As part of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management section, CBI researchers Dr. Michael Starek, Ms. Melanie Gingras, and Dr. Gary Jeffress developed an application procedure for coastal monitoring to aid community resiliency using unmanned aircraft systems. The procedure outlined in their chapter can be applied to global efforts such as “Life of Land” which focuses on sustainable land use and “Zero Hunger” which aims to improve sustainable agricultural practices and crop security in developing nations. Read their chapter here.

Dr. Starek and Ms. Gingras continue to push the boundaries of UAS applications as they develop new procedures for environmental applications that include height modernization, marsh classification, coastal dune protections, and flood management.