Unmanned Aerial Systems in Marine Science and Conservation 2015:
A Facilities Scoping Workshop
The capabilities of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for marine science and conservation applications are growing rapidly at the local, regional and global levels. On June 29-30 2015, Duke University Marine Laboratory hosted a marine science UAS workshop to address four key goals.
The workshop provided a forum to assess current challenges and discuss ideas and initiatives to advance adoption of UAS technologies. The workshop had a diverse agenda and an equally diverse group of over 50 experts from government, academia, commerce and civic groups.
THE REPORTBetter understand technological advances in UAS
Enhance collaboration with the extraordinary unmanned aerial systems expertise in North Carolina and the eastern coast of the US
Draft a plan of actions and milestones for creating a UAS facility; this facility would serve the unique needs of UAS research in the local marine sciences community and beyond