UAVs and Close Range Photogrammetry. GEOG457/657 Advanced Remote Sensing

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1 UAVs and Close Range Photogrammetry Christina Tennant GEOG457/657 Advanced Remote Sensing J.R. Canadian Mapping Ltd.

2 J.R. Canadian Mapping Ltd. # rd Ave Prince George, BC, V2L 3G

3 X8 Fixed Wing Built and maintained by JRCanMap using off-theshelf components Material: EPO foam Wingspan: 2.1 m Weight: 5 kg Power: LiPo Battery Flight Time: 90 min

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5 Pre-programed on the ground and capable of fully autonomous flight from launch thru to landing Can capture roughly 1000ha at 10cm pixel resolution, or 50ha at 1cm pixel resolution in a single flight RGB and Multispectral (RG + NIR) cameras

6 An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is a power driven aircraft, other than a model aircraft, that is operated without a flight crew member on board. are operated by research institutions and other organizations for non-recreational purposes. -Section of the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs)

7 Types of UAVs

8 Types of UAVs Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Fixed Wing

9 Types of UAVs Take-Off/Landing Area VTOL Fixed Wing Speed Slow Fast Range Short Long Small Large Turning Distance None Long Flight Direction Any Forward Mechanical System Complex Simple

10 Sensors DSLR Camera Thermal LiDAR Others (e.g. Multispectral)

11 Transport Canada Regulations Unaided Visual Line of Sight (LOS)

12 Transport Canada Regulations Unaided Visual Line of Sight (LOS) Ground School Training

13 Transport Canada Regulations Unaided Visual Line of Sight (LOS) Ground School Training Insurance

14 Transport Canada Regulations Unaided Visual Line of Sight (LOS) Ground School Training Insurance Relevant Acts, Regulations, or Laws The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Criminal Code of Canada; Privacy Act; Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act; Customs Act; Trespass Act; Radiocommunication Act; Environmental Protection Act; National Parks Aircraft Access Regulations; Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act; and Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act.

15 Transport Canada Regulations 30 m (or more) away from people, animals, buildings, structures, and vehicles not involved in the operation

16 Transport Canada Regulations Unaided Visual Line of Sight (LOS) Ground School Training Insurance Relevant Acts, Regulations, or Laws 30 m (or more) from people/ buildings 9 km from airports/forest fires

17 Resources Transport Canada ral-recavi-uav-2265.htm Unmanned Systems Canada Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems DIY Drones

18 Considerations Access Terrain Slope 12cm 3cm 12cm 3cm

19 Considerations Access Terrain Slope Land Cover

20 Considerations Access Terrain Slope Land Cover Weather Only What Can be Seen in the Photos

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22 UAV >70% Overlap UAV >60% Overlap

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26 Post Processing 10% UAV Data Collection, 90% Post Processing Photogrammetric stereo workstations Advanced in-house and commercial photogrammetric and surveying software Experience with the software and associated workflows

27 Software Pix4D Agisoft Menci AreoHawk SimActive EnsoMosaic UAV Triangulate images Point Cloud DSM Ortho No automated DEM unless bare earth LiDAR software to process point clouds

28 Image Matching

29 Exterior Orientation Photo Easting Northing Altitude Kappa Phi Omega DSC06842.JPG DSC06843.JPG DSC06844.JPG DSC06845.JPG DSC06846.JPG

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32 Photography (RGB/NIR) Products

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35 Products Photography (RGB/NIR) True Orthomosaics

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38 Satellite-Google Earth

39 Full Scale Airphoto 20cm

40 UAV photo 3cm

41 Products Photography (RGB/NIR) True Orthomosaics Point Clouds

42 Products Photography (RGB/NIR) True Orthomosaics Point Clouds Digital Surface Models (DSM)

43 Products Photography (RGB/NIR) True Orthomosaics Point Clouds Digital Surface Models (DSM) Digital Elevation Models (DEM)

44 Products Photography (RGB/NIR) True Orthomosaics Point Clouds Digital Surface Models (DSM) Digital Elevation Models (DEM) Stereo Models

45 Products Photography (RGB/NIR) True Orthomosaics Point Clouds Digital Surface Models (DSM) Digital Elevation Models (DEM) Stereo Models Planimetric Data/Contours

46 Volumes

47 Drainage

48 Slope

49 Wildlife Monitoring

50 Vegetation and Habitat

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53 Tree Inventory 130 ha Mature stand Balsam and Spruce

54 Elevation Data

55 Dead Standing Trees

56 Automated Tree Heights

57 Tree Inventory

58 Benefits Safe Data Over Inaccessible Sites Minimal Disturbance Cost-Effective Less Field Time Accurate Variety of Products Snapshot in Time

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