Earth observation and aerial surveys [Electronic resource] Global RICS Guidance Note

Earth observation and aerial surveys Global RICS Guidance Note [Electronic resource] - London, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 2021 - 72p. - RICS guidance note RICS Professional Standard .

Effective from 4 January 2022. This guidance note is intended for use by land, sea, engineering and environmental professionals who are acting in an advisory capacity, and by survey-knowledgeable clients who specify their own surveys. It is also intended to be used by earth observation and aerial survey specialists. This guidance note incorporates a full revision of Vertical aerial photography and digital imagery (5th edition), RICS guidance note. New sections on LiDAR and hyperspectral, bathymetric LiDAR, multispectral and thermal imaging systems have been added. The following topics are covered in this guidance note:
Pre-project considerations, including the different data capture platforms available and planning requirements
The techniques of aerial photography, LiDAR, sensing in the non-visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum and earth observation
Future developments in earth observation and aerial survey techniques. This document was reissued in January 2023 as a professional standard. It was previously published in September 2021 as a guidance note. The regulatory requirements remain the same

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