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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3193-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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09 Aug 2016
Research article |
| 09 Aug 2016
Observing river stages using unmanned aerial vehicles
Tomasz Niedzielski
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geoinformatics and Cartography, Faculty of Earth Science
and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, pl.
Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, Poland
Matylda Witek
Department of Geoinformatics and Cartography, Faculty of Earth Science
and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, pl.
Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, Poland
Waldemar Spallek
Department of Geoinformatics and Cartography, Faculty of Earth Science
and Environmental Management, University of Wrocław, pl.
Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, Poland
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Short summary
We study detectability of changes in water surface areas on orthophotomaps. We use unmanned aerial vehicles to acquire visible light photographs. We offer a new method for detecting changes in water surface areas and river stages. The approach is based on the application of the Student's t test, in asymptotic and bootstrapped versions. We test our approach on aerial photos taken during 3-year observational campaign. We detect transitions between all characteristic river stages using drone data.
We study detectability of changes in water surface areas on orthophotomaps. We use unmanned...
