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1 online resource (xi, 118 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
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.
Cover; Conservation Drones: Mapping and Monitoring Biodiversity; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1. Deciding to use a drone; 1.0 Introduction; 1.1 Alternative technologies to acquireaerial data; 1.1.1 Manned planes and helicopters; 1.1.2 Satellites; 1.1.3 Kites; 1.1.4 Balloons and blimps; 1.2 To drone or not to drone; 1.2.1 Terrain; 1.2.2 Weather; 1.2.3 High altitude flying; 1.2.4 Landing area; 1.2.5 Regulations; Chapter 2. Typology and anatomy of drones; 2.1 Multirotor; 2.2 Fixed wing aircraft; 2.3 Hybrid VTOL; 2.4 Features of multirotor vs fixed wing vs VTOL drones
2.5 Essential components2.5.1 Power source; 2.5.2 Flight controller; 2.5.3 Ground control station; 2.6 Summary; Chapter 3. Sensors; 3.0 Introduction; 3.1 Sensor types; 3.1.1 Visible spectrum sensors (RGB); 3.1.2 Multispectral cameras Modified RGB cameras; 3.1.3 Hyperspectral cameras; 3.1.4 Thermal imaging cameras; 3.1.5 Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR); 3.1.6 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR); 3.1.7 Telemetry; 3.1.8 Miscellaneous sensors; 3.1.9 Live transmission; 3.2 Applications of sensor types; 3.2.1 Animal studies; 3.2.2 Locating radio-tagged animals; 3.2.3 Land-cover classification
3.2.4 Land-cover change detection3.2.5 Land-cover features; 3.2.6 Water content/stress; 3.2.7 Leaf area index; 3.2.8 Fires; 3.2.9 Miscellaneous applications; Chapter 4. Surveillance; 4.1 Terrestrial; 4.2 Marine; 4.3 Key issues; 4.3.2 Ethics and privacy; 4.3.3 Regulations; 4.3.1 Technical challenges; Chapter 5. Mapping; 5.1 Land-cover mapping; 5.2 Monitoring of vegetation condition; 5.3 Biomass estimation; 5.4 Key considerations; 5.4.1 Mission planning; 5.4.2 Data processing software; 5.4.3 Environmental factors; Chapter 6. Animal detection; 6.1 Animal distribution and densitydata collection
6.1.1 Alternative methods6.2 Drone usage for animal distribution and density; 6.2.1 Comparing traditional surveys to drone surveys; 6.2.2 Estimating density and population size; 6.3 Anti-poaching efforts; 6.4 Disturbance; Chapter 7. Data post processing; 7.0 Introduction; 7.1 Photogrammetry basics; 7.2 Basic process; 7.3 Photogrammetry software packages; 7.4 Analyses; 7.4.1 General; 7.4.2 Three-dimensional quantification of landscape and vegetation using photogrammetry; 7.4.3 Analyses based on orthomosaics: land-cover and feature classification; 7.4.4 Combining drone and satellite data
7.4.5 Automated analyses to detect and identify plant species7.4.6 Automated animal detection, identification, and tracking; Chapter 8. Future casting; 8.1 Power systems; 8.2 Autonomous systems; 8.3 Platform integration; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-113) and index.
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]