Conservation drones : mapping and monitoring biodiversity / Serge A. Wich, Lian Pin Koh.
2018
QH541.15.M64 W53 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Conservation drones : mapping and monitoring biodiversity / Serge A. Wich, Lian Pin Koh.
Author
Wich, Serge A., author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780198787617 (hardcover)
0198787618 (hardcover)
9780198787624 (paperback)
0198787626
0198787618 (hardcover)
9780198787624 (paperback)
0198787626
Published
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Language
English
Description
xi, 118 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Call Number
QH541.15.M64 W53 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.7
Summary
This book aims to further build capacity in the conservation community to use drones for conservation and inspire others to adapt emerging technologies for conservation.
"Increasing numbers of ecologists and conservation biologists have begun to explore the use of drone technology to obtain accurate and up-to-date data on the distribution and density of species, as well as the threats to their habitats, in their ongoing attempts to conserve and monitor biodiversity. Conservation drones are low-cost, autonomous, and operator-friendly unmanned aerial vehicles that can be used for surveying, mapping, and monitoring both habitat and biodiversity. They are fast becoming a valuable complement to ground-based surveys and satellite imagery for a wide range of ecological and conservation applications. The authors pioneered the use of conservation drones for the purpose of monitoring orangutan populations in Southeast Asia. They subsequently founded conservationdrones.org to share their knowledge of building and using drones with colleagues in the wider environmental community. This website has proved highly popular and this book aims to further build capacity to use drones and inspire others to adapt emerging technologies for practical conservation. Conservation Drones is suitable for graduate level students, professional researchers, practitioners, and managers in the fields of conservation biology and ecology."--Page 4 of cover.
"Increasing numbers of ecologists and conservation biologists have begun to explore the use of drone technology to obtain accurate and up-to-date data on the distribution and density of species, as well as the threats to their habitats, in their ongoing attempts to conserve and monitor biodiversity. Conservation drones are low-cost, autonomous, and operator-friendly unmanned aerial vehicles that can be used for surveying, mapping, and monitoring both habitat and biodiversity. They are fast becoming a valuable complement to ground-based surveys and satellite imagery for a wide range of ecological and conservation applications. The authors pioneered the use of conservation drones for the purpose of monitoring orangutan populations in Southeast Asia. They subsequently founded conservationdrones.org to share their knowledge of building and using drones with colleagues in the wider environmental community. This website has proved highly popular and this book aims to further build capacity to use drones and inspire others to adapt emerging technologies for practical conservation. Conservation Drones is suitable for graduate level students, professional researchers, practitioners, and managers in the fields of conservation biology and ecology."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-113) and index.
Added Author
Koh, Lian Pin, 1976- author.
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Table of Contents
Deciding to use a drone
Typology and anatomy of drones
Sensors
Surveillance
Mapping
Animal detection
Data post processing
Future casting.
Typology and anatomy of drones
Sensors
Surveillance
Mapping
Animal detection
Data post processing
Future casting.