UAV Sensing and Data Discovery for a Changing Planet

The project aims to establish an unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing and data discovery facility using three complementary sensors: An L-band radiometer, a light detection and ranging pulsed laser scanner, and a shortwave infrared hyperspectral camera. The infrastructure is capable of surveying rocks, soils and plants over large surface areas at ultra-high resolutions (mm-cm). The outcomes include unprecedented characterisation and rapid interrogation of topography, structure, moisture and composition differences for multiple applications. The facility should enhance our capacity to address the challenging problems resulting from changes to our Earth, environment, ecological and agricultural systems.