With the booming development of information technology and the growing demand for
remote sensing data, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing technology has …

Park managers call for cost-effective and innovative solutions to handle a wide variety of
environmental problems that threaten biodiversity in protected areas. Recently, drones have …

Companies are adopting innovative methods for responsiveness and efficiency in the
logistics sector. The implementation of drones in logistics sector is a move in this direction …

Beach nourishment—the addition of sand to increase the width or sand volume of the beach—
is a widespread coastal management technique to counteract coastal erosion. Globally …

The hydrologic sciences and water resources management have long depended on a
combination of in situ measurements and remotely sensed data for research and regulatory …

Nowadays, emerging technologies, such as long-range transmitters, increasingly
miniaturized components for positioning, and enhanced imaging sensors, have led to an …

The use of drones to study marine animals shows promise for the examination of numerous
aspects of their ecology, behaviour, health and movement patterns. However, the responses …

With almost limitless applications across marine and freshwater environments, the number
of people using, and wanting to use, remotely piloted aircraft systems (or drones) is …

Abstract Anthropogenic Marine Debris (AMD) is one of the major environmental issues of
our planet to date, and plastic accounts for 80% of total AMD. Beaches represent one of the …

The use of unoccupied aircraft systems (UASs, also known as drones) in science is growing
rapidly. Recent advances in microelectronics and battery technology have resulted in the …