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2018/ 10/ 02 Why do we use drones? 1

2018/ 10/ 02 https:/ / commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:1906_S an_Francisco_earthquake_aftermath_panorama.jpg 1906 San Francisco earthquake Photos by George Lawrence Camera weighed 635 kg Glass plates: 2.4 x 1.4 m http://robroy.dyndns.info/lawrence/Images/early-cradle.jpg https:/ / commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:Three_pigeons_with_cameras.jpg 2

2018/ 10/ 02 https:/ / commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:Winston_Churchill_and_the_S ecretary_of_S tate_for_War_waiting_to_see_the_launch_of_a_de_Havilland_Queen_Bee_radio- controlled_target_drone,_6_June_1941._H10307.jpg By War Office official photographer, Horton (Capt) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons http://www.businessinsider.com/uav-or-commercial-drone-market-forecast-2015-2?IR=T 3

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2018/ 10/ 02 Water Management Areas Spot 6 Albris 1.5m 1 cm 5

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2018/ 10/ 02 Erosion monitoring L Wijnberg Assessing herbicide spraying 7

2018/ 10/ 02 Burn Scar Mapping 8

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2018/ 10/ 02 Cape vulture nests Cape vulture population 100 250 90 80 200 70 60 150 50 40 100 30 20 50 10 0 0 Traditional 2001 UAV 2017 Traditional 2001 UAV 2017 Nests Individuals Increase due to a more accurate means of monitoring rather than an actual increase in bird numbers. 10

2018/ 10/ 02 • Large tree mortality monitoring • Alien plant mapping • Plant species identification The “Green-backed Jersey Vulture” (no animals were harmed in this testing!) D Jewitt 11

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2018/ 10/ 02 Drone survey Ground based survey D Jewitt 13

2018/ 10/ 02 Courtesy of Wynand Uys 14

2018/ 10/ 02 Game counts Courtesy of D Wood Eland in the Drakensberg Game counts 15

2018/ 10/ 02 1. Best satellite 2. Fluid lensing on 3. Fluid lensing detail image UAV Parrot fish Sea cucumber Fluid lensing Multiple coral genera Shark Chirayath and Earle, 2016, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 26:237-250. 16

2018/ 10/ 02 Courtesy of Dennis Wood 17

2018/ 10/ 02 Coutersy of S Richert Courtesy of S Richert Courtesy of S Richert 18

2018/ 10/ 02 3D models 19

2018/ 10/ 02 3D models D Jewitt and L Wijnberg 20

2018/ 10/ 02 Courtesy of Dennis Wood 21

2018/ 10/ 02 Giraffe cow and calf: 85m Rhinos: 60m Hippos: 30m Hodgson and Koh 2016, Current Biology 26. 22

2018/ 10/ 02 https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/nintchdbpict000300719184.jpg?strip=all&w=960 23

2018/ 10/ 02 Application Satellites Manned Flights Drones Area 24

2018/ 10/ 02 • Drones being made smaller, cheaper and more capable. • Use of Artificial Intelligence The Nano Hummingbird drone is used for surveillance by DARPA. Credit: Columbia University Allan et al 2018, Ecosphere 9 25

2018/ 10/ 02 Integration of multiple technologies ‘Technoecology’ Allan et al 2018, Ecosphere 9 How we do business will fundamentally change Drone transport Drone flower pollination Drone ambulance 26

2018/ 10/ 02 https://www.freelancepictures.com/Doemasters/Jokes/i-5wx6Ldn 27