Drones, formally known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are versatile technology
increasingly associated with many modern-day applications. The advancements in …

In homicide cases, it is difficult to provide resolution for the bereaved or to obtain a
successful criminal conviction of the guilty party when no body is found. Since the mid …

Harsh terrain, extreme weather conditions, and logistics challenges pose certain risks to
rescue workers when they are responding to emergencies in mountainous regions. During …

In the current criminalistic scenario, experts face many challenges, including huge amounts
of data, lack of time, tiny pieces of evidence, chaotic and complex crime scenes, complicated …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely used in industry and daily life, where
safety is the primary consideration, resulting in their use in open outdoor environments …

Recent advances in autonomy of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have increased their
use in remote sensing applications, such as precision agriculture, biosecurity, disaster …

Heritage is under constant pressure to be adapted for tourism. The aim of this research was
to improve the performance of both the tourism sector and the cultural heritage sector in a …

Red–green–blue (RGB) cameras which are attached in commercial unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) can support remote-observation small-scale campaigns, by mapping, within …

Currently, there are heritage assets that have been extensively studied and documented, but
sometimes this information is not fully accessible to users. The aim of this research was to …

This article illustrates a data acquisition methodological process based on Structure from
Motion (SfM) processing confronted with terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) and integrated into a …