For over a decade, Digital Aerial Surveys (DAS) have become the standard method to monitor seabirds and marine mammals around offshore wind farms and much beyond. They are fast and cost-efficient. By covering large areas in short time DAS are the best option for marine wildlife monitoring.
While standardization and keeping the method constant is important, technology is advancing. New sensors, new platforms such as drones and new analytical tools by AI offer vast options to improve existing methods.
As such, HiDef Aerial Surveying, BioConsult SH and Biotope as the leading providers of DAS based on HiDefs bespoke video system, are advancing the techniques and analytical methods.
How do these advances influence the quality of the data, how do new surveys relate to existing data, do ‘better’ surveys and possibly higher detection rates affect long-term data series?
We will address these questions in the webinar where we will outline how we are advancing our method for digital aerial surveying.
This webinar is organised by HiDef Aerial Surveying, Biotope and BioConsult SH and will be held in English.
Talks will be given by:
- Chair and introduction: Florian Lecorps – Biotope
- Advancing DAS by new sensors, new platforms and AI – implications for future surveys: Dr Kelly Macleod – HiDef
- Using AI to analyse aerial video footage: Guruprasad Hegde – BioConsult SH
- Identification of seabirds and mammals: Balduin Fischer – BioConsult SH
Outlook and concluding remarks: Georg Nehls – BioConsult SH
Make sure to sign up and attend on the 4th September at 2pm UK (3pm CET)
Link here to sign up: https://lnkd.in/eADD4Fv6
Any questions before the webinar? Contact our business development manager Jenny - jenny.cook@hidefsurveying.co.uk
We look forward to seeing you all soon!