Open AccessTechnical Note: Lightweight Camera Stand for Close-to-Earth Remote Sensing
Author(s) -
D. Terrance Booth,
Samuel E. Cox,
Mounier Louhaichi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of range management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2162-2728
pISSN - 0022-409X
DOI - 10.2458/azu_jrm_v57i6_booth
Subject(s) - remote sensing , digital camera , environmental science , sampling (signal processing) , sample (material) , cover (algebra) , aerial photography , stereo camera , photography , computer science , computer graphics (images) , geography , artificial intelligence , computer vision , engineering , mechanical engineering , art , chemistry , filter (signal processing) , chromatography , visual arts
Digital photography and subsequent image analysis for ground-cover measurements can increase sampling rate and measurement speed and probably can increase measurement accuracy. Reduced monitoring time (labor cost) can increase monitoring precision by allowing for increased sample numbers. Multiple platforms have been developed for close-to-earth remote sensing. Here we outline a new, 5.8-kg aluminum camera stand for acquiring stereo imagery from 2 m above ground level. The stand is easily transported to, from, and within study sites owing to its low weight, excellent balance, and break-down multipiece construction.