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Multi-Temporal Morphological Change Analysis, Rockfall Inventory and Risk/Priority Mapping of Cappadocia Fairy Chimneys
2026 · 18 months
Academic profile · UAV navigation · Geospatial AI
Dr. Ahmet Ertuğrul Arık
Assistant Professor and Department Chair
Department of Information Systems and Technologies
Cappadocia University
I develop visual and terrain-aware methods for robust UAV positioning when satellite navigation is unavailable or degraded. My work brings together remote sensing, photogrammetry and deep learning.
I study visual UAV navigation and GNSS-independent positioning. My work also covers remote sensing, photogrammetry and AI-assisted terrain analysis.
Selected publications
Journal article
Vision-based UAV Altitude Estimation using Deep Learning: A ResNet50 Approach on Nadir Images
Academic Platform Journal of Engineering and Smart Systems, 14(1), 46–54
Journal article
Remote Sensing-Based Deep Learning Approach for Identifying Burned Forest Areas
Çukurova Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, 40(1), 33–48
PhD thesis
Location Detection of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with Terrain-Based Navigation Using Autoencoder Deep Neural Network
Çukurova University, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research focus
Current research connects aerial imagery with terrain, elevation and cross-view evidence for dependable navigation and geospatial analysis.
- UAV Visual Navigation
- GNSS-Denied Navigation
- Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
- Deep Learning for Geospatial Applications
- UAV Photogrammetry
- Archaeological Site Detection
- Terrain and Elevation Modelling
Current projects
Active
Vision-Based UAV Altitude Estimation with Deep Learning
2026 · 12 months
Active
Detecting Archaeological Sites from Digital Elevation Models and High-Resolution Orthophoto Maps with Deep Learning
1 Oct 2025–present