A blimp-based remote sensing system for low-altitude monitoring of plant variables: a preliminary experiment for agricultural and ecological applications
A blimp-based remote sensing system for low-altitude monitoring of plant variables: a preliminary experiment for agricultural and ecological applications
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DOI:
10.1080/014311600210894
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发表时间:
2000-01-20
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Tomita, A
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作者:
Inoue, Y;Morinaga, S;Tomita, A
A blimp-based remote sensing system was developed for monitoring land surface variables from low altitudes. The blimp was a helium-filled envelope 23 m long with a maximum diameter of 7 m. The blimp was designed to cruise at a maximum speed of 40 km h(-1) at altitudes between 30 and 400 m, under radio control, with a payload of approximately 100 kg. The radio-controlled data acquisition system consisted of four monochromatic CCD video cameras with interference filters. The ability of the blimp to hover allowed the collection of a continuous set of high-quality images. The spatial variability between and within agricultural fields was mapped at a fine spatial resolution. The blimp-based system proved to be suitable for low-altitude remote sensing of plant variables.