A UAV Remote Sensing System: Design and Tests

Airborne remote sensing refers to reconnaissance techniques using aircraft, balloon, or other platforms. Comparing to satellite remote sensing, it has four main advantages: relative low cost, flexibility in the frequency and time of data acquisition, and the ability to record spatial details finer than current satellite technology can (Mei et al. 2001).

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