Dobroski, K., Atkins-Davis, C., DiGiacomo, A., Pan, V., Johnston, D., Roady, S. 2019. Developing Rapid, Cost-Effective Methods for Evaluating Coastal Biodiversity and Resilience. Duke University.

Analysis, Coastal, GIS, Modeling, Field assessment, Sample collection, Data management, Geomorphology, Topography, Sampling

This research poster presents a comparison of manually-collected data to drone-collected data. Stem height, density, and ground elevation data were collected and compared. The results indicate that the drone-collected imagery was most appropriate for digital terrain creation and habitat classification rather than a proxy for aboveground biomass.