Title :
Performance evaluation of lightweight LiDAR for UAV applications
Author :
Esposito, Salvatore ; Mura, Matteo ; Fallavollita, Paolo ; Balsi, Marco ; Chirici, Gherardo ; Oradini, Arturo ; Marchetti, Marco
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Electron., & Telecommun., La Sapienza Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
In this work a new lightweight LiDAR solution designed for UAV application will be investigated. In particular, we show that using this multi-echo LiDAR it is possible to obtain DTM reconstruction of the densely forested area surveyed in good agreement with the local technical regional map (CTR). We have also estimated the mean height of the trees from the estimated CHM with relative error equal to 5%.
Keywords :
autonomous aerial vehicles; cartography; optical radar; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; vegetation mapping; CHM; DTM reconstruction; UAV application; forest resources; lightweight LiDAR solution; local technical regional map; multiecho LiDAR; relative error equal; Educational institutions; Forestry; Global Positioning System; Laser radar; Remote sensing; Strips; Vegetation; RPAS; UAV; airborne LiDAR; forestry;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946543
