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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