UAV‐Based Remote Sensing: Volume 2

Active technological development has fuelled rapid growth in the number of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms being deployed around the globe. Novel UAV platforms UAV-based sensors robotic sensing and imaging techniques the development of processing workflows as well as the capacity of ultra-high temporal and spatial resolution data provide both opportunities and challenges that will allow engineers and scientists to address novel and important scientific questions in UAV and sensor design remote sensing and environmental monitoring. This work features papers on UAV sensor design improvements in UAV sensor technology obstacle detection methods for measuring optical flow target tracking gimbal influence on the stability of UAV images augmented reality tools segmentation in digital surface models for 3D reconstruction detection location and grasping objects multi-target localization vision-based tracking in cooperative multi-UAV systems noise suppression techniques rectification for oblique images two-UAV communication system fuzzy-based hybrid control algorithms pedestrian detection and tracking as well as a range of atmospheric geological agricultural ecological reef wildlife building and construction coastal area coverage search and rescue (SAR) water plume temperature measurements aeromagnetic and archaeological surveys applications