Unmanned Aerial System in Geomatics

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to researchers and practitioners addressing new challenges in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing, geospatial data sensing, representation, processing, visualization, analytics, development, sharing and managing, in all aspects concerning both unmanned aerial system technology and geo-informatics. With this SI we welcome original papers of either practical or theoretical nature, presenting research or applications of a specialized or interdisciplinary nature, addressing any aspect of geographic information systems and UAV technologies. 

Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

• UAV in photogrammetry and remote sensing;
• LiDAR point cloud segmentation and classification;
• micro and mini UAV development;
• UAV applications/practices in infrastructure mapping and monitoring for smart city development;
• AI and analytics in UAVs;
• UAV vulnerabilities and cyber security.

Prof. Dr. Kamal Jain
Dr. Goutam Chattopadhyay
Prof. Dr. Yongjun Zhang
Prof. Dr. Biswajeet Pradhan
Guest Editors

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