Search Results - "Wilkinson, Benjamin E."

A Rigorous Observation Model for the Risley Prism-Based Livox Mid-40 Lidar Sensor by Brazeal, Ryan G., Wilkinson, Benjamin E., Hochmair, Hartwig H.

“…Modern lidar sensors are continuing to decrease in size, weight, and cost, but the demand for fast, abundant, and high-accuracy lidar observations is only…”
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Investigating Practical Impacts of Using Single-Antenna and Dual-Antenna GNSS/INS Sensors in UAS-Lidar Applications by Brazeal, Ryan G., Wilkinson, Benjamin E., Benjamin, Adam R.

“…Data collected from a moving lidar sensor can produce an accurate digital representation of the physical environment that is scanned, provided the…”
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The Bathy-Drone: An Autonomous Uncrewed Drone-Tethered Sonar System by Diaz, Antonio L., Ortega, Andrew E., Tingle, Henry, Pulido, Andres, Cordero, Orlando, Nelson, Marisa, Cocoves, Nicholas E., Shin, Jaejeong, Carthy, Raymond R., Wilkinson, Benjamin E., Ifju, Peter G.

“…A unique drone-based system for underwater mapping (bathymetry) was developed at the University of Florida. The system, called the “Bathy-drone”, comprises a…”
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Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Low-Altitude Aerial Surveys by Watts, Adam C, Perry, John H, Smith, Scot E, Burgess, Matthew A, Wilkinson, Benjamin E, Szantoi, Zoltan, Ifju, Peter G, Percival, H. Franklin

“…Unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) are proposed as a useful alternative to manned aircraft for some aerial wildlife surveys. We described the components and…”
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Detecting successional changes in tropical forest structure using GatorEye drone‐borne lidar by Almeida, Danilo Roberti Alves, Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica Maria, Broadbent, Eben North, Wendt, Amanda L., Foster, Paul, Wilkinson, Benjamin E., Salk, Carl, Papa, Daniel de Almeida, Stark, Scott Christopher, Valbuena, Ruben, Gorgens, Eric Bastos, Silva, Carlos Alberto, Brancalion, Pedro Henrique Santin, Fagan, Matthew, Meli, Paula, Chazdon, Robin

“…Drone‐based remote sensing is a promising new technology that combines the benefits of ground‐based and satellite‐derived forest monitoring by collecting…”
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Improving Data Acquisition Efficiency: Systematic Accuracy Evaluation of GNSS-Assisted Aerial Triangulation in UAS Operations by Benjamin, Adam R, O’Brien, Dennis, Barnes, Grenville, Wilkinson, Benjamin E, Volkmann, Walter

“…AbstractThe number of unmanned aerial system (UAS) mapping applications that require high-accuracy data sets have grown significantly in recent years. Indirect…”
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Estimating GPS Signal Loss in a Natural Deciduous Forest Using Sky Photography by Wright, William C., Wilkinson, Benjamin E., Cropper, Wendell P.

“…Understanding how Global Positioning System (GPS) signals are influenced by vegetation structure allows for the determination of how specific technologies…”
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Canopy tree density and species influence tree regeneration patterns and woody species diversity in a longleaf pine forest by Johnson, Daniel J., Magee, Lukas, Pandit, Karun, Bourdon, Jacqueline, Broadbent, Eben N., Glenn, Kaylyn, Kaddoura, Youssef, Machado, Siddarth, Nieves, Joseph, Wilkinson, Benjamin E., Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica M., Bohlman, Stephanie A.

“…•Regeneration patterns of two dominant tree species were studied at a large area mapped longleaf pine forest.•Pine saplings were more likely to occur with oak…”
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Estimating signal loss in pine forests using hemispherical sky oriented photos by Wright, William C., Wilkinson, Benjamin E., Cropper, Wendell P.

“…We depend on numerous technologies that use microwave signals. The reception of these signals is degraded by reflection, absorption, and scattering due to…”
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Terrestrial photogrammetric stem mensuration for street trees by Roberts, John W., Koeser, Andrew K., Abd-Elrahman, Amr H., Hansen, Gail, Landry, Shawn M., Wilkinson, Benjamin E.

“…(A) A general representation of the camera positioning – showing image overlap in red; (B) photos were captured in a parallel-manner to the measured trees…”
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The Bathy-Drone: An Autonomous Unmanned Drone-Tethered Sonar System by Diaz, Antonio L., Ortega, Andrew E., Tingle, Henry, Pulido, Andres, Cordero, Orlando, Nelson, Marisa, Cocoves, Nicholas E., Shin, Jaejeong, Carthy, Raymond R., Wilkinson, Benjamin E., Ifju, Peter G.

“…A unique drone-based system for underwater mapping (bathymetry) was developed at the University of Florida. The system, called the “Bathy-drone”, comprises a…”
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Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Low-Altitude Aerial Surveys by WATTS, ADAM C., PERRY, JOHN H., SMITH, SCOT E., BURGESS, MATTHEW A., WILKINSON, BENJAMIN E., SZANTOI, ZOLTAN, IFJU, PETER G., PERCIVAL, H. FRANKLIN

“…: Unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) are proposed as a useful alternative to manned aircraft for some aerial wildlife surveys. We described the components and…”
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Tightly integrated sensor-based terrestrial LiDAR georeferencing by Wilkinson, Benjamin E

“…Georeferencing of terrestrial LiDAR scanning data is typically performed by using scanner target points occupying control points in the project area. This…”
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) for Ecological Research and Natural-Resource Monitoring (Florida) by Watts, Adam C., Bowman, W. Scott, Abd-Elrahman, Amr H., Mohamed, Ahmed, Wilkinson, Benjamin E., Perry, John, Kaddoura, Youssef O., Lee, Kyuho

“…The unmanned aircraft system (UAS), also known as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, is emerging as an important new tool for remote observation, ecological…”
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Tightly integrated sensor-based terrestrial LiDAR georeferencing by Wilkinson, Benjamin E

“…Georeferencing of terrestrial LiDAR scanning data is typically performed by using scanner target points occupying control points in the project area. This…”
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