Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
5-1-2020
Year of Publication
2020
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (MSBiosyAgE)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture; Engineering
Department/School/Program
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. Michael Sama
Abstract
The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the use of consumer-grade unmanned aircraft systems for image-based remote sensing in agriculture with application towards livestock health monitoring. A two-dimensional spatial error experiment was conducted to quantify the spatial accuracy of georeferenced orthomosaic imagery collected using a drone and processed with photogrammetry software. Treatment variables included altitude above ground level and image data type (visible and multispectral). The results from the ANOVA test indicated that there were significant differences between data types, but no significant differences between altitudes. The experiment was then expanded to a three-dimensional study where two life-size cow statues were extensively photographed and processed in groupings to simulate different flights formations. The resulting volume estimations from groups of images were compared to the estimate when using all images. Results revealed the importance of selecting the right flight paths to produce the most c 3D model.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2020.337
Funding Information
From 2017-2019
This work was partially supported by the US Department of Agriculture under Grant No. 2018-67021-27416, NRI: INT: Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Robots for Livestock Heath Monitoring
This work was partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1539070, Collaboration Leading Operational UAS Development for Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics (CLOUD-MAP) to Oklahoma State University in partnership with University of Oklahoma, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the University of Kentucky.
Recommended Citation
Pampolini, Luis Felipe, "AN ASSESSMENT OF 2D AND 3D SPATIAL ACCURACY OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR LIVESTOCK HEALTH MONITORING" (2020). Theses and Dissertations--Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. 70.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/bae_etds/70
