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 …

Methane is an important greenhouse gas, emissions of which have vital consequences for
global climate change. Understanding and quantifying the sources (and sinks) of …

Identifying accurate topographic variations associated with volcanic eruptions plays a key
role in obtaining information on eruptive parameters, volcano structure, input data for …

The 2018 eruption on the lower East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano produced one of the
largest and most destructive lava flows in Hawai'i during the past 200 years. Over the course …

Monitoring for assessment of natural disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, presents a
methodological challenge for the scientific community. Here, we present Unmanned Aerial …

Volcanism is a potentially important natural source of mercury (Hg) to the environment.
However, its impact on the global Hg cycle remains poorly understood despite advances …

Catastrophic lava dome collapse is considered an unpredictable volcanic hazard because
the physical properties, stress conditions, and internal structure of lava domes are not well …

This article presents a review of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the context
of geohazards. The pluri-disciplinary role of UAVs is outlined in numerous studies …

Starting on 3 May 2018, a series of eruptive fissures opened in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East
Rift Zone (LERZ). Over the course of the next 3 months, intense degassing accompanied …

Over the past decade, advancements in collection platforms such as unoccupied aerial
systems (UAS), survey-grade GNSS, sensor packages, processing software, and spatial …