UAV-based remote sensing has the potential to bridge the gap between sparse and discontinuous field observations and continuous but coarse
resolution space-borne remote sensing. Although the use of UAVs in glaciological research is still in its infancy, the future prospects of this technology are immense. This new approach of using UAV platforms, as well as the advances in photogrammetry is proving to be very effective in glaciological research (Hugenholtz et al., 2013). By using UAVs, it is now possible to capture imagery at sub-centimetre resolution and with high positional accuracy.