Low cost infrared and near infrared sensors for UAVS

Samuel T. Aden, James P. Bialas, Zachary Champion, Eugene Levin, Jessica L. McCarty

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Abstract

Thermal remote sensing has a wide range of applications, though the extent of its use is inhibited by cost. Robotic and computer components are now widely available to consumers on a scale that makes thermal data a readily accessible resource. In this project, thermal imagery collected via a lightweight remote sensing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was used to create a surface temperature map for the purpose of providing wildland firefighting crews with a cost-effective and time-saving resource. The UAV system proved to be flexible, allowing for customized sensor packages to be designed that could include visible or infrared cameras, GPS, temperature sensors, and rangefinders, in addition to many data management options. Altogether, such a UAV system could be used to rapidly collect thermal and aerial data, with a geographic accuracy of less than one meter.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives
EditorsCharles Toth, Thomas Holm, Boris Jutzi
PublisherInternational Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Pages1-7
Number of pages7
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9781629934297, 9781629935126, 9781629935201
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventISPRS Technical Commission I Symposium 2014 - Denver, United States
Duration: 17 Nov 201420 Nov 2014

Publication series

NameInternational Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives
Number1
Volume40
ISSN (Print)1682-1750

Conference

ConferenceISPRS Technical Commission I Symposium 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period17/11/1420/11/14

Keywords

  • Aerial
  • Experimental
  • Forest fires
  • Imagery
  • Infrared
  • Mapping
  • Multisensor
  • Temperature
  • UAVs
  • Visualization

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