UAVs for science in Antarctica

P Pina, G Vieira - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Remote sensing is a very powerful tool that has been used to identify, map and monitor
Antarctic features and processes for nearly one century. Satellite remote sensing plays the …

Overview and current status of remote sensing applications based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

G Pajares - Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) is presently in continuous development at a rapid pace.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or more extensively Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) …

Drones provide spatial and volumetric data to deliver new insights into microclimate modelling

JP Duffy, K Anderson, D Fawcett, RJ Curtis… - Landscape …, 2021 - Springer
Context Microclimate (fine-scale temperature variability within metres of Earth's surface) is
highly influential on terrestrial organisms' ability to survive and function. Understanding how …

Application of UAV BVLOS remote sensing data for multi-faceted analysis of Antarctic ecosystem

A Zmarz, M Rodzewicz, M Dąbski, I Karsznia… - Remote Sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
A photogrammetric flight was performed in December 2016 as BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line
of Sight) operation over Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands, Western Antarctica) …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing for Antarctic Research: A review of progress, current applications, and future use cases

Y Li, G Qiao, S Popov, X Cui… - … and Remote Sensing …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Antarctica has been significantly influenced by global climate change. Owing to the
spatiotemporal limitations of existing datasets, budgetary constraints, logistical challenges …

Sensitivity of Adélie and Gentoo penguins to various flight activities of a micro UAV

MC Rümmler, O Mustafa, J Maercker, HU Peter… - Polar Biology, 2018 - Springer
A recent increase in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—also known as remotely
piloted aircraft (RPA)—in the Antarctic in private, commercial and scientific sectors suggests …

Resolving fine-scale surface features on polar sea ice: A first assessment of UAS photogrammetry without ground control

T Li, B Zhang, X Cheng, MJ Westoby, Z Li, C Ma, F Hui… - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mapping landfast sea ice at a fine spatial scale is not only meaningful for geophysical study,
but is also of benefit for providing information about human activities upon it. The …

Development of lightweight 200‐W direct methanol fuel cell system for unmanned aerial vehicle applications and flight demonstration

K Kang, S Park, SO Cho, K Choi, H Ju - Fuel cells, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A lightweight 200‐W direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) stack was developed to power a small‐
scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). To reduce the weight and volume of the DMFC stack …

Autonomous ballistic airdrop of objects from a small fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle

SG Mathisen, FS Leira, HH Helgesen, K Gryte… - Autonomous …, 2020 - Springer
Autonomous airdrop is a useful basic operation for a fixed-wing unmanned aerial system.
Being able to deliver an object to a known target position extends operational range without …

Surveying drifting icebergs and ice islands: deterioration detection and mass estimation with aerial photogrammetry and laser scanning

AJ Crawford, D Mueller, G Joyal - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Icebergs and ice islands (large, tabular icebergs) are challenging targets to survey due to
their size, mobility, remote locations, and potentially difficult environmental conditions. Here …