The Exploitation of Data from Remote and Human Sensors for Environment Monitoring in the SMAT Project

Sensors

Rosa Meo¹  Elena Roglia² 

[1] Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, C.so Svizzera 185, 10149 Torino, Italy;European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Via E. Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy; E-Mail:

关键词: mosaicking;    orthoframes;    volunteered geographic information;    cartography;    metadata;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s121217504

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we outline the functionalities of a system that integrates and controls a fleet of Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAVs). UAVs have a set of payload sensors employed for territorial surveillance, whose outputs are stored in the system and analysed by the data exploitation functions at different levels. In particular, we detail the second level data exploitation function whose aim is to improve the sensors data interpretation in the post-mission activities. It is concerned with the mosaicking of the aerial images and the cartography enrichment by human sensors—the social media users. We also describe the software architecture for the development of a mash-up (the integration of information and functionalities coming from the Web) and the possibility of using human sensors in the monitoring of the territory, a field in which, traditionally, the involved sensors were only the hardware ones.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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