Calibrating thermal imagery from an unmanned aerial system-AggieAir
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Publisher
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Location
Melbourne, VIC
Publication Date
7-21-2013
Abstract
Small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) can be very useful for acquiring high resolution thermal imagery for many ecological applications. With these systems, routine ground sampling is important in order to calibrate the imagery and to understand unique environmental disturbances. Simple, accurate methods to sample surface temperature is needed. This paper introduces two methods for sampling ground surface temperatures. One method uses a ground-based thermal camera to capture a high-resolution sample of a small area. The other method uses temperature controlled pools, which can be seen from the aerial thermal image. These samples are used to calibrate a thermal mosaic captured by the UAS AggieAir. Accuracy and simplicity are evaluated for each method.
Recommended Citation
Jensen, Austin; McKee, Mac; and Chen, YangQuan, "Calibrating thermal imagery from an unmanned aerial system-AggieAir" (2013). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. Paper 163.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ece_facpub/163
