By Maggi Kelly, Andrew J Lyons, Sean D Hogan, Robert Johnson, Shane T Feirer
March was busy month for the IGIS team. We started out with only one member of our group (Sean Hogan) being a FAA certified drone pilot, and ended the month with the rest of the team - Maggi, Shane, Robert, and Andy - having also obtained their FAA Remote Pilot License with sUAS Rating.
Christine Wilkinson reports here on her trip to East Africa as part of her dissertation research. She explored potential field sites, networked with communities and wildlife managers, and brainstormed my dissertation research questions. And took some amazing pics. http://africa.berkeley.
Earlier this month, IGIS held another two-day workshop on using drones for agriculture and land management. As with previous workshops, the material included drone technology, safety and regulations, principles of remote sensing, mission planning, flight operations, and data analysis.