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Detecting change on coral reefs: Drone imaging for faster, scalable solutions

By Aviv Suan
Backed by Experiment Foundation, Bill Clugston, Daniel Ostrowski, Darcey Blinn, Amy Collette, David Lang, and WEEMING
The Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Ecology
DOI: 10.18258/71199
Grant: Coral Tech
$10,241
Raised of $10,000 Goal
102%
Funded on 11/12/24
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  • Bill Clugston
    Bill ClugstonBacker
    Great use for a drone! I assume you are using something like Dronelink to map the changes in the coral.
    Oct 15, 2024
  • Aviv Suan
    Aviv SuanResearcher
    Hi Bill, thank you so much for your support and backing the project! It is greatly appreciated! And to answer your question, we do not use Dronelink but we use programs and softwares similar to Dronelink. Specifically we use the DJI pilot 2 or Dronedeploy to create custom flight paths over our coral reefs. Then we stitch all the photographs together using Agisoft to create an orthomosaic. These programs in conjunction offer the most customization and highest precision for mapping. Thanks again for your support, Bill! Let me know if you have any other questions.
    Oct 16, 2024