UTILISING DRONES IN WEED MANAGEMENT & SURVEILLANCE
Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR), National Forum, Melbourne 2024

Presented as part of Australian Association of Bush Regenerators, AABR National Forum – The Rs of Restoration, March 2024

The adoption of drone technology is increasing across industries providing advancements and efficiencies in data collection, analysis and on-ground outcomes. This technology provides significant opportunity in the landscape management sector to collect data, utilise multispectral and GIS workflows and deploy on ground outcomes more efficiently whether deploying drones or traditional boots-on-the-ground workforce.

This talk dives into how drones can be deployed as a data collection and decision-making tool to provide better outcomes for the industry and in restoring landscapes.

Danny is the Director of Firetail Environments, specialising in environment and sustainable agriculture & carbon projects, and drone workflow and deployment services. Firetail works in the niche between agriculture and conservation to promote management for biodiversity and production through sustainable environmental management techniques.

Danny’s passion is in collaboration and design, having made a career as a designer, artist, engineer and educator at the forefront of innovative practice, and he brings this energy into landscape development, restoration and sustainable farming projects. He is the former Manager – Operations and Projects with Loddon Plains Landcare Network, has recently finished his term as a Director of Landcare Victoria Inc. and currently sits on the City of Greater Bendigo Farming and Agribusiness Advisory Committee.

About Firetail Environments

Firetail Environment specialises in precise environmental and ecological surveys using drone technology, focusing on achieving advanced outcomes for ecosystems and landscape restoration with a focus on:

  • Precision Environmental Surveys: Using drones to conduct detailed and accurate surveys of natural environments. This includes mapping terrain, vegetation, multispectral vegetation surveys, water sampling, standing carbon mapping and LiDAR modelling with high precision.
  • Ecological Monitoring: Employing drones to monitor biodiversity and assess the health of ecosystems. This involves capturing data on species distribution, habitat quality, and environmental changes over time.
  • Treatment Applications: Utilising drones for targeted treatment applications in ecological settings. This may involve precise applications of treatments to specific areas, aiming to minimize environmental impact while maximizing effectiveness. Treatement applications include herbicide and native seeding
  • Advanced Ecological Outcomes: Focusing on achieving significant ecological benefits through drone-based surveys and treatments that can be deployed to enhance ecosystem resilience, supporting conservation efforts, and promote sustainable land management practices.
    Firetail Environments focusses on leveraging drone technology alongside other ground based techniques to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and sustainability of environmental and ecological management practices, contributing to positive ecological outcomes.
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