Class Air Sensors and Photogrammetry

This course focuses on understanding concepts related to the acquisition of images obtained by aerial cameras and other sensors aboard Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).   It also covers fundamental concepts of georeferencing and the extraction of geometric information for the construction of orthophotomaps, digital terrain models, digital surface models, and more.   Additionally, this course provides insights into other types of sensors used on aerial, aerospace, or underwater platforms.

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- Acquire knowledge of the methodologies and essential theory of aerial photography. - Acquire knowledge of operational procedures in the orientation and treatment of individual optical images and stereoscopic pairs. - Acquisition of knowledge of processes of obtaining and treatment of three-dimensional information and ortho-referencing applied to optical images. - Execution of simple processing techniques of images obtained from aerial vehicles. - Knowledge of geometry and other sensors in order to understand the need for suitable mathematical models.

The teaching methodology uses the expository method, utilizing slides with illustrative documents (provided to the students) as a means of presentation. Evaluation: Continuous evaluation, composed of 1 theoretical test and a practical work, each corresponding to 50 % of the final grade. The practical work has an oral presentation. The practical work requires the application of the programmatic contents and should be developed throughout the semester. All continuous evaluation elements are mandatory, and the tests have a minimum score of 7 values.

- Wolf, Paul; DeWitt, Bon; Wilkinson, Benjamin E. - Elements of Photogrammetry with Applications in GIS. 4th Ed. McGraw-Hill. 2014. ISBN-13: 978-0071761123. - Berberan, António - Elementos de Fotogrametria: Aplicada à Aquisição de Informação Geográfica. Mem Martins: Gráf. Europam. 2003. ISBN 972-9587353.