UAV Lidar System: Performance Assessment and Application
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 3314
Special Issue Editor
Interests: laser scanning; GIS; remote sensing; mapping
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Dear Colleagues,
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are able to carry various mapping sensors (e.g., different kinds of cameras, laser scanners) that enable them to efficiently survey large areas. UAV LiDAR is an emerging technology that has introduced the possibility for new applications, similar to the scenario that occurred 20 years ago when airborne laser scanning entered the airborne photogrammetry market. Besides their ability to provide accurate, high-resolution spatial data independently from sunlight, the main advantage of laser scanning is the laser beam’s ability to penetrate through vegetation, therefore allowing terrain points to be captured, even in forested areas. This is relevant for civil engineering construction projects, which require accurate, up-to-date terrain models, e.g., road/railway construction, flood modelling/simulation.
The current Special Issue “UAV Lidar System: Performance Assessment and Application” invites researchers to submit papers discussing the system design (including platform, positioning unit, sensors etc.), performance assessment (even through specific analysis or particular applications), application analysis (fulfilling application requirements), and data processing (engineering products derived from UAV LiDAR point cloud, segmentation/classification solutions) related to UAV LiDAR.
Dr. Tamás Lovas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- UAV/UAS
- UAV LiDAR
- point cloud processing
- accuracy assessment
- engineering applications
