@incollection{fdi:010072200, title = {{K}ite-borne photogrammetry for decimetric 3{D} mapping of several square kilometres areas}, author = {{F}eurer, {D}enis and {E}l {M}aaoui, {M}.{A}. and {P}lanchon, {O}livier and {B}oussema, {M}.{R}. and {P}ierrot-{D}eseilligny, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his paper presents a new methodology for the calculation of a digital elevation model ({DEM}) and the corresponding orthophotography at very high resolution (20 cm for the {DEM}, 10 cm for the orthophotography) on a large surface (more than 3 km2). {I}mage acquisition was done with an off-the-shelf camera ({S}ony {NEX}-5{N}) attached to a delta kite. {D}eveloping the most accessible methodology being one of the goals of this study, the overall cost of the apparatus is limited to less than 1500 euros. {T}his method has been developed to form an alternative with acquisitions from small {U}nmanned {A}erial {V}ehicles ({UAV}). {I}n particular, kite as payload carrier is seen as being complementary to lightweight multicopters, which are increasingly used for remote sensing applications [1, 2]. {K}ite is of a strong interest when the use of radio-controlled and motorized systems is hampered by local regulation and/or when too strong winds keep these lightweight devices on ground.}, keywords = {{TUNISIE}}, booktitle = {2015 {IEEE} international geoscience and remote sensing symposium ({IGARSS}) proceedings}, numero = {}, pages = {3858--3861}, address = {{P}iscataway}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, series = {}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1109/{IGARSS}.2015.7326666}, ISBN = {978-1-4799-7929-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072200}, }