The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is the largest municipality in Japan and conducts building change identification work. Recently, Tokyo terminated its traditional visual identification work that has been in use for 20 years and shifted to a new automated system. This paper is intended to introduce the Fixed Assets Change Judgment (FACJ) system and its core tool, RealScape. RealScape automatica...

The effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi on nitrogen concentration of berseem clover were examined in contaminated soil with cadmium. Examined factors included: levels of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation (Glomus mosseae) (With and without inoculation), and different levels of soil contamination by cadmium (0, 5, 10, 20, 40 and 80 mg.kg-1). The results showed that the effects of cadmi...

Methods for automated orientation of aerial images are presented. They are based on the use of templates, which are derived from existing databases, and area-based matching. The characteristics of available database information and the accuracy requirements for map compilation and orthoimage production are discussed on the example of Denmark. Details on the developed methods for interior and ex...

The use of archival or historical photography for photogrammetric purposes often involves a lack of data concerning the aerial cameras employed, difficulties in identifying control points on the photos and inappropriate conservation of the photography. When camera calibration parameters are unknown, they should be estimated by means of a self-calibrating bundle adjustment. Several calibration m...

Multi temporal aerial photography and airborne hyper spectral imagery have been integrated for the detection and monitoring of coal mining subsidence hazards. Digital elevation models derived from successive epochs of aerial photography provide estimates of topographic change which may be indicative of the collapse of abandoned underground mine workings in the study area. Ground disturbed by su...

Relief relative to a local elevation maximum provided a strong indicator of inundation dynamics (i.e., hydroperiod), but was less useful for mapping wetland boundaries. Combining local relief and an Enhanced Topographic Wetness Index produced a map that was well suited for mapping wetland extent and hydroperiod. Wetlands mapped using aerial photographs or LiDAR-derived digital elevation models ...

Validating and Estimating Yield of Irrigated Potatoes Using Aerial and Satellite Remote Sensing

In this paper we consider the problem of controlling multiple robots manipulating and transporting a payload in three dimensions via cables. We develop robot configurations that ensure static equilibrium of the payload at a desired pose while respecting constraints on the tension and provide analysis of payload stability for these configurations. We demonstrate our methods on a team of aerial r...