technology transfer. Part I systematically analyzes and discusses general aspects of applying UAV in natural, semi-natural and artificial forestry ecosystems in the recent peer-reviewed literature (2018–mid-2020). The specific goals are threefold: (i) create a carefully selected bibliographic dataset that other researchers can draw on for their scientific works; (ii) analyze general and recent trends in RS forest monitoring (iii) reveal gaps in the general research framework where an additional activity is needed. Through double-step filtering of research items found in the Web of Science search engine, the study gathers and analyzes a comprehensive dataset (226 articles). Papers have been categorized into six main topics, and the relevant information has been subsequently extracted. The strong points emerging from this study concern the wide range of topics in the forestry sector and in particular the retrieval of tree inventory parameters often through Digital Aerial Photogrammetry (DAP), RGB sensors, and machine learning techniques. Nevertheless, challenges still exist regarding the promotion of UAV-RS in specific parts of the world, mostly in the tropical and equatorial forests. Much additional research is required for the full exploitation of hyperspectral sensors and for planning long-term monitoring.

scholarly journals Utilizing drone technology in the civil engineering

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-37
Author(s):  
Matúš Tkáč ◽  
Peter Mésároš
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Aerial Images ◽  
General Overview ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

Abstract An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs), also known as drone technology, is used for different types of application in the civil engineering. Drones as a tools that increase communication between construction participants, improves site safety, uses topographic measurements of large areas, with using principles of aerial photogrammetry is possible to create buildings aerial surveying, bridges, roads, highways, saves project time and costs, etc. The use of UAVs in the civil engineering can brings many benefits; creating real-time aerial images from the building objects, overviews reveal assets and challenges, as well as the broad lay of the land, operators can share the imaging with personnel on site, in headquarters and with sub-contractors, planners can meet virtually to discuss project timing, equipment needs and challenges presented by the terrain. The aim of this contribution is to create a general overview of the use of UAVs in the civil engineering. The contribution also contains types of UAVs used for construction purposes, their advantages and also disadvantages.

scholarly journals The ability to use unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Making high precision measurements of the anomalies of Eart’s Geomagnetic Field

2016 ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
S. V. Cherkasov ◽  
B. V. Sterligov ◽  
L. A. Zolotaya
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Geomagnetic Field ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Optical Injection ◽  
Precision Measurements ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
New Generation

The article presents a review of Russian airborne geomagnetic evolution and shows that nowadays the creation of airborne geomagnetic complexes based on air drones (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV) is much in demand. The theoretical and research data on the development on UAV optimal configuration to place a new-generation quantum aeromagnetometer (using a rubidium sensor with optical injection) on the UAV are shown. The authors have developed an unmanned aeromagnetic complex (UAC) to use in high-quality aeromagnetic surveys at low altitudes (from 30 m) for geological, engineering, and ecological goals.

scholarly journals Strain Monitoring Strategy of Deformed Membrane Cover Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Assisted 3D Photogrammetry

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 2738
Author(s):  
Benjamin Steven Vien ◽  
Leslie Wong ◽  
Thomas Kuen ◽  
Frank Courtney ◽  
Jayantha Kodikara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Aerial Images ◽  
Critical Function ◽  
Integrity Assessment ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

Large structures and high-value assets require inspection and integrity assessment methodologies that ensure maximum availability and operational capabilities. Large membranes are used as floating covers at the anaerobic wastewater lagoons of Melbourne Water’s Western Treatment Plant (WTP). A critical function of this high-value asset pertains to the harnessing of the biogas gas generated at these lagoons as well as protecting the environment from the release of odours and greenhouse gases. Therefore, a proactive inspection and efficient management strategy are required to ensure these expensive covers’ integrity and continued operation. Not only is identifying the state of stress on the floating cover crucial for its structural integrity assessment, but the development of rapid and non-contact inspections will significantly assist in determining the “real-life” performance of the cover for superior maintenance management. This study investigates a strain determination method for WTP floating cover which integrates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted photogrammetry with finite element analyses to determine the structural integrity of these covers. Collective aerial images were compiled to form 3D digital models of the deformed cover specimens, which were then employed in computational and statistical analyses to assess and predict the strain of the cover. The findings complement the future implementation of UAV-assisted aerial photogrammetry for structural health assessment of the large floating covers.

Exact laser beam positioning for measurement of vegetation vitality

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 532-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Lindner ◽  
Oleg Sergiyenko ◽  
Moises Rivas-López ◽  
Daniel Hernández-Balbuena ◽  
Wendy Flores-Fuentes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Beam ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Laser Energy ◽  
Vision System ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Continuous Control ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dc Motors ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a novel application for a newly developed Technical Vision System (TVS), which uses a laser scanner and dynamic triangulation, to determine the vitality of agriculture vegetation. This vision system, installed on an unmanned aerial vehicle, shall measure the reflected laser energy and thereby determine the normalized differenced vegetation index. Design/methodology/approach The newly developed TVS shall be installed on the front part of the unmanned aerial vehicle, to perform line-by-line scan in the vision system field-of-view. The TVS uses high-quality DC motors, instead of previously researched low-quality DC motors, to eliminate the existence of two mutually exclusive conditions, for exact positioning of a DC motor shaft. The use of high-quality DC motors reduces the positioning error after control. Findings Present paper emphasizes the exact laser beam positioning in the field-of-view of a TVS. By use of high-quality instead of low-quality DC motors, a significant reduced positioning time was achieved, maintaining the relative angular position error less than 1 per cent. Best results were achieved, by realizing a quasi-continuous control, using a high pulse-width modulated duty cycle resolution and a high execution frequency of the positioning algorithm. Originality/value The originality of present paper is represented by the novel application of the newly developed TVS in the field of agriculture. The vitality of vegetation shall be determined by measuring the reflected laser energy of a scanned agriculture zone. The paper’s main focus is on the exact laser beam positioning within the TVS field-of-view, using high-quality DC motors in closed-loop position control configuration.

scholarly journals Aerial Photogrammetry in the American West: Documenting the Construction of Cattle Water Tanks by Texas Cowboys

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1899-1911
Author(s):  
Stance Hurst ◽  
Eileen Johnson ◽  
Doug Cunningham ◽  
Glenn Fernandez-Cespedes
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Similar Pattern ◽  
American West ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Aerial Photogrammetry ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Water Tanks ◽  
Land Changes

Aerial photogrammetry is increasingly being used to discover, document, and interpret the cultural heritage of landscapes. Information on the constructed cultural heritage left behind by the first cattle ranchers in the American West is being lost as the land is transformed and modified, and stewardship of the land changes across generations. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been used in this research to record and interpret two surface water cattle tanks constructed by Texas cowboys in the mid-1880s. Similar size rocks have been used and placed in a similar pattern across the walls of both tanks. This similarity suggests both tanks were constructed at the same time. This research also demonstrates that UAV photogrammetry can be used to rapidly record and analyze the constructed cultural heritage of American West cowboys.

scholarly journals Optical Design of a Miniaturized Airborne Push-Broom Spectrometer

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2627
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Zhiyuan Gu ◽  
Xiangyue Meng ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Yuegang Fu
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Focal Length ◽  
Optical Design ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Objective Lens ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Modulation Transfer ◽  
Imaging Spectrometer ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

Combining the requirements of spectrometers for unmanned aerial vehicle platforms, a miniaturized airborne wide-angle push-broom imaging spectrometer with an Offner configuration is designed. The system comprises an objective lens and an Offner-type spectrometer with a spectral range of 400~1000 nm and a spectral resolution of 15 nm. The objective lens and Offner spectrometer are designed in isolation before integration. The front objective lens is an inverted telephoto with a focal length of 13 mm, a relative aperture of 1/4.5, and a field of view of 54°. The frequency of the convex grating in the Offner configuration is 102 LP/mm, and the dispersion width is 2.6 mm. The modulation transfer function of the integrated system is greater than 0.4 at the Nyquist frequency in all spectral bands. To estimate the volume and weight of the system, a preliminary optical–mechanical design scheme is given in this paper. The entire spectrometer has a volume of 130 × 80 × 120 mm and is less than 3 kg, which realizes the miniaturization design of the imaging spectrometer with a wide field of view for unmanned aerial vehicle platforms.

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