Developing an Introductory UAV/Drone Mapping Training Program for Seagrass Monitoring and Research
Autor: | Margot Hessing-Lewis, Hunter Searson, Bo Yang, Timothy L. Hawthorne, Emmett J. Duffy, Michael Feinman, Luba Reshitnyk |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Geographic information system
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Public participation GIS seagrass Computer science Aviation lcsh:Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Community organization 0211 other engineering and technologies Aerospace Engineering public participation GIS 02 engineering and technology Certification 01 natural sciences UAV training Artificial Intelligence Citizen science drone training 021101 geological & geomatics engineering 0105 earth and related environmental sciences UAV education business.industry Data science Drone Computer Science Applications Photogrammetry Control and Systems Engineering lcsh:TL1-4050 business Information Systems |
Zdroj: | Drones Volume 4 Issue 4 Drones, Vol 4, Iss 70, p 70 (2020) |
ISSN: | 2504-446X |
Popis: | Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drone technologies, with their high spatial resolution, temporal flexibility, and ability to repeat photogrammetry, afford a significant advancement in other remote sensing approaches for coastal mapping, habitat monitoring, and environmental management. However, geographical drone mapping and in situ fieldwork often come with a steep learning curve requiring a background in drone operations, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing and related analytical techniques. Such a learning curve can be an obstacle for field implementation for researchers, community organizations and citizen scientists wishing to include introductory drone operations into their work. In this study, we develop a comprehensive drone training program for research partners and community members to use cost-effective, consumer-quality drones to engage in introductory drone mapping of coastal seagrass monitoring sites along the west coast of North America. As a first step toward a longer-term Public Participation GIS process in the study area, the training program includes lessons for beginner drone users related to flying drones, autonomous route planning and mapping, field safety, GIS analysis, image correction and processing, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification and regulations. Training our research partners and students, who are in most cases novice users, is the first step in a larger process to increase participation in a broader project for seagrass monitoring in our case study. While our training program originated in the United States, we discuss our experiences for research partners and communities around the globe to become more confident in introductory drone operations for basic science. In particular, our work targets novice users without a strong background in geographic research or remote sensing. Such training provides technical guidance on the implementation of a drone mapping program for coastal research, and synthesizes our approaches to provide broad guidance for using drones in support of a developing Public Participation GIS process. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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