PlaneCam Lite: An on-going effort to create a drone-based shoreline mapping system
Presentation Abstract
In this talk we will describe our efforts since 2012 to develop and deploy a drone-based shoreline mapping system. The system couples a hexacopter built around an APM 2.6 autopilot with a downward looking point-and-shoot digital camera. Photos collected by the camera will be processed using a Structure-for-Motion work flow that can produce both orthoimagery and high quality digital elevation models.
The system is in development to augment "PlaneCam", developed by Andy Ritchie at Olympic National Park. Deployed from an airplane, PlaneCam has been used since 2012 to create, using a Structure-for-Motion work-flow, monthly orthoimages and digital elevation models of the Elwha River watershed. Our drone-based system was designed specifically to map the Elwha shoreline with greater frequency and flexibility than the PlaneCam system can, but obstacles have prevented us from full operation. Eventually we hope to deploy it in other coastal areas, and use it as a general shoreline mapping and monitoring platform.
Session Title
Mapping and Data
Conference Track
Salish Sea Snapshots
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Snapshot
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Coastal zone management--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Coasts--Remote sensing; Drone aircraft in remote sensing
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
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Type
Text
Language
English
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PlaneCam Lite: An on-going effort to create a drone-based shoreline mapping system
2016SSEC
In this talk we will describe our efforts since 2012 to develop and deploy a drone-based shoreline mapping system. The system couples a hexacopter built around an APM 2.6 autopilot with a downward looking point-and-shoot digital camera. Photos collected by the camera will be processed using a Structure-for-Motion work flow that can produce both orthoimagery and high quality digital elevation models.
The system is in development to augment "PlaneCam", developed by Andy Ritchie at Olympic National Park. Deployed from an airplane, PlaneCam has been used since 2012 to create, using a Structure-for-Motion work-flow, monthly orthoimages and digital elevation models of the Elwha River watershed. Our drone-based system was designed specifically to map the Elwha shoreline with greater frequency and flexibility than the PlaneCam system can, but obstacles have prevented us from full operation. Eventually we hope to deploy it in other coastal areas, and use it as a general shoreline mapping and monitoring platform.
