Aerial Survey - A coming of age by Gareth Evans

Abstract

The growth and marketing of UAVs, RPSs and all the other acronyms that cover “drones” has brought aerial survey into the limelight. While drones polarize people and it can be hard to separate hype and fact, they are only the tip of a much bigger iceberg which encompasses advances in cameras, laser scanners, satellite sensors, positioning systems and software that give us unprecedented access to remotely sensed spatial information to suit all requirements and budgets.