Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52721#.VKICjcCAM4 Author(s) Korehisa Kaneko 1* , Seiich Nohara 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Ecosystem Conservation Society-Japan, Tokyo, Japan . 2 Center for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan . ABSTRACT We tried more precise mapping of vegetation using UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), as a new method of creating vegetation maps, and we objected to be clearly the efficient mapping of vegetation using the UAV method by comparing vegetation maps created by analysing aerial photographs taken by a UAV and an aircraft (manned flight). The aerial photography using UAV w...
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