The development of closed-loop systems is fraught with many challenges. One of the many important decisions to be made in this development is the selection of suitable metrics to detect operator state. Successful metrics can inform adaptations in an interface’s design, features, or task elements allocated to automated systems. This paper will discuss various challenges and considerations involv...

Public health researchers have identified numerous health implications associated with land use. However, it is unclear which of multiple methods of data collection most accurately capture land use, and “gold standard” methods vary by discipline. In this paper, five desirable features of ecological data sources are presented and discussed (cost, coverage, availability, construct validity, and a...

Colour aerial photography has the potential to identify and classify the size characteristics of exposed riverbed sediments over large areas efficiently. This paper describes the findings of a pilot project that sought to assess this potential and consider the impact of photo-scale on the accuracy of classifications obtained. Colour multi-scale digital imagery was acquired of a test area (120 x...

This paper presents the 3-D terrain reconstruction with aerial photography. The results of 3-D reconstruction using intensity-based matching and hybrid intensity-based and epipolar geometry approach matching are shown and compared. The intensity-based image matching uses maximum normalized cross correlation to find the displacement vector between two images. This method can overcome the effect ...

9 The Authors devised a novel generic approach to assessing the flushing of the Irish 10 Sea through the determination of spatially distributed residence times and the 11 development of flushing homogeneity curves. Results indicate that flushing of the 12 Irish Sea is both spatially and temporally highly variable. Average residence times 13 of the material introduced in winter may be up to 28% ...

The North Atlantic Right Whale is a critically endangered species of baleen whale, with an estimated fewer than 500 individuals living in our oceans [1, 2]. In the interests of science and conservation, it is necessary to track and monitor these animals. Currently, only a few experienced researchers are able to identify and tag individual whales through the use of custom software and this proce...

Creating a model, instead of just making measurements, is a common task in photogrammetry today. Methods can vary depending on the requirements, data availability, and type of scenery. The amount of user input is one major differentiating factor. The methods discussed in this paper align closely with a typical workflow for urban mapping from aerial photographs.

IN T R O D U C T IO N Within the next decade, more than $30 billion will be spent at the federal, state and local levels for the construction of new roadways in the United States. Additional billions will be allocated for the operation and maintenance of existing facilities. Toward what end is this huge expenditure being made? Most highway officials would agree that it is to promote the efficie...

Title: Wavelet estimation of plant spatial patterns in multitemporal aerial photography Dear Author During the preparation of your manuscript for publication, the questions listed below have arisen. Please attend to these matters and return this form with your proof. Many thanks for your assistance Query Reference Query Remarks 1 Please check as Refs show Lahav-Ginott et al., 2001. 2 Please che...