Abbreviations
Term
Description
AGL
Above Ground Level
AOI
Area Of Interest
DTM
Digital Terrain Model
FOD
Foreign Object Debris
FOV
Field Of View
GCP
Ground Control Point
GCS
Ground Control Station
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS
Global Positioning System
GSD
Ground Sample Distance
IMU
Inertial Measurement Unit
INS
Inertial Navigation System
LiDAR
Light Detection and Ranging
MASL or MSL
Meters Above Sea Level
NIR
Near Infrared
PPK
Post Processed Kinematic
PPM
Points Per Meter
PPS
Points Per Second
RGB
Red Green Blue (as in light color spectrum)
RTK
Real Time Kinematic
UAS
Unmanned Aerial System
UAV
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
VTOL
Vertical Takeoff and Landing
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