Thank you!!!

Jun 14, 2015

Thank you!!!Thanks to all of your contributions we reached our goal today with less than 12 hours to spare!  We are extremely excited to make this project a reality.  You'll be able to follow along right here at www.experiment.com/salmon.
The first agenda item is taking a close look at the rapidly expanding UAV market and deciding on a quadcopter platform to use.  I will be posting photos and videos throughout that process.  Our goal is to be flying by the fall and winter salmon runs!
Thank you again for helping make this happen!


-Max and Zach

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About This Project

Mapping Salmon Spawning Sites with UAVs

Bioleco

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), often referred to as drones, offer a far cheaper and safer alternative to using planes or helicopters for the aerial surveying of salmon redds (spawning nests) in large rivers. Our research will use UAVs to locate redds in small creeks, which are traditionally surveyed on foot or not at all. UAV technology will allow for much broader-reaching surveys of small creeks and will give salmon researchers a more complete picture of salmon spawning habits.