Editorial Board
- Drone Design and Development Section
- Drone Communications Section
- Drones in Ecology Section
- Drones in Agriculture and Forestry Section
- Innovative Urban Mobility Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Cartographic and Land Engineering Department, Higher Polytechnic School of Avila, University of Salamanca, Hornos Caleros, 50 05003 Avila, Spain
Interests: photogrammetry; laser scanning; 3D modeling; topography; cartography
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Interests: photogrammetry; laser scanning; 3D modeling; topography; cartography
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Department of Mining Technology, Topography and Structures, University of León, Avda. Astorga, s/n, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain
Interests: photogrammetry; drones; laser scanning; radiometric calibration; remote sensing; RGB-D sensors; 3D modeling; mobile mapping; metrology; verification; inspection; quality control
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Interests: photogrammetry; drones; laser scanning; radiometric calibration; remote sensing; RGB-D sensors; 3D modeling; mobile mapping; metrology; verification; inspection; quality control
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
Interests: energy harvesting; nonlinear dynamics; vibration and control; smart materials; aeroelasticity; fluid-structure interactions; micro-/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS); flight dynamics
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Interests: energy harvesting; nonlinear dynamics; vibration and control; smart materials; aeroelasticity; fluid-structure interactions; micro-/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS); flight dynamics
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Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA
Interests: remote sensing; forest ecology; conservation biology; airborne sensors; GatorEye; landscape simulation models; ecosystem and canopy ecology
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Interests: remote sensing; forest ecology; conservation biology; airborne sensors; GatorEye; landscape simulation models; ecosystem and canopy ecology
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Computer Engineering Department (DISCA), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: UAV networking and communications solutions; drone swarms; UAS traffic management (UTM); IoT; traffic management
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Interests: UAV networking and communications solutions; drone swarms; UAS traffic management (UTM); IoT; traffic management
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Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME), University of California, Merced, CA 95343, USA
Interests: mechatronics for sustainability; cognitive process control; small multi-UAV-based cooperative multi-spectral “personal remote sensing”; applied fractional calculus in controls, modeling, and complex signal processing; distributed measurements; control of distributed parameter systems with mobile actuators and sensor networks
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Interests: mechatronics for sustainability; cognitive process control; small multi-UAV-based cooperative multi-spectral “personal remote sensing”; applied fractional calculus in controls, modeling, and complex signal processing; distributed measurements; control of distributed parameter systems with mobile actuators and sensor networks
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Department of Digital Industry Technologies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), 34400 Psahna, Greece
Interests: stochastic modeling of wireless communication channels; design and performance analysis of V2X communication systems
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Interests: stochastic modeling of wireless communication channels; design and performance analysis of V2X communication systems
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Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Interests: swarm intelligence; collaborative control; collaborative guidance; collaborative decision-making planning; UAV swarm; UAV flight control and embedded system
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Interests: swarm intelligence; collaborative control; collaborative guidance; collaborative decision-making planning; UAV swarm; UAV flight control and embedded system
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Department of Geography, Harokopio University of Athens, Eleftheriou Venizelou 70, Kallithea, 17676 Athens, Greece
Interests: earth observation; GIS; geospatial data analysis; operational products; land surface models; geoinformation; software tools
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Interests: earth observation; GIS; geospatial data analysis; operational products; land surface models; geoinformation; software tools
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School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: robot navigation; deployment of drones; unmanned aerial vehicles; control of wireless communication networks; control of power systems; robust control and filtering; hybrid dynamical systems; control engineering; biomedical engineering
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Interests: robot navigation; deployment of drones; unmanned aerial vehicles; control of wireless communication networks; control of power systems; robust control and filtering; hybrid dynamical systems; control engineering; biomedical engineering
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Department of Systems Engineering & Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943, USA
Interests: aerospace systems; guidance; navigation and control; image processing; artificial intelligence; swarms
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Interests: aerospace systems; guidance; navigation and control; image processing; artificial intelligence; swarms
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Geomatics Engineering, Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Ontario, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
Interests: photogrammetric engineering; remote sensing mapping; low-cost unmanned mobile mapping systems; indoor/outdoor navigation and mapping; sensor integration; 3D modelling using optical and lidar data; high resolution imagery; spatial data co-registration; spatial awareness and intelligence; GIS; risk assessment; disaster management
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Interests: photogrammetric engineering; remote sensing mapping; low-cost unmanned mobile mapping systems; indoor/outdoor navigation and mapping; sensor integration; 3D modelling using optical and lidar data; high resolution imagery; spatial data co-registration; spatial awareness and intelligence; GIS; risk assessment; disaster management
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Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Interests: digital humanities; 3D survey; digital twin; H-BIM; Scan-to-BIM; digital representation; visual communication; 3D modelling; virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); virtual museum; extended reality (XR); digital documentation workflows
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Interests: digital humanities; 3D survey; digital twin; H-BIM; Scan-to-BIM; digital representation; visual communication; 3D modelling; virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); virtual museum; extended reality (XR); digital documentation workflows
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GIS & RS Group, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, D-50923 Cologne, Germany
Interests: low-weight UAVs; hyperspectral and multisepctral remote sensing; field spectrometry; terrestrial lasercanning; 3D analysis; plant biomass; plant nitrogen; change detection; matter fluxes; precision agriculture; spatial data management
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Interests: low-weight UAVs; hyperspectral and multisepctral remote sensing; field spectrometry; terrestrial lasercanning; 3D analysis; plant biomass; plant nitrogen; change detection; matter fluxes; precision agriculture; spatial data management
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Air and Missile Defense College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
Interests: flight control; fuzzy/neural control; nonlinear control; prescribed performance control; adaptive control; non-affine control; back-stepping control; sliding mode control; adaptive dynamic programing; optimal control
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Interests: flight control; fuzzy/neural control; nonlinear control; prescribed performance control; adaptive control; non-affine control; back-stepping control; sliding mode control; adaptive dynamic programing; optimal control
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Computational & Applied Vegetation Ecology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Interests: terrestrial and UAV based LiDAR; measurement and modelling of full 3D vegetation structure and how this is related to airborne or spaceborne remote sensing signals; radiative transfer modelling
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Interests: terrestrial and UAV based LiDAR; measurement and modelling of full 3D vegetation structure and how this is related to airborne or spaceborne remote sensing signals; radiative transfer modelling
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School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
Interests: robotics; sensing; biomimicry; aerospace
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Interests: robotics; sensing; biomimicry; aerospace
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National Engineering & Technology Center for Information Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: reflectance spectroscopy; quantitative remote sensing of vegetation; crop growth monitoring; crop mapping; smart farming
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Interests: reflectance spectroscopy; quantitative remote sensing of vegetation; crop growth monitoring; crop mapping; smart farming
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GeoNumerics, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: geomatics; navigation; geometric photogrammetry and remote sensing; sensor modelling; sensor integration; sensor orientation and calibration; multi-sensor integration for orientation and navigation; indoor/outdoor navigation; estimation methods; software systems for orientation and navigation; unmanned aerial systems; unmanned aerial systems for photogrammetry, remote sensing and mapping; combined terrestrial and aerial mobile mapping systems
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Interests: geomatics; navigation; geometric photogrammetry and remote sensing; sensor modelling; sensor integration; sensor orientation and calibration; multi-sensor integration for orientation and navigation; indoor/outdoor navigation; estimation methods; software systems for orientation and navigation; unmanned aerial systems; unmanned aerial systems for photogrammetry, remote sensing and mapping; combined terrestrial and aerial mobile mapping systems
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Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale, del Territorio, Edile e di Chimica, Polytechnic University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: DTM; surveying; photogrammetry; geomatics; environment; geographic information system; remote sensing; spatial analysis; geography; navigation
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Interests: DTM; surveying; photogrammetry; geomatics; environment; geographic information system; remote sensing; spatial analysis; geography; navigation
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Universite Paris-Est, IGN, ENSG, LOEMI, 6-8 Avenue Blaise Pascal, 77455 Champs-sur-Marne, France
Interests: photogrammetry; computer vision; image processing; free open source; UAV; metrology
Interests: photogrammetry; computer vision; image processing; free open source; UAV; metrology
CSIC—Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), Sevilla, Spain
Interests: multi and hyperspectral re-mote sensing for monitoring vegetation, wetlands and landscape changes; multitemporal analysis of time series of remote sensing images; predictive mapping of species habitat distribution; landscape dynamics and interactions with wildfire regimes; plant regeneration monitoring under different disturbance regimes; fire scar mapping and fire regime reconstruction; socio-ecological assessment and ecosystem services mapping
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Interests: multi and hyperspectral re-mote sensing for monitoring vegetation, wetlands and landscape changes; multitemporal analysis of time series of remote sensing images; predictive mapping of species habitat distribution; landscape dynamics and interactions with wildfire regimes; plant regeneration monitoring under different disturbance regimes; fire scar mapping and fire regime reconstruction; socio-ecological assessment and ecosystem services mapping
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Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: UAV detection and classification; video surveillance applications; artificial intelligence; image and video processing; video coding
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Interests: UAV detection and classification; video surveillance applications; artificial intelligence; image and video processing; video coding
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School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Interests: unmanned aerial vehicles swarms; autonomous navigation; autonomous control
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Interests: unmanned aerial vehicles swarms; autonomous navigation; autonomous control
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Engineering Product Development Pillar, Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD), 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, Singapore
Interests: systems dynamics and control; applied magnetic and field-based sensing; intelligent mechatronics and automation; nature-inspired robotics; unmanned ground/aerial systems; medical devices; design education and pedagogy
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Interests: systems dynamics and control; applied magnetic and field-based sensing; intelligent mechatronics and automation; nature-inspired robotics; unmanned ground/aerial systems; medical devices; design education and pedagogy
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School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Australian Research Center for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA), Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
Interests: remote sensing; UAV; unmanned aerial systems (UAS); bioinspired optimisation; multidisciplinary design optimisation; optimisation; drones; wildlife monitoring; precision agriculture
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Interests: remote sensing; UAV; unmanned aerial systems (UAS); bioinspired optimisation; multidisciplinary design optimisation; optimisation; drones; wildlife monitoring; precision agriculture
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UCEMM, Department of Geography, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UF, UK
Interests: UV; GIS; remote sensing; photogrammetry; cartography; digital mapping; coastal management; marine spatial planning; coastal ecology
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Interests: UV; GIS; remote sensing; photogrammetry; cartography; digital mapping; coastal management; marine spatial planning; coastal ecology
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Chair for Geodesy and Geoinformatics, Faculty for Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany
Interests: precision agriculture; remote sensing; phenology; photogrammetry
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Interests: precision agriculture; remote sensing; phenology; photogrammetry
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Regional Development Institute, University of Castilla-La Mancha,Campus Universitario s/n, 02071 Albacete, Spain
Interests: photogrammetry; geomatic software development; geodesy; map projections
Interests: photogrammetry; geomatic software development; geodesy; map projections
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI, National Land Survey of Finland, Geodeetinrinne 2, FI-02430 Masala, Finland
Interests: photogrammetry; hyperspectral imaging; UAV; calibration; SLAM; machine learning
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Interests: photogrammetry; hyperspectral imaging; UAV; calibration; SLAM; machine learning
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