Research project

Leveraging UAV and remotely sensed data to monitor endangered wildlife and habitats, to mitigate the impact of a major infrastructure programme in Kenya

Project overview

To evaluate the capability of combining UAV and satellite remote sensing data to monitor and evaluate the potential impacts of major infrastructure projects on endangered wildlife in Kenya

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Patrick Doncaster

Professor of Ecology

Research interests

  • Population ecology 
  • Conservation management of forest and freshwater lake ecosystems
  • Conservation technology and tools for data analysis
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Dr Booker Ogutu

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Developing methods of retrieving bio-geophysical variables from Earth Observation data
  • Understanding the effects of environmental change on terrestrial vegetation
  • Quantifying terrestrial carbon balance and its dynamics in a changing climate
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Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs