Research
My applied research sits where geodesy, photogrammetry and LiDAR meet production cartography: how map projections distort the surfaces we bill and regulate, how airborne and mobile sensors can be pushed to centimeter accuracy, and how those products feed 3D city models and autonomous-vehicle maps.
Research Areas¶
HD mapping for autonomous vehicles (Lanelet2 / OSM lane networks)
Airborne and mobile LiDAR: classification, strip adjustment, DTM/DSM
Photogrammetry: aerial triangulation, stereo-satellite DEM, SfM and UAV/RPAS
Geodesy, map projections and local topographic planes
GIS, remote sensing and artificial intelligence applied to point clouds and imagery
3D geospatial modeling, virtual reality and 3D printing from geospatial data
Books¶
B. R. Fernandez Astro (2015). Topographic surveys using local topographic coordinates and their applications in cadastre. Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. ISBN 978-99974-54-92-8.
Publications¶
Published: 1 book · 5 papers and technical reports · 2 field manuals
2019
B. R. Fernandez Astro (2019). “Research projects in aerial and close-range photogrammetry.” Escuela Militar de Ingeniería “Mcal. Antonio José de Sucre”.
2018
B. R. Fernandez Astro (2018). “Methodology and applications of close-range photogrammetry (case study: Cnl. Julio Sanjinez Goitia monument).” Escuela Militar de Ingeniería “Mcal. Antonio José de Sucre”.
2017
B. R. Fernandez Astro (2017). “Application of the ALS70-HP system integrated with the RCD30 aerial camera for urban cadastre purposes.” XVI Meeting of Latin American Geographers (EGAL 2017), Universidad Mayor de San Andrés.
2016
B. R. Fernandez Astro (2016). “Proposal for the implementation of the Local Transverse Mercator – Local Topographic Plane (LTM-PTL) projection with standardized parameters for Bolivia.” Escuela Militar de Ingeniería; published in InfoGEO (Colegio de Ingenieros de Bolivia), Vol. 4.
B. R. Fernandez Astro (2016). “Technical criteria for the quantification of forest surfaces as a contribution to Bolivia’s Joint Forest Mechanism policies.” Universidad de la Cordillera / Escuela Militar de Ingeniería. Finding: UTM underestimates area by about 0.132 % at 2,000–2,500 m a.s.l., against about 0.077 % in the lowlands.
2015
B. R. Fernandez Astro (2015). Leica FlexLine TS06 PLUS 5" manual, version 1.0. Escuela Militar de Ingeniería.
B. R. Fernandez Astro (2015). Trimble Juno 3B manual, version 1.0. Escuela Militar de Ingeniería.