Acquisition and Monitoring of Environmental Parameters from High-altitude UAV Flight

Unmanned aerial vehicles can improve short- term weather forecasting by acquiring information from weather sensors and other sensors. With this information, there is the possibility of making relevant maps like solar radiation, pollen, emissions, particles, and others. Another advantage of this acquisition system is the high rate of flights, compared to the classic measurements made with the weather balloon, which is launched twice a day. In addition to the advantages listed above, we discuss the multiplication factor of the acquired data, these systems being able to operate in various geographical locations.