Drone-Based Fluorescence Lidar Systems for Vegetation and Marine Environment Monitoring

Abstract

We have developed two different types of drone-based fluorescence lidar systems for vegetation and marine environment monitoring, both based on violet CW diode lasers. An inelastic hyperspectral Scheimpflug lidar system was used for vegetation profiling combined with fluorescence spectral recordings. A light-weight fluorosensor set for fixed-height recordings was employed for monitoring of marine environments, featuring water Raman signals, algal chlorophyll and strong oil spill fluorescence.