[en] Unmanned aerial systems (UASs) represent an important tool to characterize vegetation patterns and processes. Their ultrahigh resolution and flexibility may help to bridge the gap between field and satellite remote sensing data. UASs can address a variety of fields, ranging from biodiversity mapping and monitoring through the assessment of ecosystem structure, plant phenology, and plant stress up to the dynamic processes of natural disturbances and insect outbreaks. There are a variety of sensors, platforms, and procedures available to collect and process UAS data. Therefore it is necessary to optimize survey workflows in a direction to capitalize on the great advantages of technology, ultrahigh spatial and potentially also temporal resolution. Here, an overview of the methods applied in ecosystem studies are provided to better illustrate different workflows for monitoring vegetation state, structure, status, and dynamics and introduce challenges and future perspectives.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Müllerová, Jana; Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Czech Republic ; Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, Ústí n. L., Czech Republic
Bartaloš, Tomáš; Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Czech Republic ; Gisat s.r.o, Prague, Czech Republic
Gago, Xurxo; Research Group on Plant Biology under Mediterranean Conditions, Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB), Institute of Agro-Environmental and Water Economy Research, INAGEA, Palma, Spain
Kent, Rafi; Independent Researcher, Bahan, Israel
Michez, Adrien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité et Paysage
Mokroš, Martin; Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia ; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Mücher, Sander; Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
Paulus, Gernot; Spatial Information Management, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria
Language :
English
Title :
Vegetation mapping and monitoring by unmanned aerial systems (UAS)—current state and perspectives
Publication date :
2023
Main work title :
Unmanned Aerial Systems for Monitoring Soil, Vegetation, and Riverine Environments
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