Path planning techniques for unmanned aerial vehicles: A review, solutions, and challenges

S Aggarwal, N Kumar - Computer communications, 2020 - Elsevier
Path planning is one of the most important problems to be explored in unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) for finding an optimal path between source and destination. Although, in …

On the use of unmanned aerial systems for environmental monitoring

S Manfreda, MF McCabe, PE Miller, R Lucas… - Remote sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Environmental monitoring plays a central role in diagnosing climate and management
impacts on natural and agricultural systems; enhancing the understanding of hydrological …

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for engineering geology applications

D Giordan, MS Adams, I Aicardi, M Alicandro… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2020 - Springer
This paper represents the result of the IAEG C35 Commission “Monitoring methods and
approaches in engineering geology applications” workgroup aimed to describe a general …

[HTML][HTML] Remote sensing for landslide investigations: A progress report from China

Q Xu, B Zhao, K Dai, X Dong, W Li, X Zhu, Y Yang… - Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
China has a significant portion of land in landslide-prone areas, and remote sensing
technologies are becoming a tool of choice to investigate and monitor landslides. Although …

UAV lidar and hyperspectral fusion for forest monitoring in the southwestern USA

T Sankey, J Donager, J McVay, JB Sankey - Remote Sensing of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Forest vegetation classification and structure measurements are fundamental steps for
planning, monitoring, and evaluating large-scale forest changes including restoration …

Optimising UAV topographic surveys processed with structure-from-motion: Ground control quality, quantity and bundle adjustment

MR James, S Robson, S d'Oleire-Oltmanns… - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Structure-from-motion (SfM) algorithms greatly facilitate the production of detailed
topographic models from photographs collected using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) …

Overview and current status of remote sensing applications based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

G Pajares - Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) is presently in continuous development at a rapid pace.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or more extensively Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) …

Topographic changes, surface deformation and movement process before, during and after a rotational landslide

S Ma, H Qiu, Y Zhu, D Yang, B Tang, D Wang, L Wang… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The deformation characteristics and instability patterns of rotational landslides are
complicated. Such landslides are large and occur continuously, seriously threatening …

UAV for 3D mapping applications: a review

F Nex, F Remondino - Applied geomatics, 2014 - Springer
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms are nowadays a valuable source of data for
inspection, surveillance, mapping, and 3D modeling issues. As UAVs can be considered as …

Landslide prediction, monitoring and early warning: a concise review of state-of-the-art

BG Chae, HJ Park, F Catani, A Simoni, M Berti - Geosciences Journal, 2017 - Springer
Landslide is one of the repeated geological hazards during rainy season, which causes
fatalities, damage to property and economic losses in Korea. Landslides are responsible for …