Advances in high spatial resolution mapping capabilities and the new rules established by the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States for the operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (s UAS) have provided new opportunities to acquire aerial data at a lower cost and more safely versus other methods. A similar opening of the skies for s UAS applications is being allowed in countries across the world. Also s UAS can access hazardous or inaccessible areas during disaster events and provide rapid response when needed. Applications of Small Unmanned Aircraft systems: Best Practices and Case Studies is the first book that brings together the best practices of s UAS applied to a broad range of issues in high spatial resolution mapping projects. Very few s UAS pilots have the knowledge of how the collected imagery is processed into value added mapping products that have commercial and/or academic import. Since the field of s UAS applications is just a few years old this book covers the need for a compendium of case studies to guide the planning data collection and most importantly data processing and map error issues with the range of sensors available to the user community. Written by experienced academics and professionals this book serves as a guide on how to formulate s UAS based projects from choice of a s UAS flight planning for a particular application sensors and data acquisition data processing software mapping software and use of the high spatial resolution maps produced for particular types of geospatial modeling. Features:Focus on s UAS based data acquisition and processing into map products Broad range of case studies by highly experienced academics Practical guidance on s UAS hardware sensors and software utilized Compilation of workflow insights from expert professors and professionals Relevant to academia government and industry Positional and thematic map accuracy UAS curriculum development and workflow replicability issues This book would be an excellent text for upper-level undergraduate to graduate level s UAS mapping application courses. It is also invaluable as a reference for educators designing s UAS based curriculum as well as for potential s UAS users to assess the scope of mapping projects that can be done with this technology. |Applications of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Best Practices and Case Studies | Environmental Engineering
