A Low Cost Approach to Disturbed Soil Detection Using Low Altitude Digital Imagery from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

被引：13

作者：

Parrott, Elizabeth ^{[1
]}

Panter, Heather ^{[2
]}

Morrissey, Joanne ^{[3
]}

Bezombes, Frederic ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Liverpool John Moores Univ, Fac Engn & Technol, James Parsons Bldg,Byrom St, Liverpool L3 3AF, Merseyside, England

[2] Liverpool John Moores Univ, Liverpool Ctr Adv Policing, John Foster Bldg,80-98 Mt Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5UZ, Merseyside, England

[3] Anglia Ruskin Univ, Sch Life Sci, Fac Sci & Engn, East Rd, Cambridge CB1 1PT, England

来源：

DRONES | 2019年 / 3卷 / 02期

关键词：

forensic science; unmanned aerial vehicle; clandestine burial; grave detection; airborne; image processing; policing;

D O I：

10.3390/drones3020050

中图分类号：

TP7 [遥感技术];

学科分类号：

081102 ; 0816 ; 081602 ; 083002 ; 1404 ;

摘要：

Until recently, clandestine burial investigations relied upon witness statements to determine target search areas of soil and vegetation disturbance. Due to this, remote sensing technologies are increasingly used to detect fresh clandestine graves. However, despite the increased capabilities of remote sensing, clandestine burial searches remain resourcefully intensive as the police have little access to the technology when it is required. In contrast to this, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology is increasingly popular amongst law enforcement worldwide. As such, this paper explores the use of digital imagery collected from a low cost UAV for the aided detection of disturbed soil sites indicative of fresh clandestine graves. This is done by assessing the unaltered UAV video output using image processing tools to detect sites of disturbance, therefore highlighting previously unrecognised capabilities of police UAVs. This preliminary investigation provides a low cost rapid approach to detecting fresh clandestine graves, further supporting the use of UAV technology by UK police.

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