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LV-UAV-Guide

Readings "Passive" learning opportunities

This page collects together all of the “readings” associated with individual modules.

In this site, readings represent “passive” learning opportunities, as opposed to experiences, which represent “active” learning opportunities. In many courses, readings and experiences together constitute the “assignments”.

Module: UAV based remote Sensing - A Brief Overview

UAV in geography

UAV in Geography - an Overview

basics mandatory

UAV in Environmental Science

UAV in Environmental Science - an Overview

basics mandatory

Review of UAV based research

UAV in the advent of the twenties: Where we stand and what is next

supplement recommended

Low cost drones in applied science

Applications of drone in disaster management: A scoping review

supplement recommended

Open-Source UAV

David Benowitz gives an overview of the major commercial Open Source UAV systems

supplement optional

Open-Source Flight Control Systems

David Such gives a comprehensive overview of the variety of open-source flight control systems

supplement optional

Module: Autonomous flights made easy

Qgroundcontrol planning a mission

Getting an idea how to practically plan and perform a flight mission with QGroundControl

basics mandatory YouTube 17min

uavRmp - adapt your planning

The uavRmp package is designed for uav autonomous mission planning for monitoring flights of low cost drones based on R.

advanced mandatory

Choosing a Ground Station

This page gives a high-level overview of the available Ground Control Stations (GCS) and provides links so you can make the appropriate choice.

supplement optional

Module: Creating High Quality Products

Drone Mapping Software Quality Comparison

The evaluation of different software packages

basics mandatory

Drone Mapping Software Costs Comparison

Overview of the static calculated economic costs of drone data processing software.

supplement optional

Module: Analysis of high resolution aerial data

The basic Idea of OBIA

A short introduction in Object Based Image Analysis

basic mandatory YouTube 5min/27min

The basic Idea of Deep Learning

A short introduction in Deep Learning

basic YouTube 1min/4min optional

A review of Object-based image analysis (OBIA) in (UAV) remote sensing

An overview of OBIA especially for land-cover mapping purposes using remote-sensing imagery

advanced mandatory

Deep learning versus Object-based Image Analysis (OBIA) in weed mapping of UAV imagery

Object-based image analysis (OBIA) and deep learning approaches were applied to the weed mapping task of the UAV imagery. The article provides comprehensive quantitative measure of the the performance of both approaches (copy in Ilias).

advanced recommended optional

An applied comparison of Machine Learning (ML) versus Deep Learning (DL) approaches using UAV Imagery

The article provides a overview of the practical impacts and pay offs applying advanced technics lie DL and ML to an applied research task.

advanced optional

Cloud Compare

3D point cloud and mesh processing software

advanced optional

Module: Reproducible Research

What is that supposed to be - reproducible research?

Definition of reproducible research tools and workflows

basic mandatory

Reproducible research in application - A question of balance

What is a good balance between effort and benefit?

basic talk 4min mandatory

Reproducible research - Does it mean anything at all?

Why is reproducible research necessary at all?

basic talk 18min recommended

Assessment and Research Guide

Assessment Guide

basic mandatory

Preperation of a scientific project

For the scientific practice it is proven to document and communicate the chosen approach in a transparent and comprehensible way

basic mandatory