Use of Participatory sUAS in Resilient Socioecological Systems (SES) Research: A Review and Case Study from the Southern Great Plains, USA

Autor: Todd D. Fagin, Jacqueline M. Vadjunec, Austin L. Boardman, Lanah M. Hinsdale
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Drones, Vol 8, Iss 6, p 223 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2504-446X
DOI: 10.3390/drones8060223
Popis: Since the publication of the seminal work People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and the Social Sciences, the call to “socialize the pixel” and “pixelize the social” has gone largely unheeded from a truly participatory research context. Instead, participatory remote sensing has primarily involved ground truthing to verify remote sensing observations and/or participatory mapping methods to complement remotely sensed data products. However, the recent proliferation of relatively low-cost, ready-to-fly small unoccupied aerial systems (sUAS), colloquially known as drones, may be changing this trajectory. sUAS may provide a means for community participation in all aspects of the photogrammetric/remote sensing process, from mission planning and data acquisition to data processing and analysis. We present an overview of the present state of so-called participatory sUAS through a comprehensive literature review of recent English-language journal articles. This is followed by an overview of our own experiences with the use of sUAS in a multi-year participatory research project in an agroecological system encompassing a tri-county/tri-state region in the Southern Great Plains, USA. We conclude with a discussion of opportunities and challenges associated with our experience.
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