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Keeping Track of Rare Mountaintop Plants with Drones

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NC State University doctoral researcher Will Reckling prepares to launch a drone on Roan Mountain, NC, to map the area for endangered high-elevation plants.

Nov 10, 2021

Keeping Track of Rare Mountaintop Plants with Drones

Doctoral researcher Will Reckling devised a method to both predict where rare mountain plants are likely to grow and then target high-probability areas for flying unmanned aerial systems.