Advances of UAVs toward future transportation: The state-of-the-art, challenges, and opportunities

A Gupta, T Afrin, E Scully, N Yodo - Future transportation, 2021 - mdpi.com
The adoption of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in numerous sectors is projected to grow
exponentially in the future as technology advances and regulation evolves. One of the …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Landslide Investigation and Monitoring: A Review

J Sun, G Yuan, L Song, H Zhang - Drones, 2024 - mdpi.com
Over the past decade, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as essential tools
for landslide studies, particularly in on-site investigations. This paper reviews UAV …

[HTML][HTML] Moving beyond privacy and airspace safety: Guidelines for just drones in policing

M Dolata, G Schwabe - Government Information Quarterly, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of drones offers police forces potential gains in efficiency and safety. However, their
use may also harm public perception of the police if drones are refused. Therefore, police …

Developing a guideline of unmanned aerial vehicle's acquisition geometry for landslide mapping and monitoring

KG Nikolakopoulos, A Kyriou, IK Koukouvelas - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Remote sensing data and techniques are widely used for monitoring and managing natural
or man-made disasters, due to their timeliness and their satisfactory accuracy. A key stage in …

How image acquisition geometry of UAV campaigns affects the derived products and their accuracy in areas with complex geomorphology

A Kyriou, K Nikolakopoulos, I Koukouvelas - ISPRS International Journal …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The detailed and accurate mapping of landscapes and their geomorphological
characteristics is a key issue in hazard management. The current study examines whether …

Laser scanner and drone photogrammetry: A statistical comparison between 3-dimensional models and its impacts on outdoor crime scene registration

RR Cunha, CT Arrabal, MM Dantas… - Forensic Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work evaluated the accuracy of 3D models generated by a DJI Mavic Pro drone with
3DF Zephyr software photogrammetry. The models were compared to models generated by …

Timely and low-cost remote sensing practices for the assessment of landslide activity in the service of hazard management

A Kyriou, KG Nikolakopoulos, IK Koukouvelas - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Landslides are among the most dangerous and catastrophic events in the world. The
increasing progress in remote sensing technology made landslide observations timely …

Airborne combined photogrammetry—Infrared thermography applied to landslide remote monitoring

V Vivaldi, M Bordoni, S Mineo, M Crozi, G Pappalardo… - Landslides, 2023 - Springer
The combination between two remote surveying methods is presented herein as a
pioneering approach for landslide airborne monitoring. The survey of an active landslide by …

A fusion method using terrestrial laser scanning and unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry for landslide deformation monitoring under complex terrain conditions

N Jiang, HB Li, CJ Li, HX Xiao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Landslides are one of the major factors threatening human life and social development.
Monitoring and early warning of landslides are important parts of disaster prevention and …

Digital Rock Mass Analysis for the Evaluation of Rockfall Magnitude at Poorly Accessible Cliffs

D Caliò, S Mineo, G Pappalardo - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The analysis of a digital rock cliff model, built by airborne photogrammetric data and infrared
thermal images, is herein presented as an alternative tool for rock mass study in restricted …