Drone Advances in Wildlife Research: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Drones (ISSN 2504-446X). This special issue belongs to the section "Drones in Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2024 | Viewed by 1967
Special Issue Editors
Interests: waterbirds; drones; machine learning
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Interests: waterbirds; environmental flows; stable isotopes; wildlife forensics; elemental analysis; bird ecology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advances in uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) have rapidly expanded their utility and use in the fields of wildlife research and conservation. Applications include monitoring, mapping, sample collection, and detection. In some fields of research, UAVs have provided a means of data collection that was not previously possible.
As a continuation of the last Special Issue on “Drone Advances in Wildlife Research”, this Special Issue still aims to identify new developments, methodologies, best practices, and applications of UAVs directly related to wildlife research (flora and fauna) and conservation. We welcome submissions that provide the community with the most recent advances in the use of UAVs for wildlife research including, but not limited to, the following:
- UAV data collection methods;
- Data processing;
- Machine learning and AI;
- Multispectral data;
- Conservation applications;
- Ecological monitoring;
- Flora and fauna drone-related research;
- Aquatic and terrestrial environments;
This SI aims to be gender-diverse, with 50% of manuscripts led by female-identifying authors. We also strongly encourage submissions from the developing world. In addition, this SI will use the non-gendered term ‘uncrewed’ aerial vehicle.
Dr. Roxane Francis
Dr. Kate Brandis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wildlife
- UAV
- fauna
- flora
- drones
- conservation
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