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Used to pick up signals from tracking gear on the ground, collect images of wildlife and habitats from the air, gather acoustic data with specialized hydrophones, or even collect snot samples from whales' blowholes, drones are capable of collecting high-resolution data quickly, noninvasively, and at relatively low cost.

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Picking up signal of GPS tag

Sol Milne

10 November 2022 11:29am

Hi all! Has anyone been able to collect any ID information from a GPS tag, by circling above with a drone? Thinking about FAD detection at sea.Thanks!

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Sol Milne

16 November 2022 10:54am

Thanks Carly! I've been in awe of what Wildlife Drones is doing, but as you say my work at the moment is focussed on existing GPS units rather than telemetry for tracking. I'll still reach out & ask though. Thanks for your help! :)

Sol Milne

16 November 2022 10:55am

Hi Kim! Thanks for sharing, this is really interesting! I'll check out the website & see what I can find out about the mechanics of the device. Thanks again!

Thomas Gray

21 November 2022 5:25pm

Hey Sol, 

The only way for you to collect information from a GPS tag attached to a FAD is if that tag transmits that data to the drone. Unfortunately most receiver packages are a bit too large for hobbyist-style drones (from what I've seen). 

Depending on the range/distance from shore, you might be able to have a shore-based receiver system?  

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Shark Lab Data Analyst

Carly Batist

24 October 2022 7:12pm

This position (at California State University, Long Beach) provides data management & analysis support to Shark Lab research operations including shark tagging, active tracking, receiver data, AUV & UAV data...

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Conservation Technology Intern (Vietnam) 

Meredith S. Palmer

19 October 2022 9:22am

*New closing date!* WILDLABS and Fauna & Flora International are seeking an early career conservationist for 12-month paid internship position to grow and support the Southeast Asia regional community in our global...

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Conservation Technology Research Internship

Meredith Palmer

26 August 2022 4:58pm

Boost cons tech capacity at an international NGO! Fauna & Flora International is offering a paid three-month internship to consolidate and share best practices for the application of emerging hardware and software...

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Become a Scientist Pilot!

David Johnston

12 August 2022 5:20pm

Many drone training programs are conducted as though they are an end unto themselves, with becoming a remote pilot representing the primary goal. Our approach to aviation focuses on a set of inspirational environmental...

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A Triphibian Surveillance Vehicle

Ayush Jamdar

9 July 2022 2:23pm

Hey all!I am Ayush, a core team member of my school's Robotics Club (Center For Innovation, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras). There is one project - The Triphibian - we are...

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Open Source Photogrammetry Software

Lindy Clyde Knowles

15 June 2022 9:43pm

Hi All,I'm searching for an open sourced photogrammetry software to swap out Pix4D/Agisoft/DroneDeploy. I've seen mention of OpenDroneMap, but I've struggled with getting it...

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Tom Southworth

17 June 2022 2:31pm

Hey Lindy,

Were you using Web ODM for OpenDroneMap?  Have you tried looking for courses/tutorials?  I'm not sure of any other software, I usually use Agisoft for Photogrammetry.  I'm taking it the one off license fee version that they have isn't enough for your uses?

Carly Batist

18 June 2022 8:45pm

You might check out what's listed in the Directory - for example, DroneMapper, though this is paid (not sure if they'd give you any discount). The one I have heard most about is OpenDroneMap though. Or perhaps check out GeoNadir?  

Sarah Dalrymple

28 June 2022 10:21am

Hi Lindy, ODM has a steep learning curve but is fantastic once you understand it. I have much better results than from commerical services, although we were just stitching fairly small (<10ha) areas.

Have a look at WebODM Lightning, this is a paid-for, but very cheap, processing service using ODM that is more similar to commercial services (upload your images, press go). You can upload using the web interface or a Windows app. 

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Cofounder needed

Joyeeta

9 June 2022 4:23pm

Hey all ! if you have an idea that you want to turn into a company- I would love to help. I have enough hardware/software knowledge (was an engineer) to be the cofounder of a...

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Lonnie McCaskill

17 June 2022 1:14pm

What about developing a drone conservation training course for field conservation staff teaching specific skills for specific research needs. 

Pen-Yuan Hsing

17 June 2022 6:54pm

How exciting @Joyeeta ! I'd love to learn more about the companies and projects you worked on, can you share more info about them?

I once chatted to an entrepreneurial advisor with a couple of my conservation tech ideas, and he said my ideas are good/impactful but don't make for a product worth millions of $$$ of turnover per year that would interest investors. So I am very curious about how you got your conservation tech businesses off the ground!

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Airships for Wildlife Management and Research

Shivam Garg

9 December 2021 7:13am

I am Shivam Garg and I work with Cloudline. Cloudline designs and operates carbon-free autonomous airships (link to the video) that combine the lifting power of helium with...

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Joyeeta

7 June 2022 1:04pm

Hi

 

I can help...I think I have a few ideas where this can work.

 

Thanks

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