UAV Applications in Environmental Monitoring
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 3702
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental monitoring; UAV photogrammetry; coastal research
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have potential that is noticeable around the world. Rapid technological growth, combined with relatively low equipment costs, has made empirical studies of the environment common, and case studies appearing in the literature allow for a better understanding of global phenomena related to climate change, as an example. Popular drones, thanks to their universality, enable the assembly and observation of virtually the entire electromagnetic wave spectrum (from RGB cameras to multi- and hyperspectral cameras, ending with thermal cameras and laser scanners). The multitude of emerging applications is enormous. For this reason, this Special Issue of Applied Sciences is being launched to show the wide sensory application in practical terms of environmental monitoring and data processing methods depending on the type of sensor, and to show sensory characteristics depending on the sensor mounted on the unmanned vehicle. I look forward to interesting articles and interesting cooperation, and invite you to submit your works for publication.
This Special Issue includes, but is not limited to:
- Optimization of flight planning for environmental monitoring tasks depending on the sensor used.
- Methods of using UAV sensor aggregation to monitor the environment.
- Methods for the calibration and processing of data from UAV sensors for environmental monitoring.
- Research on the precision and accuracy of acquired UAV sensory data.
Case studies combining several of the above points are particularly welcome.
Dr. Pawel Tysiac
Guest Editor
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Dr. Pawel Tysiac
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- environmental monitoring
- remote sensing
- UAV
- image processing
- point cloud segmentation
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