Testing unmanned aircraft systems for salmon spawning surveys
Unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) were tested for counting Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) redds as a more accurate, safer alternative to manned helicopter flights. Counting redds from the helicopter was less expensive and time consuming, but of the total redds counted at selected sites wit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
2016-11-01
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Series: | FACETS |
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Online Access: | http://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2016-0019 |