DocumentCode :
1760167
Title :
Drone rangers [Africa Special Sustainability]
Author :
Goodyer, Jason
Volume :
8
Issue :
5
fYear :
2013
fDate :
41426
Firstpage :
60
Lastpage :
61
Abstract :
The article presents the effort of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), through the use of its Global Impact Award from Google, to adapt and help governments implement specialised aerial surveillance systems and affordable wildlife tagging technology, coupled with cost-effective ranger patrolling guided by analytical software, to increase the detection and deterrence of poaching in four sites in Asia and Africa.
Keywords :
autonomous aerial vehicles; biological techniques; remote sensing; video surveillance; Global Impact Award; WWF; World Wildlife Fund; affordable wildlife tagging technology; analytical software; cost-effective ranger patrol; drone; specialised aerial surveillance systems;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Engineering & Technology
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
1750-9637
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/et.2013.0508
Filename :
6527849
Link To Document :
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