The use of drones, formally known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has significantly
increased across a variety of applications over the past few years. This is due to the rapid …

With the increasing role that unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are playing in data collection
for environmental studies, two key challenges relate to harmonizing and providing …

Road traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of deaths and injuries in the word
resulting in the not only loss of precious human lives but also affect the economic resources …

This review paper provides insights into optimization strategies for Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) in a variety of surveillance tasks and scenarios. From basic path planning …

Abstract Anthropogenic Marine Debris (AMD) is one of the major environmental issues of
our planet to date, and plastic accounts for 80% of total AMD. Beaches represent one of the …

In the contemporary era, the global explosion of traffic has created many eye-catching
concerns for policymakers. This not only enhances pollution but also leads to several road …

Landslides (LS) represent geomorphological processes that can induce changes over time
in the physical, hydrogeological, and mechanical properties of the involved materials. For …

The application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, in
geological, geomorphological, and geotechnical studies has gained significant attention due …

This work develops a rock mass characterization of a limestone quarry in northern Spain
based on a 3D model obtained by using photographs taken from an unmanned aerial …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming increasingly accessible tools with
widespread use as environmental monitoring systems. They can be used for anthropogenic …