Table 2 List of terms and corresponding symbols used in mapping areas with unmanned areal systems (UASs) and related input and output categories in the software PhenoFly Planning Tool
Term | Symbol | \(\rightarrow\) Input/\(\leftarrow\) output |
|---|---|---|
Mapping areas | ||
 Mapping area (width/depth) | \(A_x, A_y\) | \(\rightarrow\) Mapping |
 Ground field of view (along/across flight dir.) | \(G_{{E}}, G_{S}\) | \(\leftarrow\) Mapping |
 Spacing between exposures | E | \(\leftrightarrow\) Mapping |
 Spacing between flight lines | S | \(\leftrightarrow\) Mapping |
 Percent end lap | \(E_\%\) | \(\leftrightarrow\) Mapping |
 Percent side lap | \(S_\%\) | \(\leftrightarrow\) Mapping |
 Number of exposures per flight line | \({E}_n\) | \(\leftarrow\) Mapping |
 Number of flight lines | \({S}_n\) | \(\leftarrow\) Mapping |
 Photo trigger frequency | \(I_{f}\) | \(\leftarrow\) Mapping |
 Number of photos | \(I_n\) | \(\leftarrow\) Mapping |
 Exposure position of photos | \(I_{{\mathrm {Pos}}}\) | \(\leftarrow\) Mapping |
 Flight speed | \(F_v\) | \(\leftarrow\) Mapping |
 Flight duration | \(F_t\) | \(\leftarrow\) Mapping |
 Motion blur | \(\delta\) | \(\rightarrow\) Mapping |
 Plot center position (x/y-axis) | \(p_{{\mathrm {Pos}},x}, p_{{\mathrm {Pos}},y}\) | \(\leftarrow\) Mapping |
Ground control points (GCPs) | ||
 Number of GCPs (x/y-axis) | \({\text {GCP}}_{n,x}, {\text {GCP}}_{n,y}\) | \(\rightarrow\) GCPs |
 Position of GCPs (x/y-axis) | \({\text {GCP}}_{{\mathrm {Pos}},x}, {\text {GCP}}_{{\mathrm {Pos}},y}\) | \(\leftarrow\) Mapping |
 GCP arrangement pattern |  | \(\rightarrow\) GCPs |
 GCP recover frequency in photos | \(\nu _{{\text {GCP}}}(k)\) | \(\leftrightarrow\) Mapping |
Viewing geometry | ||
 Positioning precision (standard deviation) | \(\sigma _{I_{{\mathrm {Pos}}}}\) | \(\rightarrow\) Mapping |
 Zenith angle frequency | \(\nu _\theta (\theta )\) | \(\leftarrow\) Viewing geometry |
Way-point flight mapping missions | ||
 Maximum flight duration | \(F_{t, \max }\) | \(\rightarrow\) Sensor/lens |
 Start location (Lat, Long) | \({P}_{{\mathrm {Start}}}\) | \(\rightarrow\) Location |
 Mapping area edge location (Lat, Long) | \({P}_{{\mathrm {Edge1}}}\) | \(\rightarrow\) Location |
 Flight direction location (lat, long) | \({P}_{{\mathrm {Dir}}}\) | \(\rightarrow\) Location |
 Maximum number of way-points | \(P_{n,\max }\) | \(\rightarrow\) Location |