id
	12135
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/12135
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Implementation of ultra-light UAV systems for cultural heritage documentation
Creator
	Bakirman, Tolga
	Bayram, Bulent
	Akpinar, Burak
	Karabulut, M. Fahri
	Bayrak, Onur Can
	Yigitoglu, Alper
	Seker, Dursun Zafer
Date
	2020
Language
	eng
Abstract
	New technologies, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and terrestrial laser scanning systems, provide opportunities for the digital documentation of cultural heritage. Although ultra-light drones (ULDs) are usually used for recreational activities, in this study, we examined their ability for use in digital documentation. We investigated the efficiency of an ULD for documentation of a selected historical building. In this study, the structure from motion (SfM) method was used to create three-dimensional point cloud data of a historical building using ULD and a low-cost UAV. The resulting point clouds were compared with terrestrial laser scanner data. The maximum standard deviations were calculated as 0.62 cm and 1.87 cm for low-cost UAV and ULD, respectively. The results show that ULDs can be used under suitable circumstances as a low-cost alternative for cultural heritage documentation.
Is Part Of
	Journal of Cultural Heritage
Cited by
	11055
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2020.01.006
Issn
	1296-2074
Pages
	174-184
Uri
	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1296207419303747
Volume
	44
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/S337ISST/item-list

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