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In this paper, we developed an effective and efficient seam elimination approach for UAV images based on Wallis dodging and Gaussian distance weight enhancement (WD-GDWE). The method encompasses two major steps: first, Wallis dodging was introduced to adjust the difference of brightness between the two matched images, and the parameters in the algorithm were derived in this study. Second, a Gaussian distance weight distribution method was proposed to fuse the two matched images in the overlap region based on the theory of the First Law of Geography, which can share the partial dislocation in the seam to the whole overlap region with an effect of smooth transition. This method was validated at a study site located in Hanwang (Sichuan, China) which was a seriously damaged area in the 12 May 2008 enchuan Earthquake. Then, a performance comparison between WD-GDWE and the other five classical seam elimination algorithms in the aspect of efficiency and effectiveness was conducted. Results showed that WD-GDWE is not only efficient, but also has a satisfactory effectiveness. This method is promising in advancing the applications in UAV industry especially in emergency situations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s16050662","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,5,10]],"date-time":"2016-05-10T08:52:17Z","timestamp":1462870337000},"page":"662","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["An Efficient Seam Elimination Method for UAV Images Based on Wallis Dodging and Gaussian Distance Weight Enhancement"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Jinyan","family":"Tian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory for Geographic Information Systems and Environment and Resources, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaojuan","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory for Geographic Information Systems and Environment and Resources, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6197-0834","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fuzhou","family":"Duan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory for Geographic Information Systems and Environment and Resources, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Junqian","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 2R7, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yang","family":"Ou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory for Geographic Information Systems and Environment and Resources, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,5,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"22394","DOI":"10.3390\/s141222394","article-title":"Porras AG Positional quality assessment of orthophotos obtained from sensors onboard multi-rotor UAV platforms","volume":"14","author":"Rumbao","year":"2014","journal-title":"Sensors"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Xu, Y., Ou, J., He, H., Zhang, X., and Mills, J. 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