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Fall 2024
Dec 21, 2024 |
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| ENVS 333 - Digital Field Methods: Drones, Data, & Artificial Intelligence |
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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. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: CSCI 130 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: CSCI 156 May not be taken concurrently. ) and ( May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( 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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