Open AccessSmall Format Aerial Photography
Author(s) -
Zalán Tobak,
József Szatmári,
Boudewijn van Leeuwen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of environmental geography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2060-467X
pISSN - 2060-3274
DOI - 10.14232/jengeo-2008-43861
Subject(s) - computer science , python (programming language) , workflow , scripting language , computer graphics (images) , photography , computer vision , remote sensing , digital photography , flexibility (engineering) , artificial intelligence , database , geography , operating system , art , statistics , mathematics , visual arts
Since February 2008, an advanced system has been developed to acquire digital images in the visible to near infrared wavelengths. Using this system, it is possible to acquire data for a large variety of applications. The core of the system consists of a Duncantech MS3100 CIR (Color-InfraRed) multi-spectral camera. The main advantages of the system are its affordability and flexibility; within an hour the system can be deployed against very competitive costs. In several steps, using ArcGIS, Python and Avenue scripts, the raw data is semi-automatically processed into geo-referenced mosaics. This paper presents the parts of the system, the image processing workflow and several potential applications of the images.