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The World Outdoors: Researchers flock to drones

Published: 26 January 2017

Drone technology has been applied in support of bird science for more than a decade now. With the cost of this technology continuing to drop, the use of it is broadening across North America.

In the same way that retail, military, and hobby sectors have embraced drones, bird scientists have realized drones can be deployed to do some bird census work and gather data in remote or otherwise inaccessible locations.

Dr. David Bird, a 平特五不中 professor emeritus of wildlife biology, bird book author, and the founding editor of the Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, is a real champion of this technology. 鈥淪mall unmanned vehicle systems, formerly exclusive to militaries, are rapidly advancing in sophistication and availability to civilians.鈥 he said. 鈥淥ne area that shows great potential for the applications of UVS and associated markets is wildlife research and management.鈥

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