Sky high science helps endangered sea lions
A quest to count vulnerable Australian sea lion pups using a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in the Great Australian Bight Commonwealth Marine Reserve has...
Drone Photography in Whale Research
Randy Jay Braun and Stacy Garlington
We have all seen fascinating aerial photographs of massive whales as they navigate through the waters of the world’s...
Tourist given life ban from South Africas Kruger National Park for drone flight
A day visitor recently left his vehicle to set up his vehicle to film animals at a waterhole. Never ceases to amaze me that one,...
How CU Boulder drone will track and crack hidden language of sperm whales
The University of Colorado Boulder's Search and Help Aquatic Mammals UAS (SHAMU) aerospace engineering student team is raising funds for a project that will...
Black Swift Technologies and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) demonstrate effective use of sUAS...
With a legacy of delivering reliable, robust, and highly accurate small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder,...
Marlyn provides crucial data for endangered wildlife
The interior region of Silhouette is a national park, with some of the richest biodiversity in the entire Indian Ocean. It is also home...
SHAMU – Aircraft Scouting for Whales
Marine sound pollution, mass beachings, and ship strikes account for a significant number of annual sperm whale deaths. The United Nations now lists sperm...
Drone Collects Information to Benefit Great Lakes
The USDA Forest Service and Michigan Technological University (MTech) are using unmanned aerial systems, or drones, to advise the Hiawatha National Forest’s land management efforts.
Located in Michigan’s wild and...
Shark Spotting drone trial begins in NSW, Australia
Surf Life Saving New South Wales Australia this week commenced RPA operational trials at 9 locations, using DJI P4P’s & M600’s and machine learning...
Fly4Fall: A global initiative calling on drone pilots everywhere for science
It’s late October and that means Halloween candy, changing leaves, and wool sweaters to many. It’s also time to get out to fly drones...