UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Principles, Techniques and Geoscience Applications
- 3rd Edition - March 1, 2027
- Latest edition
- Authors: Irene Marzolff, James S. Aber, Johannes Ries, Susan Elizabeth Ward Aber
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 3 7 9 2 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 3 7 9 3 - 9
Small-Format Aerial Photography and UAS Imagery: Principles, Techniques and Geoscience Applications details the essential role of small-format aerial photography (SFAP) captured by… Read more
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Small-Format Aerial Photography and UAS Imagery: Principles, Techniques and Geoscience Applications details the essential role of small-format aerial photography (SFAP) captured by unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in contemporary geospatial data acquisition. This updated edition focuses on the fundamentals of image capture, photogrammetry, advanced image analysis techniques, and legal considerations when employing UAS for geoscience applications. With an emphasis on geomorphological and geological subjects, the book highlights the wide-ranging potential of SFAP, from basic documentation to complex analyses like 3D point-cloud analyses and AI classification techniques. Structured to provide detailed introductions to UAS remote sensing and image analysis methods, this book equips researchers, educators, and students in disciplines such as remote sensing, geography, and geosciences with the knowledge to apply these techniques in their own projects. This is ideal for individuals looking to enhance their understanding of SFAP and UAS imagery, offering comprehensive insights into image interpretation, enhancement, and processing.
• Provides a well-structured, in-depth introduction to all aspects of UAS remote sensing and image analyses with strong focus on geomorphology, including soil erosion and anthropogenic landform changes
• Concepts and examples illustrate very broad SFAP potential from basic single-image documentation and interpretation to highly sophisticated analyses (such as 3D point-cloud analyses or AI classification techniques)
• Cohesively written by a small, coordinated team of four authors with a clear structure and consistent style of writing and figures
• Includes a large number of full-color figures covering all concepts and application examples presented
• Concepts and examples illustrate very broad SFAP potential from basic single-image documentation and interpretation to highly sophisticated analyses (such as 3D point-cloud analyses or AI classification techniques)
• Cohesively written by a small, coordinated team of four authors with a clear structure and consistent style of writing and figures
• Includes a large number of full-color figures covering all concepts and application examples presented
Graduate students, researchers and professionals in remote sensing and geoinformation sciences. There are also applications for readers in the areas of natural resource management, ecology, geography, geology, geomorphology, agricultural science, and environmental science.
Chapter 1. Introduction to Small-Format Aerial Photography and UAS Imagery
Chapter 2. Basic Principles of UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 3. Principles of Photogrammetry
Chapter 4. Lighting and Atmospheric Effects in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 5. Photographic Composition of UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 6. Cameras and Other Sensors for UAS Remote Sensing and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 7. Manned and Tethered Platforms and Mounts for Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 8. Unmanned Aerial Systems for Ultrahigh-Resolution Remote Sensing
Chapter 9. Legal Issues for Aerial Surveys with UAS and SFAP Platforms
Chapter 10. Planning and Implementation of Aerial Surveys with UAS and SFAP Platforms
Chapter 11. Visual Image Interpretation of UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 12. Digital Image Processing and Analysis of UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 13. Geomorphology and Anthropogeomorphology in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 14. Gully-Erosion Monitoring with UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 15. Wetland Environments in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 16. Vegetation, Soil and Soil-Erosion Research with UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 17. Vineyards and Viticulture in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 18. Anthropomorphic Land Changes and Cultural Heritage in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 19. Wind Energy Landscapes in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 20. Education and Training in UAS Remote Sensing
Chapter 2. Basic Principles of UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 3. Principles of Photogrammetry
Chapter 4. Lighting and Atmospheric Effects in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 5. Photographic Composition of UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 6. Cameras and Other Sensors for UAS Remote Sensing and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 7. Manned and Tethered Platforms and Mounts for Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 8. Unmanned Aerial Systems for Ultrahigh-Resolution Remote Sensing
Chapter 9. Legal Issues for Aerial Surveys with UAS and SFAP Platforms
Chapter 10. Planning and Implementation of Aerial Surveys with UAS and SFAP Platforms
Chapter 11. Visual Image Interpretation of UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 12. Digital Image Processing and Analysis of UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 13. Geomorphology and Anthropogeomorphology in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 14. Gully-Erosion Monitoring with UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 15. Wetland Environments in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 16. Vegetation, Soil and Soil-Erosion Research with UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 17. Vineyards and Viticulture in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 18. Anthropomorphic Land Changes and Cultural Heritage in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 19. Wind Energy Landscapes in UAS Imagery and Small-Format Aerial Photography
Chapter 20. Education and Training in UAS Remote Sensing
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: March 1, 2027
- Language: English
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Irene Marzolff
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
Affiliations and expertise
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyJA
James S. Aber
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Emporia State University, Kansas, USAJR
Johannes Ries
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
Affiliations and expertise
Trier University, Trier, GermanySA
Susan Elizabeth Ward Aber
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, USA