Using Fixed-Wing UAV for Detecting and Mapping the Distribution and Abundance of Penguins on the South Shetlands Islands, Antarctica

Using Fixed-Wing UAV for Detecting and Mapping the Distribution and Abundance of Penguins on the South Shetlands Islands, Antarctica

Antarctic marine ecosystems undergo enormous changes, presumably due to climate change and fishery. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have an unprecedented potential for measuring these changes by mapping indicator species such as penguins even in remote areas. We used a battery-powered fixed-wing UAV...

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Main Authors: Christian Pfeifer, Andres Barbosa, Osama Mustafa, Hans-Ulrich Peter, Marie-Charlott Rümmler, Alexander Brenning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Drones
Subjects:
Antarctica
birds
BVLOS
penguin
drone
fixed-wing UAV
monitoring
population change
<i>Pygoscelis antarcticus</i>
South Shetland Islands
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/3/2/39

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