Free as a drone: Ecologists can add UAVs to their toolbox

Blake M Allan; Daniel Ierodiaconou; Dale G Nimmo; Mathew Herbert; Euan G Ritchie

doi:10.1890/15.WB.015

Free as a drone: Ecologists can add UAVs to their toolbox

Blake M Allan, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dale G Nimmo, Mathew Herbert, Euan G Ritchie

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)are at the cutting edge of technology being applied in ecological research.As UAV technology continues to rapidly develop, Vincent et al. (Front Ecol Environ 2015; 13[2]: 74–75) noted that the potential research applications of UAVs are stymied by legislative regulations imposed by government bodies. However, US laws are being revised to reflect differences between UAV and manned aircraft,and new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policies in the US will greatly assist ecologists who seek to use UAVs in their research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	354-355
Number of pages	2
Journal	Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Volume	13
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1890/15.WB.015
Publication status	Published - 2015

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