Integrated aerial photogrammetry surveys
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1. A method, comprising:
- operating an unmanned aerial system;
collecting, with the unmanned aerial system, aerial imagery of a subject area; and
receiving, at a computer, the aerial imagery collected by the unmanned aerial system;
producing, at the computer, a first feature data set by analyzing the aerial imagery photogrammetrically;
combining the first feature data set with a second feature data set to produce a combined feature data set, the second feature data set comprising data collected by one or more terrestrial survey instruments; and
generating, at the computer, a land survey of at least a portion of the subject areas, based at least in part on the combined feature data set.
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques for generating survey data about a survey site. Aerial photography of at least part of the survey site can be analyzed using photogrammetric techniques. In some cases, an unmanned aerial system can be used to collect site imagery. The use of a UAS can reduce the fiscal and chronological cost of a survey, compared to the use of other types aerial imagery and/or conventional terrestrial surveying techniques used alone.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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operating an unmanned aerial system; collecting, with the unmanned aerial system, aerial imagery of a subject area; and receiving, at a computer, the aerial imagery collected by the unmanned aerial system; producing, at the computer, a first feature data set by analyzing the aerial imagery photogrammetrically; combining the first feature data set with a second feature data set to produce a combined feature data set, the second feature data set comprising data collected by one or more terrestrial survey instruments; and generating, at the computer, a land survey of at least a portion of the subject areas, based at least in part on the combined feature data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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an unmanned aerial system comprising an imaging system configured to capture aerial imagery of a subject area; and a computer comprising a processor and non-transitory computer readable medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by the processor to; receive the aerial imagery from the unmanned aerial system; produce a first feature data set by analyzing the aerial imagery photogrammetrically; combine the first feature data set with a second feature data set to produce a combined feature data set, the second feature data set comprising data collected by one or more terrestrial survey instruments; and generate a land survey of at least a portion of the subject areas, based at least in part on the combined feature data set. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
a computer readable medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by one or more computers to; receive aerial imagery collected by an unmanned aerial system; produce a first feature data set by analyzing the aerial imagery photogrammetrically; combine the first feature data set with a second feature data set to produce a combined feature data set, the second feature data set comprising data collected by one or more terrestrial survey instruments; and generate a land survey of at least a portion of the subject areas, based at least in part on the combined feature data set.
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23. A computer system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a computer readable medium in communication with the one or more processors, the computer readable medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by the computer system to; receive aerial imagery collected by an unmanned aerial system; produce a first feature data set by analyzing the aerial imagery photogrammetrically; combine the first feature data set with a second feature data set to produce a combined feature data set, the second feature data set comprising data collected by one or more terrestrial survey instruments; and generate a land survey of at least a portion of the subject areas, based at least in part on the combined feature data set.
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