Described in this standard are efficient methods for acquisition, organization, storage, and display of data gathered using polar coordinate photogrammetry for imagery acquired by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

The standard specifies technical requirements for polar coordinate photogrammetry based on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), including photographic image acquisition and image processing procedures as well as digital model storage.

Use of polar coordinates in photogrammetry (polar coordinate photogrammetry) fits better for geometric operations and avoids error propagation during coordinate conversions during acquisition, processing, management, and storage. IEEE Std 1937.11™ specifies the basic term definitions, workflows, and data processing methods of polar coordinate photogrammetry defined for imagery acquired from UAS for remote sensing missions.