Vegetation Monitoring UAV - Greenland from sony lian Watch Video
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Description: To better understand arctic herbivore foraging ecology, we need information about the timing of plant growth (i.e. plant phenology) at high resolution over several square kilometers.nnThe solution: A vegetation monitoring UAV!nnStill in the testing phases here, but we're using a small point-and-shoot camera (Canon S100 or Sony NEX 5n) mounted on this lightweight aerial platform (GoPro used for video footage) to map changing patterns of vegetation growth throughout the season.Using the high-res