Hi!
Interesting subject indeed.
In most cases where UAVs are used in nature "documentaries" it is pretty obvious to a behavioural biologist that the animals were negatively affected.
I know that Sophie... (read more)
Hello Aurelie,
Thank you for sharing this info. I just downloaded the brochure and I am sure I will find it very useful. I have senseFly's eBee Classic, with RGB, multispectral and thermal cameras, and look for cases of using those in nature/biodiversity monitoring/management. I guess... (read more)
Hello Shashank, I found your post very interesting - congratulations on looking at the ethical side of this technology! One of the reasons that our organisation, WildTrack, focuses on non-invasive wildlife monitoring technology is to avoid... (read more)
Very cool, thanks for sharing, Adrian! We'll put this up on Twitter as well. (read more)
Hi all,
There is a conversation underway in the "Ethics of conservation tech" group on best practices for responsible use of conservation surveillance technologies. The link is: https://wildlabs.net/community/thread/907
... (read more)
Hi!
We've been using our Mavic 2 Pro to create 3d models and volumetric assessments of mangroves. We're learning more about estimating carbon storage from these models. Has anyone worked on something similar? Have a few questions would really appreciate input on.
Thank you!... (read more)
We hope to devlop a fourm on the CSG website people can go to for information ant to contribute. We are hoping networking will be able to help everyone. (read more)
Hi Ruth,
Thanks for your email.
Essentially the software is only an advantage if the drones are being flown at altitudes that provide a wide area and less visible detail (i.e. if the operator flies at 3000ft (instead of 1000ft) it will cover 9x the area and see very small detail... (read more)
Does anyone know of any existing guidelines for reducing disturbance to wildlife when using drones- please share! (read more)
Hi everyone! We are very excited to announce that the BIRDSAI dataset for conservation drones is now publicly available at https://sites.google.com/view/elizabethbondi/dataset, hosted by LILA BC. We have both real and synthetic... (read more)
Hello,
I'm new here. I thought I would share an article that I wrote a couple of years ago about my work with using drones for upland habitat monitoring and restoration here in the UK.
Happy to discuss, share ideas, etc
... (read more)
Hi everyone,
I have a LIDAR sensor (LIDAR USA-Fagerman Technologies-Velodyne puck) and a DJI M-600 drone. I would like to use the two in conjunction. I believe that the drone is able to lift the weight of the sensor, but I was hoping someone could give me some advice on house the drone... (read more)
Cheers Al, and looking forward to hearing more about them. I am, as we speak, editing some thermal videos of wallaby behaviour near roads, specifically in relation to devices that activate lights and sounds when a car is approaching (activated by vehicle headlights at night). Used a Flir 640R,... (read more)
Really useful to know about that package, thanks (read more)
Hi WILDLABbers!
We're looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow in the drones meetup. It's on Wednesday, November 20th from 3:00pm-4... (read more)
The next event in Season Three of the WILDLABS Virtual Meetup Series will focus on Drones. It is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20th from 3:00pm-4:30pm GMT / 10:00am-11:30am EST. Joining us as speakers are Craig Elder, Technical Community Manager at ArduPilot.org; Dr. Claire Burke, Astro-... (read more)
Dear all,
Next November 2019 I will hold a aerial sowing workshop with Drones in Brazil, in Rondonopolis, in collaboration with the Federal University of Mato Grosso.
We seek to empower ecological restoration professionals so that they can reforest faster, cheaper, and more... (read more)
Hello everyone,
I am applying to a call to create an online ecological restoration platform that incorporates drone images to facilitate the task of reforestation.
Could you tell me what ideal characteristics do you think this application could have?
Thank you! (read more)
It is indeed. You can watch it here:
https://consbio.org/products/webinars/scgis-webinar-promises-and-pitfalls-conservation-drones
I'll also see if we can... (read more)
Hi everyone,
I am selling a drone and 3 sensors...
The drone is a 178 WingCopter Heavylift :https://wingcopter.com/technology/
Sensors are:
Fagerman Technologies, Scanlook Revolution... (read more)
Hi everyone!
I'm working on a project to detect and then predict where to find Derelict Fishing Gear in Coastal Waters along a 160km stretch. We would like to find remote sensing options that are carbon and cost efficient (so trying to find alternatives to manned aircrafts and lidar). We... (read more)
Thank you for the tip! Shall try and pick up a set soon. (read more)
Hi Sophie,
Sorry- I only just saw your reply!
It took about 3 months to get it through the department of civil aviation, but this doesn't mean much, because the Indonesian system may be pretty different. It cost 250RM (£50) for each drone.
Cheers,
Sol (read more)
If you need a piece of exposed (black) film then please get in touch. I still take "real" slides and have a few black frames at start and end of each roll of film.
(read more)We are starting a new drones project at the RSPB to looks at multispectral cameras. I would love to hear about any experience people have with using these sensors with drones. It is the improved abilty to monitor vegetation e.g through measures such as NDVI that we are keen on.
We are... (read more)
Hi Michael!
Thanks so much for following up. I have yet to really get my feet wet with drones & algal blooms (my water quality issue of interest at the moment), but what I gathered from my literature review is that hyperspectral cameras are a much more precise option than... (read more)
hi Stephen,
Kites have gimbals too (ranging from simple strings to metal rigs) and you can connect to a camera much like a drone. In my case I have a gimbal hanging on a string, and to connect to my camera I get live connection and can change settings with the GoPro app! this website... (read more)
Hi Chris,
Your project sounds interesting! How's it coming along?
I'm based in the SF Bay Area. I don't have much drone experience, but it's something that I've been looking into recently. I'm currently working on a face recgnition system for brown bears with a bear researcher... (read more)
Excellent - started reading this yesterday. This is a very timely and pertinent paper. Thanks for sharing. (read more)
Hi Mazidi, all the systems that I recommended are separate systems with their own GPS, not connected to the drone.
Just the last one was the only finished product.
Good luck. Please tell us if you found something good and cheap! (read more)
The European Space Agency have an exciting funding opportunity coming up and got in touch with us to ask that we share it with you, our WILDLABS community members. I think it might be particularly relevant to members of this group.
... (read more)
For those who couldn't make it to the webinar, there's a recording at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0smOWFNRzuoLXpPSWREUnE2YzA/view. What do people think? Is this the future of aerial imagery data... (read more)
People in this thread might be interested in this special issue of remote sensing in ecology and conservation, looking for papers on "New Approaches to Citizen Science". Submissions close 15th July
Cool! Thanks @Tomas Starnes.
Meanwhile, http://precisionmapper.com/ has adopted the freemium model, so the first 60 maps by year are free, It's not open source but its free. I tried and works well, the 2d maps are perfect, the 3D digital model... (read more)
Hey @ahughes_rspb , thanks for starting this thread! It would be really useful to share experience on GCPs in particular. We're about to start experimenting by processing images with and without GCPs, but I expect... (read more)
Hi Marcelo,
To improve autonomy, you'll either need less weight on your drone, better batteries, or what about a fixed wing aircraft? Look at the parrot disco - it's much cheaper than the eBee, and you can outfit it with a downward facing camera instead of the forward, though it seems... (read more)
This is really fascinating! This could also be potentially useful as a way to distribute vaccines for wildlife and livestock! (read more)
Thanks for sharing, @Lot
Adding a little more info in case anyone was interested but didn't click through - also, earlybird tickets are still available.
WORKSHOP & TRAINING... (read more)
Hi @twhitten
The British Model Flying Association provide a specialist insurance for drone operators who are not using them as a hobby nor for commercial purposes ("aerial work"). The category is termed "data... (read more)
This is a reminder about the ZSL Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation journal open call for papers on RPAS (aka UAVs)...
Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) are increasingly... (read more)
Hi all,
I'm currently working on a project to improve forest quality assessments using drones. We would like to get hold of LiDAR and UAV datasets from the same place, ideally from a Southeast Asian forest... but I would be extremely happy with anything.
I'm currently in the... (read more)
Thanks for the link, @jprobert ! Parrot Education Blog's own link also here for reference http://edu.... (read more)
The Parrot/Pix4D Climate innovation grant consists of an award of hardware and software for field research to foster innovation in understanding and mitigating the impacts of climate change:
Hi Jprobert,
I have been trying to use my Phanton 3 proffessional together with Pix4Dmapper to trial out some forest mapping in Principe Island.
if you are interested check it out the interview I give to CNN Inside Africa about how drones and 3D mapping technologies are bringing... (read more)
It takes a serious threat to convince the National Park Service to allow drones in its airspace, and for Puuhonua O Honaunau that was the death of palm trees.
The park has lost about 65 palms during the last several years, said Adam Johnson, chief of integrated resources management and... (read more)
I will not consider karma for conservation, the 3DR Solo instead is much more smart and open source. Ready for more tasks than just a flying camera.
Mavic of course is very small and very useful for walking on nature.
(read more)Hi all,
I'm thinking about going for my license. In doing so, I'll do a writeup of my experiences for you all so that way those of you in the United States who are interested in using drones have something to reference when going to take the exam. (read more)
Anyone want to work on Elephants (in natural habitat) ?
At Pah Muang Wildlife Sanctuary (along to road Chiang Mai to Lampang) there are 40+ wild-roaming elephants, released from captivity. And they are breeding ... so several wild-born babies. The population is becoming established. We... (read more)
Unfortunately, I could not see the full article, but the executive summary makes a lot of sense. I think there might be a couple of other considerations.
1) As drones become more ubiquitous it is possible that poachers also adopt the technology.
2) Even if poachers don't... (read more)
For anyone interested in an overview of how drones are being deployed for conservation, this piece by Serge Wich (of ConservationDrones.org) provides a comprehensive run through the possibilities.
(read more)The Niskin bottle, a seemingly simple tube designed to take water samples at discrete depths, is one of the most important tools of oceanography. However, these bottles are not cheap nor easy to deploy. Dr Andrew David... (read more)
I agree that it is likely that a dirigible would probably struggle in a lot of common mapping settings. People do use kites though. If you are interested in developing the flight control systems for dirigibles though I would also suggest that the best place to start is... (read more)
Hi Sean,
Thanks for sharing your survey - is there a specific date you'll be closing the survey?
It'd be great if you could share the results of the survey here, as I (for one) will be quite interested to see what comes back.
Cheers,
Steph (read more)
Hi Daniel
Thanks for the interest in the project.
The load carrying capacity will be a few kgs. The battery I've sized at this stage is around 2kgs and should allow it to fly over night, but if this storage is increased in future it will impact the other loads. It is a tricky... (read more)
http://www.esri.com/products/drone2map#beta
ESRI is developing the means of putting UAV imagery into ArcGIS. Sign up to keep informed of these developments. (read more)
DJI and Ford are teaming up for a contest open to the public to pioneer the development of a drone that is able to be launched and then land in the bed of a Ford F... (read more)