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Leveraging UAV and remotely sensed data to monitor endangered wildlife and habitats, to mitigate the impact of a major infrastructure programme in Kenya

Project overview

To evaluate the capability of combining UAV and satellite remote sensing data to monitor and evaluate the potential impacts of major infrastructure projects on endangered wildlife in Kenya

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Patrick Doncaster

Professor of Ecology

Research interests

  • Population ecology 
  • Conservation management of forest and freshwater lake ecosystems
  • Conservation technology and tools for data analysis
Connect with Patrick

Email: [email protected]

Dr Booker Ogutu

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Developing methods of retrieving bio-geophysical variables from Earth Observation data
  • Understanding the effects of environmental change on terrestrial vegetation
  • Quantifying terrestrial carbon balance and its dynamics in a changing climate
Connect with Booker

Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Computational Engineering and Design Group

Our research group is a centre for multidisciplinary engineering simulation and design, combining a range of analytical, computational and experimental techniques.

GeoData

We manage, analyse and process environmental data. Our consultancy services and interdisciplinary research projects range from managing river catchments and coastal zones to the wider fields of environment, social and economic development.

Ecology and Evolution

The Ecology and Evolution research group covers the interactions of species with their environment.

Southampton Geospatial

The Southampton Geospatial team has the tools and expertise to collect, combine and interpret datasets about locations.

Research outputs