- UAS applications in mapping & 3D reconstruction of land surfaces:
Mapping of land tenure, Photogrammetric mapping, Digital elevation modelling
- UAS in urban studies & modelling:
3D city modelling, urban inventories, green roof inventories, thermal studies
- UAS in rural monitoring:
Agriculture, Forestry, Natura 2000 monitoring, surface quarries & mining, wetland
monitoring, protected zones (e.g.polar zones), touristic development, coastal protection
- UAS in natural resources inventory:
Geomorphology, geology, hydrology, hyper spectral data
- UAS in security & emergency support:
Oil spill monitoring, disaster control, real-time emergency mapping;
- UAS in cultural heritage & archaeology:
Cultural monument conservation, archaeology, monitoring protected sites
- Quality of data collection using UAS:
Integration of the autopilot with the UAS platform, integration of sensor shutter with
exact GPS position, sensor specifications and limitations , types of UAS platforms,
flight parameters, calibration and optical resolution,
- UAS operation regulations:
European and national regulations, regulations in developing countries