Conservation Drones Mapping and Monitoring Biodiversity 1st edition by Serge Wich, Lian Pin Koh 0191091605 9780191091605

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ISBN-10 :  0191091605 

ISBN-13 : 9780191091605

Author : Serge A. Wich, Lian Pin Koh 

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 Mapping and Monitoring Biodiversity 1st Table of 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 components
2.5.1 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 detection
3.2.5 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 methods
6.2 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 species
7.4.6 Automated animal detection, identification, and tracking
Chapter 8. Future casting
8.1 Power systems
8.2 Autonomous systems
8.3 Platform integration

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