UAV Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Dear Colleagues,

Photogrammetry based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV photogrammetry) is an irruptive technology that is being applied to obtain very-high-resolution Digital Surface Models, orthoimages, and point clouds which represent terrain morphology.

Most of the research issues related to UAV photogrammetry concern the adaptation of precedent classic photogrammetry from aircrafts, satellites, or even close-range photogrammetry to images captured with UAV.

UAVs introduce new possibilities for photogrammetric projects thanks to their flexibility of route planning, on-board GNSS navigation devices, or inertial data synchronized with shotting.

Photogrammetric software has experimented parallel development, especially with the implementation of the Structure from Motion (SfM) algorithm to efficiently manage imagery capture by sensors on-board UAVs, working not only in the visible spectrum but also the infrared, multispectral, and hyperspectral wavelengths.

For this Special Issue of Remote Sensing, we welcome authors to submit papers related to UAV photogrammetry. The selection of papers for publication will depend on the quality and rigor of research. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:

• UAV photogrammetry planning, e.g., planning flight routes; surveying campaigns for georeferencing photogrammetric projects; quality control of UAV photogrammetric products;
• UAV photogrammetric devices, e.g., differential GNSS devices for reducing the need for ground control points, on-board UAV photogrammetric sensors;
• UAV photogrammetric algorithms, e.g., Structure from Motion, collinearity photogrammetric model, autocorrelation, orthorectification;
• UAV photogrammetric products and their applications, e.g., DEM, DTM, point cloud, orthoimages, natural resources morphology, heritage and BIM based on UAV photogrammetric data, civil engineering, underwater UAV photogrammetry.

Prof. Dr. Fernando Carvajal-Ramírez
Prof. Francisco Agüera-Vega
Dr. Patricio Martínez-Carricondo
Guest Editors

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