= Flight altitude above ground;

- the flight altitude of the drone, above a certain point on the ground. Usually given in metres/feet

Sources:
(Austro Control, 2022)
(Torrence et al., 2021)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a

Artificial intelligence leverages computers and machines to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making capabilities of the human mind.

Source:

(IBM Cloud Education, 2020)

- a rechargeable storage device for electrical energy to operate the drone

Source:
(Dein-Drohnenpilot, 2022)

= Air traffic control/management;

- Air traffic control and management systems
Sources:
(Torrence et al., 2021)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)

- Any operation of a drone that is carried out with automated processes but allows manual (human) intervention.
Source:
(Austro Control, 2022)

- Completely independent operation of the drone, without the possibility of external intervention
Source:
(Austro Control, 2022)

- a system that automatically steers the drone during flight operation

Source:
(Dein-Drohnenpilot, 2022)

= Operation out of direct line of sight;

- Flight operation of the drone outside the (direct) line of sight of the pilot

Sources:
(Austro Control, 2022)
(Norton, 2016)

= Drohnen als Service/Dienstleistung

- Die Entwicklung und der Einsatz von drohnengestützten Diensten zur Unterstützung von Branchen aller Art bei der Durchführung von Aufgaben wie zum Beispiel der Bilderfassung, Vermessung oder Veranstaltungsmanagement.

Quelle:

(Bernstein, 2018)

= DHM;

- Generelle englischsprachige Bezeichnung für 2,5D Bilder/Modelle, welche Höheninformationen über die reine Erdoberfläche darstellen

Quelle:

(Gregorius, 2019)

= DTM;

- Generelle deutschsprachige Bezeichnung für ein 2,5D-Bild/Modell, das Informationen über die Höhenlage des Geländes enthält, einschließlich vektorieller Merkmale des natürlichen Geländes, wie Flüsse und Bergrücken

Quelle:

(Gregorius, 2019)

= DEM;

- Generelle deutschsprachige Bezeichnung für 2,5D Bilder/Modelle, welche Höheninformationen über die reine Erdoberfläche darstellen

Quelle:

(Gregorius, 2019)

= unmanned flying object

- an autonomous/automated flying object or human-controlled aircraft.

Sources:
(Drohnen.de, 2022)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)

= DSM;

- Generelle deutschsprachige Bezeichnung für ein 2,5D Bild/Modell, welches Höheninformationen über das Gelände und aller darauf befindlicher bebauten/künstlichen Objekte beinhält

Quelle:

(Gregorius, 2019)

= DOM;

- Generelle englischsprachige Bezeichnung für ein 2,5D Bild/Modell, welches Höheninformationen über das Gelände und aller darauf befindlicher bebauten/künstlichen Objekte beinhält

Quelle:

(Gregorius, 2019)

= DGM;

- Generelle englischsprachige Bezeichnung für ein 2,5D-Bild/Modell, das Informationen über die Höhenlage des Geländes enthält, einschließlich vektorieller Merkmale des natürlichen Geländes, wie Flüsse und Bergrücken

Quelle:

(Gregorius, 2019)

= Rigid-wing drone/plane-only drone;

- Aircraft-shaped drones that have rigid wings and generate their lift through them.

Sources:
(Rosanowske, 2022d)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019b)

= Field of view;

- the angle of view (in degrees) of the drone's built-in or attached camera/sensors.

Sources:
(Dein-Drohnenpilot, 2022)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)

= first-person perspective;

- Flying a drone from the drone's point of view using a built-in camera or VR (virtual reality) glasses.

Sources:
(123-Drohnenkurse, 2022)
(Austro Control, 2022)

= Ground points/pass points/reference points;

- Points on the ground with known coordinates that have been previously surveyed

Sources:
(HOFFMANN et al., 2019)
(Pix4D SA, 2019)

= ground control station;

- a communication device/terminal, for sending/receiving signals from/to the drone to control it or receive position, status and telemetry data.

Sources:
(Torrence et al., 2021)
(Norton, 2016)

- A mechanical stabiliser that supports a camera and is used to stabilise the captured images from the camera.

Source:
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)

- Ein GIS ist ein System zur Erfassung, Speicherung, Management, Analyse und Kartenerstellung von verschiedensten Arten von Daten. Dabei verbindet das System aufbereitete Daten mit einer Karte und ergänzt diese um Positionsdaten

Quelle:

(esri, 2022b)

= Global Navigation Satellite System;

- Umbrella term for global satellite-based navigation systems for determining positions on the earth's surface.

Source:
(Wolter, 2012)

= Global Positioning System;

- A global navigation satellite system for determining position.

- By means of a GPS sensor, the drone can automatically fly to specific points.

Sources:
Dein-Drohnenpilot, 2022)
(Torrence et al., 2021)

= ground resolution;

- the theoretically achievable pixel/detail resolution of an image/photograph

Source:
(Hassan, 2017)

= Inertial measurement device;

- a sensor system, for measuring the position and acceleration (translational and rotational movements) of the drone/camera in space.

Sources:
(Drohnen.de, 2021)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)

- eine Technologie, die mit Hilfe von Laserstrahlen, das heißt Licht in Form eines gepulsten Lasers, detaillierte, 3D Informationen über die Beschaffenheit und Oberfläche von vermessenem Gelände und Objekten liefert

Quelle:

(Petit, 2020)

= maximum permissible take-off mass/maximum take-off weight;

- Maximum take-off weight allowed by the drone manufacturer, including payload and fuel, with which the drone may be put into operation.

Sources:
(Austro Control, 2022)
(Torrence et al., 2021)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)

- an unmanned aircraft capable of generating its flight power by means of at least two rotors/propellers

Sources:
(Dein-Drohnenpilot, 2022)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019b)

= Fußpunkt

- Der Punkt auf der Erdoberfläche, der dem Zenit genau gegenüberliegt. In der Luftfotografie beschreibt dies den Punkt auf dem Boden, der sich vertikal unter dem (perspektivischen) Mittelpunkt des Kameraobjektivs befindet

Quelle:

(esri, 2022a)

= Message to pilots/airmen;

- Messages/orders to aviation participants drawing attention to changes in airspace in order to preserve the safety of air traffic.

Sources:
(Torrence et al., 2021)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)

= Schrägaufnahmen

- In der Luftbildfotografie bezeichnet dies Schrägaufnahmen, die die beobachtete Szene auf der Erdoberfläche in einem geneigten/schrägen Kamerawinkel aufnehmen

Quelle:

(GIM International, 2014)

= Payload;

- any instruments, equipment, accessories and optional parts not used to operate/control the drone;

- How much additional weight the drone can carry

Sources:
(Austro Control, 2022)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)

- die Gesamtheit der Verfahren und Geräte zur Gewinnung, Verarbeitung und Speicherung vor allem geometrischer Informationen (Form, Größe, Lage usw.) über Objekte und Prozesse aus Bildern

Quelle:

(Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, n.d.)

= Pilot(s) in charge;

- Pilot(s) responsible for the safe operation of the drone.

Sources:
(Torrence et al., 2021)
(Norton, 2016)

= pitch; tilt in the direction of flight;

- the angle/pitch of the drone propeller in inches

- provides for the inclination of the drone in or against the direction of flight

Sources:
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)
(FPVracing.ch, 2018)

= Point of interest;

- An object, place or person that is kept in focus by the drone camera while flying

Sources:
(Rosanowske, 2022a)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)

= pixel;

- is a single colour value of a digitally generated raster graphic

Sources:
(Torrence et al., 2021)
(Schuster, 2019)

= Roll; Tilt sideways;

- the control axis that allows the drone to tilt left or right

Sources:
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)
(FPVracing.ch, 2018)

= Remotely piloted aviation system;

- A system, including an unmanned aircraft, which cannot be operated independently but must be controlled.

Sources:
(Rosanowske, 2022b)
(Torrence et al., 2021)

= real-time kinematics;

- a georeferencing technique in which the positional accuracy of an object is to be improved by real-time corrections using data from a reference/base station.

Source:
(Microdrone, 2022)

= Sencse and avoid;

- Measures, such as sensors in/on the aircraft, to detect and avoid obstacles in air traffic.

Sources:
(Rosanowske, 2022c)
(Torrence et al., 2021)

= Small unmanned aerial vehicle;

- an unmanned aerial object that, depending on the legal regulations, may be used for commercial applications, e.g. less than 25kg in the USA according to the FAA.

Sources:
(Microdrone, 2022)
(Torrence et al., 2021)
(Norton, 2016)

- Drone operating data (battery level, altitude, speed, temperature, etc.) sent from the drone to the pilot

Source:
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)

= unmanned aerial vehicle system;

- Term covering all necessary components for automatic/autonomous operation of the drone (aircraft, ground station, controller, etc.)

Sources:
(Austro Control, 2022)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019b)
(Norton, 2016)

= unmanned aerial vehicle

- an unmanned aircraft or balloon that has no human operator on board and is capable of remotely piloted or autonomously programmed flight.

Sources:
(Austro Control, 2022)
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019b)

= UAV traffic management;

- a system for integrating drones into controlled airspace

Source:
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019)

= Operation in direct line of sight;

- Flight operation of the drone with direct line-of-sight between the pilot and the drone.

Sources:
(Austro Control, 2022)
(Torrence et al., 2021)
(Norton, 2016)

= Visual flight observer;

- a person who assists the drone pilot by observing and pointing out other air traffic or objects in the air and on the ground.

Sources:
(Legal Information Institute, 2021)
(Torrence et al., 2021)

= Vertical take-off and landing;

- describes the vertical take-off and landing of drones

Source:
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019b)

= yaw; rotation around the z-axis;

- the control axis/high axis that makes the drone rotate around its own axis

Sources:
(Drone-Zone.de, 2019a)
(FPVracing.ch, 2018)