Environmental monitoring plays a central role in diagnosing climate and management
impacts on natural and agricultural systems; enhancing the understanding of hydrological …

With the increasing role that unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are playing in data collection
for environmental studies, two key challenges relate to harmonizing and providing …

Invasive plant species can pose major threats to biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and
services. Satellite based remote sensing has evolved as an important technology to spatially …

The application of drones has recently revolutionised the mapping of wetlands due to their
high spatial resolution and the flexibility in capturing images. In this study, the drone imagery …

Abstract Aims Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), ie drones, have recently emerged as cost-
effective and flexible tools for acquiring remote sensing data with fine spatial and temporal …

Plant invasion imposes significant threats to biodiversity and ecosystem function. Thus,
monitoring the spatial pattern of invasive plants is vital for effective ecosystem management …

Abstract Knowledge of flowering phenology is essential for understanding the condition of
forest ecosystems and responses to various anthropogenic and environmental drivers …

Crop plant detection is vital for mapping crop planting area and extracting pure crop canopy
information. In this study, three cameras (RGB, color infrared (NIR-GB) and multispectral …

Automatic discrimination of tree species and identification of physiological stress imposed
on forest trees by biotic factors from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) offers substantial …

Roads and roadsides provide dispersal channels for non-native invasive alien plants (IAP),
many of which hold devastating impacts in the economy, human health, biodiversity and …