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 …

The paper discusses the experience of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the
management of municipal solid waste landfills and dumpsites. Although the use of drones at …

Currently, landfill is the most common, economical, and convenient method for municipal
solid waste (MSW) disposal in countries around the world. MSW has a complex composition …

Inexpensive and small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide high-accuracy positional
data and enable users to collect high-resolution aerial images. The analysis of images …

In relation to 3D bathymetric modelling, this article aims to analyze the performance of
Kriging approaches in dependence of the location and density of the measured depth …

Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for photogrammetry operations configures a
technology capable of extracting quantitative information from land surface in a fast …

Illegal waste dumping has been widely regarded as one of the biggest source of
environmental damage. Illegal landfills are a prevailing problem existing in a large number …

The paper discusses how the choice of software and hardware components used in
unmanned aerial systems (UAS) affects the accuracy of estimating volume on landfills and …

Surface monitoring of landfills is crucial not only during their operation but also for later land
restoration and development. Measurements concern environmental factors, such as …

Illegal dumping is one of the major issues to be addressed by public managers in both
developed and developing countries. The adequate tackling and enforcement of such …