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Fall 2023
Dec 26, 2024
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ENVS 333 - Digital Field Methods: Drones, Data, & Artificial Intelligence
An innovative approach to combining traditional environmental field methods with the power of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), thermal cameras, geographic information system (GIS) software, and open-source machine learning, in order to estimate species populations in the field. Students study and practice the key integration and operational steps needed to conduct field-based population studies using modern drone technology. Students use flight planning software to plan surveys optimized to boundary conditions; use the open source Python language, implemented through Jupyter notebooks, to train machine-learning software; translate the results to a spatial data management system; and communicate the results through written and oral work. Prerequisites: CSCI 130 Computer Science I using Java or CSCI 156 Python Programing for Applications and one (1) of the following: BIOL 109 Introduction to Biological Science with Lab, BIOL 130 Principles of Biology with Lab, BIOL 135 Foundations of Biological Science with Lab, BIOL 160 Introduction to Organismal Biology with Lab, ENVS 101 Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy, GEOG 111 Visualizing Social and Environmental Justice, GEOG 216 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems; or permission of instructor.
1.000 Credit hours
4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Non-Matriculated, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Directed Study, Lecture

Environ, Society,& Sustainblty Department

Course Attributes:
Undergraduate Level Course

Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Non-Matriculated
May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes:     
      DGCE Student

Prerequisites:
PREREQ for ENVS 333

General Requirements:

May not be taken concurrently.  )
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Course or Test: CSCI 130
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: CSCI 156
May not be taken concurrently.  )
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May not be taken concurrently.  )
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May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: BIOL 109
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: BIOL 130
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: BIOL 160
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: ENVS 101
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: GEOG 111
May not be taken concurrently.  )
or
Course or Test: GEOG 216
May not be taken concurrently. )


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