2019 NJ Land Conservation Rally

This presentation will examine the scientific uses of drones in monitoring restoration projects, using an ongoing Nature Conservancy dam removal project as an example. We will start with how to assemble a well-trained Drone Team. The team will demonstrate ideas on how to go beyond the typical use of drones to collect before and after images and to monitor the progress of projects.  In this workshop, we will look at innovative ways to use drones to precisely capture before and after images and how to use programmed flights to ensure reproducible images.  We will give examples of how the team uses software for quantitative measurements.