Editorial Board
- Drone Design and Development Section
- Drone Communications Section
- Drones in Ecology Section
- Drones in Agriculture and Forestry Section
- Innovative Urban Mobility Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Cartographic and Land Engineering Department, Higher Polytechnic School of Avila, University of Salamanca, Hornos Caleros, 50, 05003 Avila, Spain
Interests: photogrammetry; laser scanning; 3D modeling; topography; cartography
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Interests: photogrammetry; laser scanning; 3D modeling; topography; cartography
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Department of Mining Technology, Topography and Structures, University of León, Avda. Astorga, s/n, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain
Interests: photogrammetry; drones; laser scanning; radiometric calibration; remote sensing; RGB-D sensors; 3D modeling; mobile mapping; metrology; verification; inspection; quality control
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Interests: photogrammetry; drones; laser scanning; radiometric calibration; remote sensing; RGB-D sensors; 3D modeling; mobile mapping; metrology; verification; inspection; quality control
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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
Interests: energy harvesting; nonlinear dynamics; vibration and control; smart materials; aeroelasticity; fluid-structure interactions; micro-/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS); flight dynamics
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Interests: energy harvesting; nonlinear dynamics; vibration and control; smart materials; aeroelasticity; fluid-structure interactions; micro-/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS); flight dynamics
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Spatial Ecology and Conservation Lab, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA
Interests: remote sensing; forest ecology; conservation biology; airborne sensors; GatorEye; landscape simulation models; ecosystem and canopy ecology
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Interests: remote sensing; forest ecology; conservation biology; airborne sensors; GatorEye; landscape simulation models; ecosystem and canopy ecology
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Computer Engineering Department (DISCA), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: UAV networking and communications solutions; drone swarms; UAS traffic management (UTM); IoT; Traffic management
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Interests: UAV networking and communications solutions; drone swarms; UAS traffic management (UTM); IoT; Traffic management
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Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME), University of California, Merced, CA 95343, USA
Interests: drone-based remote sensing; 3D photogrammetry; optimal sensing in cyber-physical systems; distributed collaborative sensing in distributed parameter systems; mobile sensor networks; virtual metrology
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Interests: drone-based remote sensing; 3D photogrammetry; optimal sensing in cyber-physical systems; distributed collaborative sensing in distributed parameter systems; mobile sensor networks; virtual metrology
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Department of Geography, Harokopio University of Athens, Eleftheriou Venizelou Ave., 70, GR-176 76 Athens, Greece
Interests: digital cartography; GPS; simulation process models; mapping of the natural and man-made environment
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Interests: digital cartography; GPS; simulation process models; mapping of the natural and man-made environment
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Geomatics Engineering, Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Ontario, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
Interests: photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing mapping; low-cost unmanned mobile mapping systems with focus on the use of unmanned aerial mapping systems for geomatics; indoor/outdoor navigation and mapping; sensor integration; 3D modelling using optical and lidar data; mapping from high resolution imagery; image-sequence for mapping and scene analysis; spatial data co-registration; spatial awareness and intelligence; integration of GIS and remote sensing methods; risk assessment and disaster management
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Interests: photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing mapping; low-cost unmanned mobile mapping systems with focus on the use of unmanned aerial mapping systems for geomatics; indoor/outdoor navigation and mapping; sensor integration; 3D modelling using optical and lidar data; mapping from high resolution imagery; image-sequence for mapping and scene analysis; spatial data co-registration; spatial awareness and intelligence; integration of GIS and remote sensing methods; risk assessment and disaster management
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Co-Scientific Director of ABCLab GIcarus Surveying and Modelling, Politecnico di Milano, 31 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: digital humanities; 3D survey; digital twin; H-BIM; Scan-to-BIM; digital representation; visual communication; 3D modelling; virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); virtual museum; extended reality (XR); digital documentation workflows
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Interests: digital humanities; 3D survey; digital twin; H-BIM; Scan-to-BIM; digital representation; visual communication; 3D modelling; virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); virtual museum; extended reality (XR); digital documentation workflows
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GIS & RS Group, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne, D-50923 Cologne, Germany
Interests: low-weight UAVs; hyperspectral and multisepctral remote sensing; field spectrometry; terrestrial lasercanning; 3D analysis; plant biomass; plant nitrogen; change detection; matter fluxes; precision agriculture; spatial data management
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Interests: low-weight UAVs; hyperspectral and multisepctral remote sensing; field spectrometry; terrestrial lasercanning; 3D analysis; plant biomass; plant nitrogen; change detection; matter fluxes; precision agriculture; spatial data management
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Air and Missile Defense College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
Interests: flight control; fuzzy/neural control; nonlinear control; prescribed performance control; adaptive control; non-affine control; back-stepping control; sliding mode control; adaptive dynamic programing; optimal control
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Interests: flight control; fuzzy/neural control; nonlinear control; prescribed performance control; adaptive control; non-affine control; back-stepping control; sliding mode control; adaptive dynamic programing; optimal control
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Computational & Applied Vegetation Ecology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Interests: terrestrial and UAV based LiDAR; measurement and modelling of full 3D vegetation structure and how this is related to airborne or spaceborne remote sensing signals; radiative transfer modelling
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Interests: terrestrial and UAV based LiDAR; measurement and modelling of full 3D vegetation structure and how this is related to airborne or spaceborne remote sensing signals; radiative transfer modelling
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School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia
Interests: robotics; sensing; biomimicry; aerospace
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Interests: robotics; sensing; biomimicry; aerospace
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National Engineering & Technology Center for Information Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Interests: reflectance spectroscopy; quantitative remote sensing of vegetation; crop growth monitoring; crop mapping; smart farming
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Interests: reflectance spectroscopy; quantitative remote sensing of vegetation; crop growth monitoring; crop mapping; smart farming
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GeoNumerics, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: geomatics; navigation; geometric photogrammetry and remote sensing; sensor modelling; sensor integration; sensor orientation and calibration; multi-sensor integration for orientation and navigation; indoor/outdoor navigation; estimation methods; software systems for orientation and navigation; unmanned aerial systems; unmanned aerial systems for photogrammetry, remote sensing and mapping; combined terrestrial and aerial mobile mapping systems
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Interests: geomatics; navigation; geometric photogrammetry and remote sensing; sensor modelling; sensor integration; sensor orientation and calibration; multi-sensor integration for orientation and navigation; indoor/outdoor navigation; estimation methods; software systems for orientation and navigation; unmanned aerial systems; unmanned aerial systems for photogrammetry, remote sensing and mapping; combined terrestrial and aerial mobile mapping systems
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Universite Paris-Est, IGN, ENSG, LOEMI, 6-8 Avenue Blaise Pascal, 77455 Champs-sur-Marne, France
Interests: photogrammetry; computer vision; image processing; free open source; UAV; metrology
Interests: photogrammetry; computer vision; image processing; free open source; UAV; metrology
LAST (Remote Sensing & GIS Lab), Doñana Biological Station-CSIC, Avda. Américo Vespucio 26, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: multi and hyperspectral remote sensing for monitoring vegetation, wetlands and landscape changes; multitemporal analysis of remote sensing images; predictive mapping of species habitat distribution; landscape dynamics and interactions with wildfire regimes; plant regeneration trends under different disturbance regimes
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Interests: multi and hyperspectral remote sensing for monitoring vegetation, wetlands and landscape changes; multitemporal analysis of remote sensing images; predictive mapping of species habitat distribution; landscape dynamics and interactions with wildfire regimes; plant regeneration trends under different disturbance regimes
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Information Technologies Institute, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: UAV detection and classification; video surveillance applications; artificial intelligence; image and video processing; video coding
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Interests: UAV detection and classification; video surveillance applications; artificial intelligence; image and video processing; video coding
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Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Interests: swarm intelligence; collaborative control; collaborative guidance; collaborative decision-making planning; UAV swarm; UAV flight control and embedded system
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Interests: swarm intelligence; collaborative control; collaborative guidance; collaborative decision-making planning; UAV swarm; UAV flight control and embedded system
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State Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems, School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: bio-inspired computing, biological computer vision, virtual reality, human–computer interaction, and multi-UAV autonomous formation control
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Interests: bio-inspired computing, biological computer vision, virtual reality, human–computer interaction, and multi-UAV autonomous formation control
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Engineering Product Development Pillar, Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD), 8 Somapah Rd, Singapore, Singapore
Interests: systems dynamics and control; applied magnetic and field-based sensing; intelligent mechatronics and automation; nature-inspired robotics; unmanned ground/aerial systems; medical devices; design education and pedagogy
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Interests: systems dynamics and control; applied magnetic and field-based sensing; intelligent mechatronics and automation; nature-inspired robotics; unmanned ground/aerial systems; medical devices; design education and pedagogy
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School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Australian Research Center for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA), Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
Interests: remote sensing; UAV; unmanned aerial systems (UAS); bioinspired optimisation; multidisciplinary design optimisation; optimisation; drones; wildlife monitoring; precision agriculture
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Interests: remote sensing; UAV; unmanned aerial systems (UAS); bioinspired optimisation; multidisciplinary design optimisation; optimisation; drones; wildlife monitoring; precision agriculture
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UCEMM, Department of Geography, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UF, UK
Interests: UV; GIS; remote sensing; photogrammetry; cartography; digital mapping; coastal management; marine spatial planning; coastal ecology
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Interests: UV; GIS; remote sensing; photogrammetry; cartography; digital mapping; coastal management; marine spatial planning; coastal ecology
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Chair for Geodesy and Geoinformatics, Faculty for Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany
Interests: precision agriculture; remote sensing; phenology; photogrammetry
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Interests: precision agriculture; remote sensing; phenology; photogrammetry
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Regional Development Institute, University of Castilla-La Mancha,Campus Universitario s/n, 02071 Albacete, Spain
Interests: photogrammetry; geomatic software development; geodesy; map projections
Interests: photogrammetry; geomatic software development; geodesy; map projections
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI, National Land Survey of Finland, Geodeetinrinne 2, FI-02430 Masala, Finland
Interests: photogrammetry; hyperspectral imaging; UAV; calibration; SLAM; machine learning
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Interests: photogrammetry; hyperspectral imaging; UAV; calibration; SLAM; machine learning
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Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 194G Toomey Hall 400 West 13th Street Rolla, MO 65409-0050, USA
Interests: fluid dynamics and combustion; Insect flight; micro air vehicles; aero-structure interaction and control; intelligent aircraft; waveriders; microfluidics; MEMS; active flow and combustion control
Interests: fluid dynamics and combustion; Insect flight; micro air vehicles; aero-structure interaction and control; intelligent aircraft; waveriders; microfluidics; MEMS; active flow and combustion control
Engineering Physics Group. School of Aerospace Engineering, University of Vigo, Campus Ourense, 32004 Ourense, Spain
Interests: infrastructure maintenance; NDT; UAV; geospatial technology
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Interests: infrastructure maintenance; NDT; UAV; geospatial technology
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Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Interests: spatial modeling; remote sensing; drones; lidar; historical archives; surveys; participatory mapping; forests; agriculture; wetlands; climate change
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Interests: spatial modeling; remote sensing; drones; lidar; historical archives; surveys; participatory mapping; forests; agriculture; wetlands; climate change
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Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Interests: image spectroscopy; unmanned aerial vehicle; agronomy; sensor integration; machine learning
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Interests: image spectroscopy; unmanned aerial vehicle; agronomy; sensor integration; machine learning
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