ATLAS OBSCURA | Why drones are counting thousands of decoy ducks

Published: 21 February 2018

Conducting a bird census by foot can also be disruptive, David Bird, an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at McGill University, told Popular Science. “While you’re doing that, you’re...

NEWSWEEK | Thousands of rubber ducks prove drones and computers can successfully count wild animals

Published: 13 February 2018

They found that the drones combined with the computer algorithm wasn't just a decent substitute for ecologists' eyes, it actually got closer to the real number of birds on the ground. It's a...

Dot-drawing with drones

Published: 4 August 2016

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