Eija Honkavaara
Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, Geological Survey of Finland
Papers
7
Total Citations
915
H-Index
4
About
Eija Honkavaara is a pioneering researcher in remote sensing, photogrammetry, and autonomous drone systems, with a career focused on pushing the boundaries of ultra-high-resolution environmental monitoring. Her most influential work, the 2018 review on quantitative remote sensing with UAV spectroscopy (606 citations), established foundational sensor technology and data correction workflows that have enabled unprecedented spatial and spectral resolution in geospatial science. She has been instrumental in shaping the UAV revolution, as evidenced by her widely cited 2022 overview of the field (285 citations), which assessed best practices and future directions for drones in geoscience and engineering. Honkavaara’s recent contributions demonstrate a bold shift toward autonomous, real-time applications: she has developed novel monocular SLAM solutions for UAV georeferencing, and is now leading cutting-edge work on under-canopy robotic drones for forest inventory and mapping. Her 2024 and 2025 papers on autonomous forest-interior drones represent a major leap in precision forestry. Additionally, her research on drone swarms for wildfire management (2023) and fire-suppression vehicles (2024) highlights her commitment to translating remote sensing innovations into life-saving operational tools.
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Top Papers
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- 2UAV in the advent of the twenties: Where we stand and what is next285 citations · 2022
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- 5Autonomous robotic drone system for mapping forest interiors3 citations · 2024
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- 7A Review of Vehicles for Fire Suppression2 citations · 2024