Mapping Jellyfish
Mapping swarms of jellyfish has significantly improved due to a combination of remote sensing data, UAV and satellite data, and algorithms that estimate jellyfish migration based on current data.
Using Drones to More Accurately Count Sea Turtles
Researchers have found that using drones and underwater cameras is a quicker and more accurate way to count green turtles.
Using Drones and Remote Sensing for Mapping and Counting Animals
Remote sensing data from satellite and UAV imagery has been used by researchers in the mapping and observation of wildlife, in particular counting the number of animals in remote locations.
Rapid Response Monitoring Tools
With rapid data access, new vehicles and tools that can go almost anywhere (e.g., such as unmanned aerial vehicles), and more efficient computing, we are witnessing an age of rapid response monitoring that addresses environmental and social problems as they develop.
Using UAVs to Map and Monitor Pipelines
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are currently being used to not only speed up the pipeline routing process but also to make it both safer and more economical.
Drones and GIS: A Look at the Legal and Ethical Issues
The ethical and legal issues about gathering geographic data using drones can be divided into four main areas: regulations, privacy, safety, and noise.
Using Drones to Create Fast Orthorectified Maps
Computer scientist Mark Pritt, along with colleagues at Lockheed Martin in Gaithersburg, Maryland, developed a new algorithm to handle thousands of images and speed up the process of creating an orthorectified map from UAV aerial imagery.
Using Unmanned Aircraft to Help Map Threatened Plant Species
Geography researchers at Central Michigan University have tested out the usability of UAVs in mapping out threatened plant species.