DIY Drones. Drone in action for the rainforest. ETH-Zurich Assistant Professor Lian Pin Koh has built an autonomous drone that can be used for nature conservation purposes, such as surveying large mammals and monitoring the rainforest.
He is excited about the initial results of the reconnaissance flights. Vast areas of Indonesia’s rainforests are being destroyed by logging and conversion to oil palm plantations. In this Southeast Asian country, deforestation has reached alarming levels. Lian Pin Koh, an assistant professor of Applied Ecology and Conservation at ETH Zurich, took it upon himself to develop inexpensive drones that local conservation workers can use for mapping and monitoring land use change in Indonesia. Fifty hectares covered per flight. FloLight - Fluorescent & LED Video Lighting.
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