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The availability of drones and other types of UAVs makes this method very popular for gathering spatial data for different purposes. The derived orthophotos and digital surface models have wide usage in many branches. One of the UAV survey mission requirement are the Ground Control Points (GCP) allowing the resulting data to be georeferenced and overlaid with other data sources. Some UAVs may be equipped with the IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) and precise GNSS receiver ? the Trimble UHX-5 in our case. The quality...

An open source tool?s popularity has increased considerably, as well as micro aerial vehicles (MAV) technologies based on open source hardware. An open source software and hardware delivers a wide variety of applications and technology. The world?s most successful open source projects have their roots in the academy, and now its participation includes a wide variety of academic programs and research. Based on open source technology, a case study has been designed and performed, in order to prove this technology me...

The fast pace at which decisions are made today, demand near-instant visibility for all the assets. In such a demanding environment, the management of a campus that hosts over 4000 students every year, in the most crowded city of Romania, is by all means a challenge. The emerging of the UAV technology provides insight into facility management, assuring asset inventories, spatial context and strategy for further investments and activities. The workflow described in this paper starts with acquiring data in the field...

The tree height, as the vertical distance between the base of the tree and the tip of the highest branch of the tree, represents a key element of forest inventories. In stands where the number of trees is high, the traditional in-situ methods can be time-consuming and can have difficulties in measuring accurately. In this study we present the potential of a low-cost commercial drone-based method of tree height measurement that could be implemented in the sustainable management of forests. Aerial images were acquir...

The purpose of this article is to describe the modern methods of making models of quarry using the latest technologies such as laser scanning, land and air photogrammetry using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and their subsequent use in the planning of technological processes in the quarry. The first part of the article is dedicated to the creation of models with a focus on data collection and processing, compatibility of each format, the very creation of the model as well as the possibility of using the created mo...

The scope of this paper encompasses the comparison of photogrammetric measurement techniques with satellite RTK measurements. The aim of the research is to compare and combine the measurements taken by using three different techniques as well as to determine which of them is the most precise compared to the results of satellite RTK surveying. To convey the research, four measuring sets were used: a GPS receiver, a mobile laser scanner, UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) as well as so-called ?photo bus? (a mobile mappi...

This paper is focused on creation of the tail unit FEM strength analysis of the UAV based on helicopter by advanced CAx tools. To perform the analyses were used advanced information technology tools with high precision. For the strength analysis was used solver NASTRAN as a part of software NX. This analysis has shown us, in which locations of the surface design will be the greatest loads during the flights operations and in which points of attachment of the tail unit together with fuselage will be the greatest st...

The shape of historical ponds dams is important from different points of view such as stability or seepage through the dam body. These are also strongly depending on the internal state of the earth body as the dams are usually built of earth but the shape can help to identify possible problems. The technical documentation of these buildings which could be used to describe the shape is usually missing and the shape can be also modified during the long existence of ponds which can exist already for centuries. There ...

The forest canopy cover is an important element of forest inventories and it represents the proportion of the ground covered by the vertical projection of the tree crowns. Traditional ground-based methods cannot be efficient in measuring the vertical projection of the tree crowns and in accurately making determinations of forest canopy cover percentage in stands of over a few hectares. The purpose of the current paper is to present the potential of a new approach for forest canopy cover determination that is based...