Networked Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Surveillance and Monitoring: A Survey

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Placement Optimization of UAV-Mounted Mobile Base Stations

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3-D Placement of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Base Station (UAV-BS) for Energy-Efficient Maximal Coverage

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Efficient 3-D placement of an aerial base station in next generation cellular networks

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Energy-Efficient Data Collection in UAV Enabled Wireless Sensor Network

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Unmanned aerial vehicles applications in future smart cities

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Drone-surveillance for search and rescue in natural disaster

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UAV Swarm Intelligence: Recent Advances and Future Trends

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An Improved Fuzzy Neural Network for Traffic Speed Prediction Considering Periodic Characteristic

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Small Drones for Community-Based Forest Monitoring: An Assessment of Their Feasibility and Potential in Tropical Areas

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Bears Show a Physiological but Limited Behavioral Response to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems as a Rhinoceros Anti-Poaching Tool in Africa

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Unmanned aircraft systems as a new source of disturbance for wildlife: A systematic review

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Approaching birds with drones: first experiments and ethical guidelines

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Wildlife research and management methods in the 21st century: Where do unmanned aircraft fit in?

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Seeing the forest from drones: Testing the potential of lightweight drones as a tool for long-term forest monitoring

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Backhaul-aware robust 3D drone placement in 5G+ wireless networks

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Surveillance and violence from afar: The politics of drones and liminal security-scapes

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Classification of riparian forest species and health condition using multi-temporal and hyperspatial imagery from unmanned aerial system

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A Survey of Single-Scene Video Anomaly Detection

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New trends on moving object detection in video images captured by a moving camera: A survey

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Efficient Road Detection and Tracking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System(s) (C-UAS): State of the Art, Challenges, and Future Trends

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Vehicle Detection in Aerial Surveillance Using Dynamic Bayesian Networks

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A method for guidance and control of an autonomous vehicle in problems of border patrolling and obstacle avoidance

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Drone Up! Quantifying Whale Behavior From a New Perspective Improves Observational Capacity

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Best practice for minimising unmanned aerial vehicle disturbance to wildlife in biological field research

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Visible and thermal infrared remote sensing for the detection of white‐tailed deer using an unmanned aerial system

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Real-Time Bidirectional Traffic Flow Parameter Estimation From Aerial Videos

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Real-time navigation of mobile robots in problems of border patrolling and avoiding collisions with moving and deforming obstacles

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Detecting and tracking vehicles in traffic by unmanned aerial vehicles

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Joint Coverage, Connectivity, and Charging Strategies for Distributed UAV Networks

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Fault Tolerant Sliding Mode Predictive Control for Uncertain Steer-by-Wire System

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Deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Base Stations for Optimal Quality of Coverage

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Deployment of UAV-mounted access points according to spatial user locations in two-tier cellular networks

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Detecting elusive aspects of wildlife ecology using drones: New insights on the mating dynamics and operational sex ratios of sea turtles

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A multi-objective approach for unmanned aerial vehicle routing problem with soft time windows constraints

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Strategies for active camouflage of motion

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An Economical Custom-Built Drone for Assessing Whale Health

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Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to investigate shark and ray densities in a shallow coral lagoon

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Energy Efficient Placement of a Drone Base Station for Minimum Required Transmit Power

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An Algorithm of Reactive Collision Free 3-D Deployment of Networked Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Surveillance and Monitoring

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Wireless Sensor Network Based Navigation of Micro Flying Robots in the Industrial Internet of Things

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Software Defined Radio and Wireless Acoustic Networking for Amateur Drone Surveillance

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Seeking a path through the crowd: Robot navigation in unknown dynamic environments with moving obstacles based on an integrated environment representation

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Decentralized Autonomous Navigation of a UAV Network for Road Traffic Monitoring

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A Method for Optimized Deployment of a Network of Surveillance Aerial Drones

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Online UAV Trajectory Planning for Covert Video Surveillance of Mobile Targets

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A Review on Drone-Based Data Solutions for Cereal Crops

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Toward Safe and Personalized Autonomous Driving: Decision-Making and Motion Control With DPF and CDT Techniques

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Studying Spatial Abundance of Ungulates: Relevance to Spatial Epidemiology

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Optimal 3D UAV base station placement by considering autonomous coverage hole detection, wireless backhaul and user demand

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A review on drone-based harmful algae blooms monitoring

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Vehicle Detection and Motion Analysis in Low-Altitude Airborne Video Under Urban Environment

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SPOT Poachers in Action: Augmenting Conservation Drones With Automatic Detection in Near Real Time

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A Method for Optimized Deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Maximum Coverage and Minimum Interference in Cellular Networks

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Terrestrial mammalian wildlife responses to Unmanned Aerial Systems approaches

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A preliminary assessment of using conservation drones for Sumatran orang-utan (Pongo abelii) distribution and density

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Airborne Video Registration and Traffic-Flow Parameter Estimation

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Multiple UAV-Mounted Base Station Placement and User Association With Joint Fronthaul and Backhaul Optimization

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Proper flight technique for using a small rotary-winged drone aircraft to safely, quickly, and accurately survey raptor nests

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Methods of analyzing traffic imagery collected from aerial platforms

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Mobile Target Coverage and Tracking on Drone-Be-Gone UAV Cyber-Physical Testbed

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An experimental approach to evaluate the potential of drones in terrestrial mammal research: a gregarious ungulate as a study model

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An Algorithm of Efficient Proactive Placement of Autonomous Drones for Maximum Coverage in Cellular Networks

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Viable path planning for data collection robots in a sensing field with obstacles

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UAV-Based In-Band Integrated Access and Backhaul for 5G Communications

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Quantifying Nearshore Sea Turtle Densities: Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Population Assessments

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Navigation of a UAV Network for Optimal Surveillance of a Group of Ground Targets Moving Along a Road

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Proactive Deployment of Aerial Drones for Coverage over Very Uneven Terrains: A Version of the 3D Art Gallery Problem

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Flying beneath the clouds at the edge of the world: using a hexacopter to supplement abundance surveys of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska

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Asymptotically Optimal Deployment of Drones for Surveillance and Monitoring

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Evaluating an unmanned aerial vehicle‐based approach for assessing habitat extent and condition in fine‐scale early successional mountain mosaics

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Navigation of a Network of Aerial Drones for Monitoring a Frontier of a Moving Environmental Disaster Area

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A Bean Optimization-Based Cooperation Method for Target Searching by Swarm UAVs in Unknown Environments

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Drone Surveys Do Not Increase Colony-wide Flight Behaviour at Waterbird Nesting Sites, But Sensitivity Varies Among Species

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Predicting and Preventing Elephant Poaching Incidents through Statistical Analysis, GIS-Based Risk Analysis, and Aerial Surveillance Flight Path Modeling

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based Traffic Analysis: A Case Study to Analyze Traffic Streams at Urban Roundabouts

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Achieving Robust and Efficient Consensus for Large-Scale Drone Swarm

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Optimized deployment of drone base station to improve user experience in cellular networks

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Task Assignment Algorithm for Road Patrol by Multiple UAVs With Multiple Bases and Rechargeable Endurance

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Practical Bias Correction in Aerial Surveys of Large Mammals: Validation of Hybrid Double-Observer with Sightability Method against Known Abundance of Feral Horse (Equus caballus) Populations

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Range-Based Reactive Deployment of Autonomous Drones for Optimal Coverage in Disaster Areas

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Towards Automated Drone Surveillance in Railways: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions

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Combining drones and satellite tracking as an effective tool for informing policy change in riparian habitats: a proboscis monkey case study

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Computing optimal drone positions to wirelessly recharge IoT devices

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Reactive 3D deployment of a flying robotic network for surveillance of mobile targets

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Bioinspired Bearing Only Motion Camouflage UAV Guidance for Covert Video Surveillance of a Moving Target

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Navigating UAVs for Optimal Monitoring of Groups of Moving Pedestrians or Vehicles

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Blockchain enabled verification for cellular-connected unmanned aircraft system networking

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An Extended Model for the UAVs-Assisted Multiperiodic Crowd Tracking Problem

Htiouech, S., Chebil, K., Khemakhem, M., Abed, F., & Alkiani, M. H. (2023) · Complexity · doi:10.1155/2023/3001812 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

On Infrastructure Design for Large UAV Networks

Tayyaba, S., & Vanka, S. (2023) · Globecom · doi:10.1109/globecom54140.2023.10437549 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

WildSaver: Advancing Wildlife Conservation with UAVs and Blockchain Technology

Ananna, A. I., Rifat, M. H., Akter, S., Rain, T. I. A., & Mansoor, N. (2024) · Lecture notes in networks and systems · doi:10.1007/978-981-99-8346-9_39 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

3D Autocomplete: Enhancing UAV Teleoperation with AI in the Loop

Ibrahim, B., Elhajj, I. H., & Asmar, D. (2024) · Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation/Proceedings · doi:10.1109/icra57147.2024.10610932 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Specific Applications for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVS) and Aerial Robotics

Abaszade, R. G., & Khanmamadova, E. A. (2025) · Advances in mechatronics and mechanical engineering (AMME) book series · doi:10.4018/979-8-3693-6035-4.ch004 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Experimental Results Analyzes in Resilient Mechanism for SDN-Based UAV Network Applied to Environmental Protection Area Surveillance

Pereira, D. S., dos Santos, V. G., Nascimento, L. B. P., & Alsina, P. J. (2022) · doi:10.5753/wtf.2022.223443 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Advanced Algorithms of Collision Free Navigation and Flocking for Autonomous UAVsPreprint

Elmokadem, T. (2021) · arXiv (Cornell University) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2111.00166 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

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PhD, H. H., Savkin, A. V., & PhD, C. H. (2022) · doi:10.1002/9781119870869.ch1 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Empowering UAVs with large models: Prospects and challenges

Yumeng, L. I., Wang, T., & Quek, T. Q. S. (2025) · Chinese Journal of Aeronautics · doi:10.1016/j.cja.2025.103860 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

DroBoost: An Intelligent Score and Model Boosting Method for Drone Detection

Eryuksel, O., Ozfuttu, K. A., Akyön, F. Ç., Sahin, K., Buyukborekci, E., Çavuşoğlu, D., & Altinuc, S. O. (2022) · Lecture notes in computer science · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-13324-4_34

Manipulation of a Rigid Object in 3-D Space by a Pair of UAVs using Sliding Modes

Rao, S., Chakravarthy, A., & Ghose, D. (2023) · AIAA SciTech Forum · doi:10.2514/6.2023-0687

Toward Optimal Periodic Crowd Tracking via Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Chebil, K., Htiouech, S., & Khemakhem, M. (2023) · Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences · doi:10.32604/cmes.2023.026476

UAV-Based Intelligent System for Australian Flood Reconnaissance and Surveillance

Sheng, Z., Ge, L., Li, C., Qi, X., Bai, T., & Wu, Y. (2024) · Lecture notes in networks and systems · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-47718-8_49

FLighthouse: Python Development Framework for Multi-Agent Guidance and Path Planning for Unmanned Aerial Systems

del Ser, A., Bilgin, Z., Yavrucuk, İ., & Bronz, M. (2024) · International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS) · doi:10.1109/icuas60882.2024.10557052

Time-Optimal UAV Trajectory Planning for LoS Communication or Video Surveillance over an Uneven Terrain

Savkin, A. V., & Verma, S. C. (2024) · IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA) · doi:10.1109/iciea61579.2024.10664913

MALE UAV LONGITUDINAL STABILITY DETERMINATION USING WIND TUNNEL DATA

Adhynugraha, M. I., Megawanto, F. C., Octaviany, S. V., Budiarti, D. H., Muliadi, J., Nami, O. F., & Wibowo, S. S. (2024) · Jurnal Teknosains · doi:10.22146/teknosains.89420

Improved YOLOv5s lightweight substation defect identification and detection model

He, D., Xiong, J., Lin, S., Yang, Y., Qian, J., & Huang, J. (2025) · doi:10.1117/12.3057438

AoI-Constrained Scheduling for Information Freshness Over Unreliable Channels

Jia, Z., Fan, H., Gu, X., Li, B., Wang, W., & Liu, Q. (2025) · International Workshop on Quality of Service · doi:10.1109/iwqos65803.2025.11143377

Anti-Jamming based on Beam-Steering Antennas and Intelligent UAV Swarm Behavior

Silva, T., & Grilo, A. (2025) · IEEE International Conference on Communication, Networks and Satellite (COMNETSAT) · doi:10.1109/comnetsat68601.2025.11324847

Drone-Based Computer Vision System for Anti-Poaching Surveillance in Protected Forests

Vinayagam, P., Kanagamalliga, S., Rakshan, R., & Seshakumar, S. (2025) · International Conference on Innovative Data Communication Technologies and Application (ICIDCA) · doi:10.1109/icidca66325.2025.11280306

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Networking Algorithms: Communication, Control, and AI-Based Approaches

Mien, T. L., Nguyen, D. T., Dinh, L. Q., Nguyen, M. D., Setiadi, D. R. I. M., & Nguyễn, M. T. (2025) · Algorithms · doi:10.3390/a18050244 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Networking for Ocean Monitoring: Architectures and Key Technologies

Lin, B., Zhang, Y., Hu, X., & Duan, J. (2021) · Lecture notes in electrical engineering · doi:10.1007/978-981-15-8411-4_254 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

A comparative study of control architectures in UAV/UGV-based surveillance system

Khaleghi, A. M., Xu, D., Minaeian, S., Li, M., Yuan, Y., Liu, J., Son, Y., Vo, C., Mousavian, A., & Lien, J. (2014) · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Secure Automated Video Assistance in Vehicular Networks using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Salman, A., Oracevic, A., & Ogburn, L. (2022) · IEEE Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (GCAIoT) · doi:10.1109/gcaiot57150.2022.10019234 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks for Civil Applications: A Communications Viewpoint

Hayat, S., Yanmaz, E., & Muzaffar, R. (2016) · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials · doi:10.1109/comst.2016.2560343 · Cited by 1,394 · see citing works