TED Speaker and "Drones Ecologist" Lian Pin Koh joins the Environment Institute
His research has been featured in , presented at , named by as in the and has been listed in the Nominet Trust "" list.
So it is no surprise that the Environment Institute is very excited to welcome in 2014!
Founder of the non-profit , Lian Pin has shared his research at in a talk entitled .
So what exactly is a ""? Essentially model planes that can be equipped with a camera and sensing equipment, these drones can be programmed to fly over wildlife zones previously difficult or too costly to reach. To use Lian Pin's words, they are "the ultimate boy's toy". He has even had his share of detractors, claiming that they were just "fooling around with toy planes".
As the accolades suggest, these are no ordinary toy planes. They are currently being used in in the fight against wildlife crime, in to monitor the number of orangutan nest in a remote rainforest, and to keep an eye on deforestation as a result of the growth of palm oil plantations.
Looking ahead, there is enormous potential for the drones to be used in conjunction with radio collar trackers for monitoring of endangered animal populations, or for collection of images from remote cameras via WiFi.
In short, they are a "game-changer for conservation research and applications".
Lian Pin commences as Associate Professor with the this week at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide. Welcome Lian Pin, we look forward to following your exciting research!
So it is no surprise that the Environment Institute is very excited to welcome in 2014!
Founder of the non-profit , Lian Pin has shared his research at in a talk entitled .
So what exactly is a ""? Essentially model planes that can be equipped with a camera and sensing equipment, these drones can be programmed to fly over wildlife zones previously difficult or too costly to reach. To use Lian Pin's words, they are "the ultimate boy's toy". He has even had his share of detractors, claiming that they were just "fooling around with toy planes".
As the accolades suggest, these are no ordinary toy planes. They are currently being used in in the fight against wildlife crime, in to monitor the number of orangutan nest in a remote rainforest, and to keep an eye on deforestation as a result of the growth of palm oil plantations.
Looking ahead, there is enormous potential for the drones to be used in conjunction with radio collar trackers for monitoring of endangered animal populations, or for collection of images from remote cameras via WiFi.
In short, they are a "game-changer for conservation research and applications".
Lian Pin commences as Associate Professor with the this week at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide. Welcome Lian Pin, we look forward to following your exciting research!
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