This review paper provides insights into optimization strategies for Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) in a variety of surveillance tasks and scenarios. From basic path planning …

Remote sensing is a very powerful tool that has been used to identify, map and monitor
Antarctic features and processes for nearly one century. Satellite remote sensing plays the …

In the absence of effective and scalable human intervention, up to 95% of the world's
ecosystems will be affected by anthropogenic degradation by 2050. Therefore, immediate …

Rapid advances in digital imaging technology offer efficient and cost‐effective methods for
measuring seabird abundance, breeding success, phenology, survival and diet. These …

Simple Summary To detect changes in migrating bird populations that are usually gradual,
regular counts of the flocks should be carried out. This is vital for giving more precise …

Common marine spatial planning challenges include lack of data on the marine
environment, high mobility of both animals and humans, and plan implementation …

Antarctica has been significantly influenced by global climate change. Owing to the
spatiotemporal limitations of existing datasets, budgetary constraints, logistical challenges …

Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Article Demystifying the Differences between
Structure-from-MotionSoftware Packages for Pre-Processing Drone Data by Taleatha Pell …

Over the past decade, drones have become increasingly popular in environmental biology
and have been used to study wildlife on all continents. Drones have become of global …

Context Unoccupied aerial systems/vehicles (UAS/UAV, aka drones) have become an
increasingly popular tool for ecological research. But much of the recent research is …