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05 Jan 2021
Research article |
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Intercomparison of photogrammetric platforms for spatially continuous snow depth mapping
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos Dorf, 7260,
Switzerland
Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092,
Switzerland
Pascal Sirguey
National School of Surveying, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin,
New Zealand
Aubrey Miller
National School of Surveying, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin,
New Zealand
Mauro Marty
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL,
Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
Konrad Schindler
Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 8092,
Switzerland
Andreas Stoffel
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos Dorf, 7260,
Switzerland
Yves Bühler
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos Dorf, 7260,
Switzerland
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Short summary
In spring 2018 in the alpine Dischma valley (Switzerland), we tested different industrial photogrammetric platforms for snow depth mapping. These platforms were high-resolution satellites, an airplane, unmanned aerial systems and a terrestrial system. Therefore, this study gives a general overview of the accuracy and precision of the different photogrammetric platforms available in space and on earth and their use for snow depth mapping.
In spring 2018 in the alpine Dischma valley (Switzerland), we tested different industrial...
