The use of UAVs for monitoring land degradation

Kyriacos Themistocleous

doi:10.1117/12.2279512

5 October 2017 The use of UAVs for monitoring land degradation

Kyriacos Themistocleous

Proceedings Volume 10428, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VIII; 104280E (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2279512
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2017, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

Land degradation is one of the causes of desertification of drylands in the Mediterranean. UAVs can be used to monitor and document the various variables that cause desertification in drylands, including overgrazing, aridity, vegetation loss, etc. This paper examines the use of UAVs and accompanying sensors to monitor overgrazing, vegetation stress and aridity in the study area. UAV images can be used to generate digital elevation models (DEMs) to examine the changes in microtopography as well as ortho-photos were used to detect changes in vegetation patterns. The combined data of the digital elevation models and the orthophotos can be used to identify the mechanisms for desertification in the study area.

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Kyriacos Themistocleous "The use of UAVs for monitoring land degradation", Proc. SPIE 10428, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VIII, 104280E (5 October 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2279512

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