An articles about Aerial photo interpretation and LIDAR

Sky over Poland. Bridge to freedom.

W. Kuźnicki• 01.2023 •Linkedin

My subjective assessment related to situation in this part of Europe caused by war in Ukraine and our daily aerial surveying flight operations in 2022.

Head, foot and toe ... on LiDAR data

A. Ptak• 01.2022 •Linkedin

There are three main factors that contribute to landslide occurrence: geological structure and relief, intense and/or prolonged precipitation and human activity.

Why Digital Twin is not a toy

A. Ptak• 11.2021 •Linkedin

For many people operating on 3D city data is limited to rotating, scrolling, and inventorying neighbourhood backyard.

Can a landslide trigger an old landmine?

A. Ptak• 11.2021 •Linkedin

Rozstajne, Nieznajowa, Żydowskie - those are just a few names of villages abandoned after experiencing the Great War, the Second World War, and Operation Vistula in 1947

The secret life of a river

A. Ptak• 09.2021 •Linkedin

Multitemporal LiDAR collections are becoming more and more available. This is where 4D data, naturally and in an intuitive way, results in change detection analysis.

No traveling? Introducing LiDARing!

A. Ptak• 05.2021 •Linkedin

LiDAR + old photos base = great and powerful education tool that can support teachers and geohistory enthusiasts.

Even New York does not have such a map of trees.

W. Kuźnicki• 03.2021 •Linkedin

Tree Crown Mapping success in Warsaw - project completed.

Three stories imprinted in 50ha

A. Ptak• 01.2021 •Linkedin

The ground we walk on is like a huge history book. Full of scars from past events, it can tell us an interesting story.

Alternative approach to thermography

A. Ptak• 12.2020 •Linkedin

There is a lot of potential in thermal data.

LiDAR in mountain service

A. Ptak• 09.2020 •Linkedin

Rockfall is common in the mountain areas. The rate of this erosion depends on geology, tectonics and the weather.

Height, Intensity and Number of Returns

A. Ptak• 07.2020 •Linkedin

The higher the altitude the lower the veriety giving less opportunity to make analysis.

How rough is your data?

A. Ptak• 06.2020 •Linkedin

Point clouds have many features. Some of them are not so obvious.

When a tree is a threat

D. Kopeć• 05.2020 •Linkedin

The expansion of trees and shrubs is a natural process leading to the development of the forest.

Why does the footprint size matter... and what on earth is on this pitch?

A. Ptak• 04.2020 •Linkedin

When a bigger footprint would be accpetable?

Amplitude vs Reflectance

A. Ptak• 03.2020 •Linkedin

The difference between Amplitude and Reflectance.

Mapping of invasive plant species

D. Kopeć• 03.2020 •Linkedin

Our experience in mapping invasive plant species using airborne hyperspectral data, developed within the HabitARS project.

Head In The (Point) Clouds...

W. Kuźnicki• 02.2020 •Linkedin

LiDAR technology fits well the global and rapidly developing idea of digital twins.

Mapping of Natura 2000 habitats

D. Kopeć• 01.2020 •Linkedin

Method of mapping Natura 2000 non-forest habitats using airborne data fusion developed within the HabitARS project.

Laser scans reveal remnants of human rural settlements and agricultural activities after 70 years since "Operation Vistula"

W. Kuźnicki• 01.2020 •Linkedin

True ortho

W. Kuźnicki• 08.2019 •Linkedin

What is hidden behind the notion of ‘true ortho’, so daringly entering the market?

mapa koron drzew, inwentaryzacja zieleni

Pioneering Tree Crown Map of Warsaw takes shape

W. Kuźnicki• 01.2019 •Linkedin

How to monitor millions of trees in Warsaw or any other city? We know how to find the precise answer.

Combining a large format camera with hi-performance LiDAR, achieving 3cm orthophoto and 12ppm point cloud simultaneously

W. Kuźnicki• 12.2018 •Linkedin

Large Format camera plus LiDAR? No way!

New hangar with Research & Development Center to ensure long-term market needs

W. Kuźnicki• 10.2018 •Linkedin

Our R&D Center was designed to serve as technical facility for crews enabling better and faster data handling.

Multisensor photogrammetric platforms - the real answer for smart cities needs

W. Kuźnicki• 09.2018 •Linkedin

We have been probably the first company in Europe with the opportunity of using a multisensor photogrammetric platform.

Unexpected machine gun shooting… Aerial Surveying in Lebanon

W. Kuźnicki• 09.2018 •Linkedin

North Africa and neighbouring Asian countries we replaces of great uncertainty and constant heat between dictators, governments and military.

Spectacular mission across the Atlantic Ocean with Cessna aerial surveying airplane

W. Kuźnicki• 08.2018 •Linkedin

This article presents the backstage and adventures connected with the ferry flight of Cessna T206H from the USA to Poland, carried out by MGGP Aero.

remote sensing, botanical map, vegetation

Remote sensing of bark beetle damage in Norway spruce individual tree canopies using thermal infrared and airborne laser scanning data fusion

A. Zakrzewska, D. Kopeć• 2022 •ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

The main goal of this study was to establish an automatic workflow for detection of dead trees and trees in poor condition of Picea abies using Middle Wave Infrared spectral range obtained from the aircraft.

Hyperspectral vs. Multispectral data: Comparison of the spectral differentiation capabilities of Natura 2000 non-forest habitats

A. Jarocinska, D. Kopeć, M. Kycko, H. Piórkowski, A. Błońska• 2022 •ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

In this study, the potential for differentiating non-forest Natura 2000 habitats from the other habitats was examined using hyperspectral data in the scope of VNIR (0.4–1 μm), SWIR (1–2.5 μm) and simulated multispectral data (Sentinel-2).

Canopy temperatures of selected tree species growing in the forest and outside the forest using aerial thermal infrared (3.6–4.9 µm) data

A. Zakrzewska, D. Kopeć, K. Krajewski, J. Charyton• 2022 •European Journal of Remote Sensing

Studies conducted in recent years have demonstrated high application potential of thermal remote sensing data in environmental analyses.

Mapping Alkaline Fens, Transition Mires and Quaking Bogs Using Airborne Hyperspectral and Laser Scanning Data

S. Szporak-Wasilewska, H. Piórkowski, W. Ciężkowski, F. Jarzombkowski, Ł. Sławik, D. Kopeć• 2021 •Remote Sensing

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the identification of Natura 2000 wetland habitats (7230, 7140) depending on various remotely sensed (RS) data acquired from an airborne platform.

Intra-Annual Variabilities of Rubus caesius L. Discrimination on Hyperspectral and LiDAR Data

A. Jarocińska, D. Kopeć, B. Tokarska-Guzik, E. Raczko• 2021 •Remote Sensing

The aim of this study was to indicate, using hyperspectral and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data, the main functional trait crucial for R. caesius differentiation from non-Rubus.

Multi-Temporal Sentinel-2 Data in Classification of Mountain Vegetation

M. Wakulinska, A. Marcinkowska-Ochtyra• 2020 •Remote Sensing

The electromagnetic spectrum registered via satellite remote sensing methods became a popular data source that can enrich traditional methods of vegetation monitoring.

Application of airborne hyperspectral data for mapping of invasive alien Spiraea tomentosa L.: a serious threat to peat bog plant communities

D. Kopeć, A. Sabat-Tomala, D. Michalska-Hejduk, A. Jarocińska, J. Niedzielko• 2020 •Wetlands Ecology and Management

The research focuses on developing an optimal set of airborne raster data for the identification of the invasive alien species Spiraea tomentosa L. T

The capability of species-related forest stand characteristics determination with the use of hyperspectral data

M. Wietecha, Ł. Jełowicki, K. Mitelsztedt, S. Miścicki, K. Stereńczak• 2019 •Remote Sensing

The primary goal of this study was to bridge the gap between hyperspectral data classifications and their practical implementation for forest management.

Multitemporal Hyperspectral Data Fusion with Topographic Indices-Improving Classification of Natura 2000 Grassland Habitats

A. Marcinkowska-Ochtyra, K. Gryguc, A. Ochtyra, D. Kopeć, A. Jarocińska, Ł. Sławik• 2019 •Remote Sensing

This research was aimed at selecting optimal datasets to classify three grassland Natura 2000 habitats (codes 6210, 6410 and 6510) in the Ostoja Nidzia´nska Natura 2000 site in Poland based on hyperspectral imagery and botanical on-ground reference data acquired in three terms during one vegetative period in 2017, as well as a digital terrain model (DTM) obtained by airborne laser scanning (ALS).

The t-SNE algorithm as a tool to improve the quality of reference data used in accurate mapping of heterogeneous non-forest vegetation

A. Halladin-Dąbrowska, A. Kania, D. Kopeć• 2019 •Remote Sensing

Supervised classification methods, used for many applications, including vegetation mapping require accurate “ground truth” to be effective.

Multiple Flights or Single Flight Instrument Fusion of Hyperspectral and ALS Data? A Comparison of their Performance for Vegetation Mapping

Ł. Sławik, J. Niedzielko, A. Kania, H. Piórkowski, D. Kopeć• 2019 •Remote Sensing

In this study, we compare the usefulness of hyperspectral and Airborne Laser System (ALS) data fusion acquired in separate flights, Multiple Flights Data Fusion (MFDF), and during a single flight through Instrument Fusion (IF) for the classification of non-forest vegetation.

Using Airborne Hyperspectral Imaging Spectroscopy to accurately monitor invasive and expansive herb plants: limitations and requirements of the method

D. Kopeć, A. Zakrzewska, A. Halladin-Dąbrowska, J. Wylazłowska, A. Kania, J. Niedzielko• 2019 •Sensors

Remote sensing is currently regarded as one of the standard tools used for mapping invasive and expansive plants for scientific purposes and it is increasingly widely used in nature conservation management.

Application of aerial hyperspectral images in monitoring tree biophysical parameters in urban areas

A. Jarocińska, M. Białczak, Ł. Sławik• 2018 •Miscellanea Geographica

The article aims to present the research method used to evaluate discolouration and defoliation of trees and tree damage in the city of Białystok in Poland.

Application of HySpex hyperspectral images for verification of a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model

A. Sabat-Tomala, A. Jarocińska, B. Zagajewski, A. Magnuszewski, Ł. Sławik, A. Ochtyra• 2018 •European Journal of Remote Sensing

This research focuses on the use of HySpex hyperspectral images for verification of twodimensional hydrodynamic modelling of open-channel flow over loose bed (CCHE2D) and assessment of water quality in the Zegrze Reservoir.

Wykorzystanie lotniczej teledetekcji hiperspektralnej w klasyfikacji gatunkowej lasów strefy umiarkowanej

M. Wietecha, A. Modzelewska, K. Stereńczak• 2017 •Sylwan

Wykorzystanie lotniczych obrazów hiperspektralnych do klasyfikacji gatunków leśnych za pomocą różnych metod.

Application of multisensoral remote sensing data in the mapping of alkaline fens Natura 2000 habitat

D. Kopeć, D. Michalska-Hejduk, Ł. Sławik, T. Berezowski, M. Borowski, S. Rosadziński, J. Chormański • 2016 •Ecological Indicators

In 2013-2014, studies were conducted in the upper Biebrza River basin to develop a remote sensing method for alkaline fen classification a protected Natura 2000 habitat (code 7230) using remote sensing technologies.