Eyes in the skies: drones, satellites and digital data for nature conservation

Aurélie Shapiro, Janelle Dumalaon Aurélie Shapiro, remote sensing
specialist from WWF-Germany, will showcase some of the latest
innovations from around the WWF network which use new digital and
space technologies. From collecting real-time information on
conservation agriculture activities from rural farmers with
smartphones in Zambia, surveying open areas with camera-fitted
kites, to assessing plantations of the Democratic Republic of Congo
in 3-D, flying high over dipterocarp forests in Borneo to survey
Orangutan nests, or surveying habitats and vaccinating endangered
black-footed ferrets in the Northern Great Plains of the United
States, WWF is benefitting from creative solutions which were not
possible a decade ago. The successful results of these activities
were not without challenges: working in remote locations without
cellular network, securing permission to fly drones, sensitive
electronics, large volume data processing, too much wind or not
enough wind, and finding just the right peanut butter. Join Aurélie
to learn more about WWF’s wildlife conservation in the digital age.
After an intro presentation , there will be an interview with
Aurélie.