Drones for Conservation and Beyond

Join the IET Retired Engineers Group for a presentation on how Drone technology is rapidly developing, as are the potential application.

Wednesday 7 February, 12:00pm for a 12:15pm start - 2:00pm

Engineers Australia, Level 11, 108 King William Street, Adelaide

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Our guest speaker from The University of Adelaide’s Unmanned Research Aircraft Facility (URAF) will describe their work at the forefront this technology and its use in conservation applications, working globally to improve monitoring techniques and ultimately management outcomes. From the tropical Sumatran rainforests to arid South Australia, an experienced operator of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft will share some of their experiences implementing this technology for conservation purposes and beyond.

The (URAF) provides the organisational infrastructure, as well as the technical and legislative knowledge base concerning the use of unmanned aircraft, or Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), for a wide range of environmental and agricultural applications. It also serves

as a coalescing node for fostering partnerships and interactions related to RPAS applications between students, researchers, natural resource managers and industry partners in South Australia.

URAF holds the University’s RPAS Operator’s Certificate (ReOC) for compliant RPAS operations. We are the first and only university in Australia to be a civil aviation-certified RPAS training facility.

A light lunch will be served at 12:15pm followed by a 1:00pm presentation.

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