Dr. Bo Yang speaks at ESRI “Teaching with Drones” Webinar
Dr. Yang (far right) alongside fellow staff and researchers at the Alaska study site
We want to congratulate our very own postdoctoral associate, Dr. Bo Yang, on being published in ESRI’s education blog as well as being one of three speakers for the “Teaching with Drones” webinar. Dr. Yang is the UAV research lead for the NSF Smithsonian Eelgrass project and collaborates on a variety of our other projects.
As drone systems for data capture grows, training on this data collection technique has proven needed. Dr. Yang has developed an open-access training course that provides a thorough overview covering drone basics, in-flight operation, autonomous mapping, image processing techniques, and a self-study guide for assistance in obtaining a Part 107 license which is necessary for becoming a pilot-in-command of drone systems.
Further research for the NSF Smithsonian project is expected to be continued this summer.
Check below for links to the webinar, blog post, and other content!
Field work conducted at the Alaska study site
The webinar and presentation can be found here.
The blog post can be found here.
Learn more about Dr. Yang on his profile page or on the UCF Sociology page.
Check out the open access drone training course.
Learn more about the NSF Smithsonian Eelgrass project.