Small-Format Aerial Photography and UAS Imagery: Principles, Techniques and Geoscience Applications

Author:   James S. Aber (Emporia State University, Kansas, USA) ,  Irene Marzolff (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ,  Johannes Ries (Trier University, Trier, Germany) ,  Susan Elizabeth Ward Aber (Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
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9780128129425


Pages:   394
Publication Date:   17 September 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Small Format Aerial Photography and UAS Imagery: Principles, Techniques and Geoscience Applications, Second Edition, provides basic and advanced principles and techniques for Small Format Aerial Photography (SFAP), focusing on manned and unmanned aerial systems, including drones, kites, blimps, powered paragliders, and fixed wing and copter SFAP. The authors focus on everything from digital image processing and interpretation of data, to travel and setup for the best result, making this a comprehensive guide for any user. Nine case studies in a variety of environments, including gullies, high altitudes, wetlands and recreational architecture are included to enhance learning. This new edition includes small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and discusses changes in legal practices across the globe. In addition, the book presents the history of SFAP, providing background and context for new developments.

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Author:   James S. Aber (Emporia State University, Kansas, USA) ,  Irene Marzolff (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ,  Johannes Ries (Trier University, Trier, Germany) ,  Susan Elizabeth Ward Aber (Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   1.090kg
ISBN:  

9780128129425


ISBN 10:   0128129425
Pages:   394
Publication Date:   17 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Part I.  History and principles 1. Introduction to small-format aerial photography   2. Basic principles of SFAP 3. Photogrammetry 4. Lighting and atmospheric conditions 5. Photographic composition Part II.  SFAP techniques 6. Cameras for SFAP 7. Manned and tethered platforms and mounts 8. Unmanned aerial systems (UAS – drones) 9. SFAP survey planning and implementation 10. Legal issues 11. Image interpretation 12. Image processing and analysis Part III.  Case studies 13. Gully erosion monitoring 14. Wetland environments 15. Architecture, archaeology, and cemeteries 16. Recreational property 17. Vegetation and soils 18. Wind energy 19. Vineyards 20. Geomorphology 21. Emergence of SFAP

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Dr. Aber has a PhD in Geology from the University of Kansas. His interests and research experience are wide ranging in geology, tectonics, landscape evolution, wetland environments, remote sensing, aerial photography, and energy resources. He has conducted field investigations across the United States as well as Canada, Scandinavia, Central Europe and Japan. He is a distinguished professor at Emporia State University, Kansas. Dr. Marzoff is a physical geographer and remote sensing/GIS scientist holding a Ph.D. from Freiburg University, Germany. She has been working on high-resolution remote sensing methods for monitoring land degradation and erosion since 1995. She has been involved in designing and building several unmanned platforms for small-format aerial photography and has developed remote-sensing and photogrammetry-based methods for quantifying geomorphological processes in high temporal and spatial resolution. She has collaborated in numerous research projects with colleagues from Belgium, Germany, India, Morocco, Spain and the USA Dr. Ries holds a Ph.D. from Freiburg University, Germany. His research focusses on methodological questions regarding erosion, land degradation and desertification. His main expertise lies in experimental geomorphology, and small-format aerial and terrestrial photography has always been an integral part of his research concepts and projects. He has extensive international research cooperation and during recent years has conducted fieldwork mostly in semi-arid regions of Europe and Africa Dr. Susan W. Aber is the Director of the Science and Math Education Center and Peterson Planetarium at Emporia State University (ESU), Emporia, Kansas USA. She is a geologist, graduate gemologist, map librarian, and university teacher. She taught in the Earth Science Department at ESU and was Federal Depository Map Librarian. She has taught LIS courses via distance education at San José State University and North Carolina Central University. Her LIS dissertation focused on the information needs and information-seeking behaviors of geoscience educators in the academic community. Her research interests are in information use and user studies, amber fossil resin, as well as the scientific visualization of information using kite aerial photography.

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