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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program

Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program

Presentations

  • Carthy, R.R., M.A. Burgess, P.G. Ifju, T.J. Whitley, C.S. Tripp, A.E. Ortega, and J.J. Poelstra.  The University of Florida Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program: monitoring 2017 bay scallop fisheries in State waters off Taylor County, Florida.  Slide presentation.  2017 Public Scallop Seminar.  Steinhatchee, Florida.  June 2017.
  • Burgess, M.A.  Utilization of small unmanned aircraft systems to address terrestrial applications in natural resources.  Slide presentation.  U.S. National Park Service—Training on the Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Natural and Cultural Resource Science and Stewardship.  Fort Collins, Colorado.  May 2017.
  • Burgess, M.A.  Selecting a small unmanned aircraft system platform and payload combination: it all depends on the question.  Slide presentation.  U.S. National Park Service—Training on the Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Natural and Cultural Resource Science and Stewardship.  Fort Collins, Colorado.  May 2017.
  • Burgess, M.A.  Small unmanned aircraft systems and their payloads as aerial data collection platforms for natural resource-based applications.  Slide presentation.  Monthly U.S. Department of the Interior—Unmanned Aircraft Systems User National Webinar.  May 2017.
  • Ifju, P.G., M.A. Burgess, H.F. Percival, R.R. Carthy, T.J. Whitley, H.A. Lassiter, B.E. Wilkinson, and S.E. Smith.  University of Florida Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program.  Slide presentation.  The 2017 Federal Users Workshop on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).  NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.  March 2017
  • Lassiter, H.A., B.E. Wilkinson, M.A. Burgess, R.R. Carthy, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, C.S. Tripp, and T.J. Whitley.  Visible, infrared, and hyperspectral vertical frame imagery from small UAS.  Slide presentation.  The 2017 Federal Users Workshop on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).  NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.  March 2017.
  • Wilkinson, B. and Dewitt, B., Surveying with UAS. Florida Surveying and Mapping Society Education Conference, Sarasota, FL, January 2017. (invited)
  • Wilkinson, B., Barnes, G., A Multimodal Approach to Teaching a Three-course Certificate in Mapping with Unmanned Aerial Systems.  CALS Teaching Enhancement Symposium, Gainesville, FL.  August 2016
  • Burgess, M.A., R.R. Carthy, P.G. Ifju, T.J. Whitley, C.S. Tripp, S.E. Smith, and B.E. Wilkinson.  The U.F. Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program: an update on Program activities during a period of transition.  Slide presentation and static display.  Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting.  Gainesville, Florida.  May 2016.
  • Wilkinson, B. and Barnes, G., Surveying with UAS: Practices and Data Analysis. Florida Surveying and Mapping Society Education Conference, Ocala, FL, March 2016. (invited)
  • Carthy, R.R., M.A. Burgess, P.G. Ifju, and T.J. Whitley.  UAS technology for sea turtle research and conservation.  Slide presentation.  The Southeastern Regional Sea Turtle Network Meeting.  Mobile, Alabama.  February 2016.
  • Wilkinson, B. and Barnes, G. Teaching Unmanned Aerial Systems for Mapping at the University of Florida, Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Geomatics, 2016.
  • Olsoy, P.J., J.S. Forbey, J.L. Rachlow, J.D. Nobler, M.A. Burgess, N.F. Glenn, L.A. Shipley, and D.H. Thornton.  Mapping fearscapes for grouse: high-resolution assessment of concealment from predators using remote sensing.  Slide presentation.  The International Grouse Symposium 2015.  Reykjavik, Iceland.  September 2015.
  • Burgess, M.A.  A brief look into the current state of rules and regulations for the operation of small remotely piloted aircraft systems in the U.S. National Airspace System.  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Geospatial Applications of UASs course (SUR 6934).  Gainesville, Florida.  September 2015.
  • Burgess, M.A.  Applications of small remotely piloted aircraft systems and other emerging aerial imagery technologies in support of O&M projects and restoration monitoring at the SFWMD.  Slide presentation.  South Florida Water Management District Administrative Seminar Series.  West Palm Beach, Florida.  August 2015.
  • Olsoy, P.J., J.S. Forbey, J.L. Rachlow, M.A. Burgess, N.F. Glenn, L.A. Shipley, and D.H. Thornton.  Mapping herbivore habitat quality with high-resolution imagery from unmanned aerial systems.  Slide presentation.  The 2015 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting.  Baltimore, Maryland.  August 2015.
  • Burgess, M.A., H.F. Percival, R.R. Carthy, P.G. Ifju, B.E. Wilkinson, T.J. Whitley, T.S. Ward, J.G. DiRodio, S.E. Smith, A.H. Abd-Elrahman, and P.C. Frederick.  The University of Florida Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program: an update on selected natural resources applications and lessons learned.  Slide presentation.  The 2015 U.S. Geological Survey National Workshop on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).  Reston, Virginia.  May 2015.
  • Burgess, M.A.T.J. WhitleyT.S. Ward, R.R. Carthy, B.E. Wilkinson, J.G. DiRodio, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, P.C. Frederick, A.H. Abd-Elrahman, C.L. Zweig, S. Newman, M.I. Cook, and H.F. Percival.  The use of small unmanned aircraft systems for natural resources: lessons learned, and selected applications by the University of Florida Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program (UFUASRP).  Slide presentation and static display.  Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting.  Gainesville, Florida.  May 2015.
  • Burgess, M.A., C.L. Zweig, S. Newman, M.I. Cook, H.L. Rodgers, R.R. Carthy, B.E. Wilkinson, T.J. Whitley, T.S. Ward, J.G. DiRodio, P.C. Frederick, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, and H.F. Percival.  Applications of high-resolution aerial imagery and a small unmanned aircraft system in Everglades science.  Slide presentation.  Special session title: ‘Advancing Technologies in Everglades Ecosystem Restoration’.  The 2015 Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference.  Coral Springs, Florida.  April 2015.
  • Burgess, M.A., R.R. Carthy, B.E. Wilkinson, T.J. Whitley, T.S. Ward, J.G. DiRodio, P.C. Frederick, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, A.H. Abd-Elrahman, and H.F. Percival.  The use of small unmanned aircraft systems for natural resources: lessons learned, and selected application by the University of Florida Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program (UFUASRP).  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Wildlife Techniques course (WIS 6934), and Remote Sensing Applications Geomatics course (SUR 5385).  Gainesville, Florida.  April 2015.
  • Burgess, M.A., R.R. Carthy, B.E. Wilkinson, T.J. Whitley, T.S. Ward, J.G. DiRodio, P.C. Frederick, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, A.H. Abd-Elrahman, and H.F. Percival.  The University of Florida Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program: lessons learned and an update on selected natural resources applications.  Slide presentation and panel.  Session titled: ‘Recent Developments in the Use of Unmanned Aviation Systems (UAS) for Scientific Research’.  The 2015 George Wright Society Biennial Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites.  Oakland, California.  March 2015.
  • Percival, H.F., M.A. Burgess, P.G. Ifju, B.A. Dewitt, S.E. Smith, A.H. Abd-Elrahman, and R.M. Dorazio.  An unmanned aircraft system for natural resources: a University of Florida interdisciplinary program.  Poster presentation.  Remote Sensing Poster Symposium.  University of Florida.  Gainesville, Florida.  November 2014.
  • Burgess, M.A.A.H. Abd-ElrahmanR.R. Carthy, T.J. Whitley, T.S. Ward, and J.G. DiRodio.  Unmanned aircraft systems for agriculture.  Invited booth display and exposition.  The 2014 Florida Agricultural Exposition.  University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.  Balm, Florida.  November 2014.
  • Burgess, M.A.  The University of Florida Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program: lessons learned and update on current natural resources applications.  Slide presentation and panel.  Symposium titled: ‘Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to Study Wildlife Populations and Their Habitat’.  The Wildlife Society’s 21st Annual Conference.  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  October 2014.
  • Rachlow, J.L., J.S. Forbey, L.A. Shipley, M.A. Burgess, P.J. Olsoy, D.H. Thornton, C.R. Milling, and J.D. Nobler.  Scaling-up habitat attributes in the sagebrush-steppe environment using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology.  Slide presentation.  Symposium titled: ‘Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to Study Wildlife Populations and Their Habitat’.  The Wildlife Society’s 21st Annual Conference.  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  October 2014.
  • Burgess, M.A.  The use of unmanned aircraft systems in natural resources: it’s all about the question.  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Remote Sensing Applications Geomatics course (SUR 5385).  Gainesville, Florida.  October 2014.
  • Carthy, R.R., M.A. Burgess, P.G. Ifju, B.E. Wilkinson, and H.F. Percival.  Development and application of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for natural resources: logistics, legalities, and lessons learned.  Slide presentation.  The 68th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.  Destin, Florida.  October 2014.
  • Burgess, M.A.  The use of unmanned aircraft systems in natural resources: it’s all about the question.  Slide presentation.  University of Georgia, Department of Geography Colloquium Series.  Athens, Georgia.  September 2014.
  • Olsoy, P.J., J.S. Forbey, J.L. Rachlow, M.A. Burgess, N.F. Glenn, L.A. Shipley, and D.H. Thornton.  Mapping herbivore habitat quality with unmanned aerial systems.  Poster presentation.  Idaho UAS Working Group.  Moscow, Idaho.  September 2014.
  • Zweig, C.L., S. Newman, D.B. Ivanoff, M.A. Burgess, and H.F. Percival.  Applications of very high resolution imagery in the natural sciences.  Poster presentation.  South Florida Water Resources Advisory Commission.  West Palm Beach, Florida.  August 2014.
  • Wilkinson, B., Certificate in Geospatial Measurement with Small UAS.  American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Florida Region Annual Meeting, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, August 2014.
  • Burgess, M.A.  Ecological applications addressed with a small unmanned aircraft system: a potential tool for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service?  Slide presentation.  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southeast U.S. Region Board of Directors Biannual Meeting.  Atlanta, Georgia.  July 2014.
  • Burgess, M.A.  The use of UAS’s in natural resources: it’s all about the question.  Slide presentation.  U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory.  Geospatial Workshop on UAS Applications to Land and Resource Management.  Chicago, Illinois.  July 2014.
  • Zweig, C.L., S. Newman, D.B. Ivanoff, M.A. Burgess, and H.F. Percival.  Versatility of unmanned aerial systems and their payload in the natural sciences.  Poster presentation.  South Florida Water Management District Governing Board Meetings.  West Palm Beach, Florida.  July 2014.
  • Olsoy, P.J., J.S. Forbey, J.L. Rachlow, J.D. Nobler, M.A. Burgess, T. Griggs, N.F. Glenn, and L.A. Shipley.  Mapping fearscapes and foodscapes for grouse: high-resolution habitat assessment using remote sensing.  Slide presentation.  29th Western Agencies Sage & Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Workshop.  Elko, Nevada.  June 2014.
  • Rachlow, J.L., J.S. Forbey, L.A. Shipley, M.A. Burgess, P.J. Olsoy, C.R. Milling, and J.D. Nobler.  Evaluating habitat characteristics for mammals in the sagebrush-steppe using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology.  Slide presentation.  94th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammologists.  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  June 2014.
  • Burgess, M.A., H.F. Percival, and R.R. Carthy.  Ecological applications addressed with high-resolution, orthorectified imagery obtained by a small unmanned aircraft system.  Slide presentation.  U.S. Department of the Interior - Office of Aviation Safety administrators.  The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Unmanned Systems 2014 Conference.  Orlando, Florida.  May 2014.  Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting.  Gainesville, Florida.  May 2014.
  • Burgess, M.A., B.M. Jeffery, and H.F. Percival.  Unmanned aircraft systems in natural resources.  Booth display and exposition.  University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ 100th Anniversary of Florida Extension Celebration.  University of Florida.  Gainesville, Florida.  April 2014.
  • Burgess, M.A., T.J. Whitley, T.S. Ward, J.G. DiRodio, P.G. Ifju, R.R. Carthy, and H.F. Percival.  Fielding small unmanned aircraft systems in academia: the University of Florida Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Program model for safety and success.  Booth display and exposition.  Federal Aviation Administration.  40th Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In & Expo.  Lakeland, Florida.  April 2014.
  • Burgess, M.A., T.J. Whitley, and J.G. DiRodio.  Ecological applications addressed with high-resolution, orthorectified imagery obtained by a small unmanned aircraft system.  Town Hall Meeting slide presentation.  Salmon, Idaho.  January 2014.  University of Florida Wildlife Techniques course (WIS 6934), and Remote Sensing Applications Geomatics course (SUR 5385).  Gainesville, Florida.  March 2014.  University of Florida Chapter of the Wildlife Society.  Gainesville, Florida.  April 2014.
  • Ifju, P.G., M.A. Burgess, H.F. Percival, B.A. Dewitt, S.E. Smith, A.H. Abd-Elrahman, R.M. Dorazio, J.G. DiRodio, A. Balmori, T.S. Ward, and T.J. Whitley.  University of Florida Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Group.  Slide presentation.  Kennedy Space Center.  Titusville, Florida.  January 2014.
  • Mitchell, J.J., P.J. Olsoy, J.S. Forbey, N.F. Glenn, M.A. Burgess, J.L. Rachlow, and L.A. Shipley.  Predicting forage foodscapes with spectroscopy and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery.  Poster presentation.  2013 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.  San Francisco, California.  December 2013.
  • Olsoy, P.J., J.D. Nobler, J.S. Forbey, J.L. Rachlow, M.A. Burgess, N.F. Glenn, and L.A. Shipley.  Mapping fearscapes of a mammalian herbivore using terrestrial LiDAR and UAV imagery.  Poster presentation.  2013 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.  San Francisco, California.  December 2013.
  • Burgess, M.A., R.M. Dorazio, P.G. Ifju, A.H. Abd-Elrahman, and H.F. Percival.  Estimation of Brown Pelican colony size from imagery data obtained by a small unmanned aircraft system.  Slide presentation.  Symposium titled: ‘Thinking Outside the Quadrat: Advances in Aerial Sampling to Estimate Abundance of Terrestrial Wildlife’.  The Wildlife Society’s 20th Annual Conference.  Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  October 2013.
  • Burgess, M.A.  Ecological applications addressed with high-resolution, orthorectified imagery obtained by a small unmanned aircraft system.  Slide presentation.  Workshop titled: ‘Monitoring Wildlife Populations – New Slants on Use of Existing Technology (Basic Biology Using Modern Technology)’.  The Wildlife Society’s 20th Annual Conference.  Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  October 2013.
  • Burgess, M.A.  Use of a small unmanned aircraft system to obtain high-resolution, orthorectified digital imagery of pygmy rabbit habitat in Idaho.  Town Hall Meeting slide presentation.  Leadore, Idaho.  June 2013.
  • Percival, H.F., M.A. Burgess, P.C. Frederick, C.L. Zweig, J.H. Richards, M.L. Barber, J.L. Rachlow, P.E. Zager, K.E. Rambo, R.M. Dorazio, J. Martin, P.G. Ifju, A. Balmori, J.A. Durrance, A.S. Hoyt, T.S. Ward, T.J. Whitley, S.A. Marr, C.T. Stewart, K.N. Wilt, S.E. Smith, B.A. Dewitt, H.Y. Rodriguez-Asilis, A.H. Abd-Elrahman, D. Gann, L.B. Reumann, N.D. Keys, D.S. Schulman, R. Pande-Chhetri, J.G. DiRodio, D.A. Wolfe, and V.L. Wilhelm.  Unmanned aircraft systems for ecological research and monitoring.  Slide presentation and static display.  Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting.  Gainesville, Florida.  May 2013
  • Burgess, M.A.  Ecological applications addressed with high-resolution, orthorectified imagery obtained by a small unmanned aircraft system.  Slide presentation.  Mote Marine Laboratory.  Sarasota, Florida.  February 2013.  University of Florida Wildlife Techniques course (WIS 6934), and Remote Sensing Applications Geomatics course (SUR 5385).  Gainesville, Florida.  March and September 2013.  University of Florida Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research.  Gainesville, Florida.  April 2013.
  • Percival, H.F., M.A. Burgess, P.G. Ifju, B.A. Dewitt, S.E. Smith, A.H. Abd-Elrahman, and R.M. Dorazio.  An unmanned aircraft system for natural resources: a University of Florida interdisciplinary program.  Poster presentation.  Ordway-Swisher Biological Station Open House.  Florida Museum of Natural History.  Gainesville, Florida.  January 2013.
  • Percival, H.F., M.A. Burgess, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, and B.A. Dewitt.  A small unmanned aircraft system for natural resources applications.  Slide presentation.  Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Patuxent River, Maryland, and U.S. Geological Survey – Cooperative Research Units National Office, Reston, Virginia.  November 2012.
  • Burgess, M.A.  Potential for use of a small unmanned aircraft system as a tool to supplement current population and habitat estimation techniques for Chinook salmon redds and pygmy rabbits in Idaho.  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Wildlife Techniques course (WIS 6934), and Remote Sensing Geomatics course (SUR 4380).  Gainesville, Florida.  October 2012.
  • Burgess, M.A., H.F. Percival, and P.G. Ifju.  Use of the U.F. Nova 2.1 sUAS at the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station.  Slide presentation.  Melrose Landing Airstrip.  Melrose, Florida.  June 2012.
  • Perry, J.H., B.S. Evers, T.J. Rambo, T.M. Reed, and M.A. Burgess.  Natural resource management with a small unmanned aircraft.  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Remote Sensing Applications Geomatics course (SUR 5385).  Gainesville, Florida.  April 2012.
  • Percival, H.F., M.A. Burgess, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, B.A. Dewitt, B.S. Evers, J.H. Perry, T.J. Rambo, T.M. Reed, P.C. Frederick, H.Y. Rodriguez-Asilis, and D.A. Wolfe.  Unmanned aircraft systems for ecological research and monitoring.  Slide presentation.  Colorado State University Unmanned Aerial System Symposium.  Fort Collins, Colorado.  March 2012.
  • Burgess, M.A.  Use of a small unmanned aircraft system as a tool to supplement current wildlife population and habitat estimation techniques.  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Wildlife Techniques course (WIS 4945C).  Gainesville, Florida.  March 2012.
  • Percival, H.F., M.A. Burgess, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, B.A. Dewitt, B.S. Evers, J.H. Perry, T.J. Rambo, T.M. Reed, P.C. Frederick, H.Y. Rodriguez-Asilis, and D.A. Wolfe.  Unmanned aircraft systems for ecological research and monitoring.  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Center for Remote Sensing Seminar Series.  Gainesville, Florida.  January 2012.
  • Burgess, M.A., H.F. Percival, and P.G. Ifju.  Use of a small unmanned aircraft system as a tool for aerial imagery applications.  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Office of Research seminar and visit with Dr. Thomas Russell, Director of the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research.  Gainesville, Florida.  November 2011
  • Burgess, M.A. and H.F. Percival.  Potential for use of a small unmanned aircraft system as a tool to supplement current population and habitat estimation techniques for Chinook salmon redds and pygmy rabbits in Idaho.  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Wildlife Techniques course (WIS 4945C).  Orange Lake, Florida.  October 2011.
  • Burgess, M.A. and H.F. Percival.  Chinook salmon redds and pygmy rabbits in Idaho – potential use of a small unmanned aircraft system as a tool to supplement current population estimation techniques.  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Statistics Seminar Series.  Gainesville, Florida.  October 2011.
  • Perry, J.H., B.S. Evers, T.J. Rambo, T.M. Reed, and M.A. Burgess.  Natural resource management with a small unmanned aircraft.  Slide presentation.  The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Unmanned Systems North America 2011 Conference.  Denver, Colorado.  August 2011.  University of Florida Remote Sensing Applications Geomatics course (SUR 5385).  Gainesville, Florida.  September 2011.
  • Perry, J.H., M.A. Burgess, B.S. Evers, T.J. Rambo, T.M. Reed, S.E. Smith, P.G. Ifju, and H.F. Percival.  Assessing invasive species management of aquatic vegetation using small unmanned aircraft: the Fisheating Bay case study.  Poster presentation.  Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting.  Gainesville, Florida.  May 2011.
  • Percival, H.F., M.A. Burgess, J.H. Perry, B.S. Evers, T.J. Rambo, T.M. Reed, P.C. Frederick, J.C. Simon, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, B.A. Dewitt, Z. Szantoi, L.E. Taylor, and J.S. Lane.  A small unmanned aircraft system for ecological research and monitoring.  Slide presentation.  Idaho Fish and Game Department.  Boise, Idaho.  March 2011.
  • Burgess, M.A., H.F. Percival, J.H. Perry, B.S. Evers, T.J. Rambo, T.M. Reed, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, B.A. Dewitt, and Z. Szantoi.  A small unmanned aircraft system for ecological research and monitoring.  Slide presentation.  University of Florida Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Seminar Series.  Gainesville, Florida.  January 2011.
  • Burgess, M.A., J.H. Perry, B.S. Evers, T.J. Rambo, T.M. Reed, H.F. Percival, P.C. Frederick, J.C. Simon, P.G. Ifju, S.E. Smith, B.A. Dewitt, Z. Szantoi, L.E. Taylor, and J.S. Lane.  A small unmanned aircraft system for ecological research and monitoring.  Slide presentation.  Third Annual Alaska UAS Interest Group Conference.  Anchorage, Alaska.  September 2010.
  • Burgess, M.A., H.F. Percival, A.C. Watts, P.G. Ifju, K. Lee, J.A. Childs, B. Evers, T.J. Rambo, S.E. Smith, A. Mohamed, B.A. Dewitt, J.H. Perry, Z. Szantoi, P.C. Frederick, J.C. Simon, L.E. Taylor, and J.S. Lane.  Use of a small unmanned aircraft system for ecological research and habitat assessment.  Poster presentation.  The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Unmanned Systems North America 2009 Conference.  Washington D.C.  August 2009.
  • Burgess, M.A., H.F. Percival, A.C. Watts, P.G. Ifju, K. Lee, J.A. Childs, B. Evers, T.J. Rambo, S.E. Smith, A. Mohamed, B.A. Dewitt, J.H. Perry, Z. Szantoi, P.C. Frederick, J.C. Simon, L.E. Taylor, and J.S. Lane.  A small unmanned aircraft system for ecological research.  Poster presentation. 3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration.  Los Angeles, California.  July 2009.
  • Frederick, P.C., J.C. Simon, J.H. Perry, A.C. Watts, S.E. Smith, H.F. Percival, P.G. Ifju, and M.A. Burgess.  Use of an unmanned aircraft system for monitoring nesting responses of wading birds (Ciconiiformes) to restoration of the Florida Everglades, U.S.A.  Slide presentation.  3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration.  Los Angeles, California.  July 2009.
  • Burgess, M.A., P.G. Ifju, H.F. Percival, J.H. Perry, and S.E. Smith.  Development of a survey-grade sUAS for natural resource assessment and monitoring.  Slide presentation.  Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting.  Gainesville, Florida.  May 2009.
  • Percival, H.F. and M.A. Burgess.  Development of a survey-grade sUAS for natural resource assessment and monitoring.  Slide presentation.  TAAC 2008 Conference.  Albuquerque, New Mexico.  December 2008.
  • Frederick, P.C., A.C. Watts, and M.A. Burgess.  Prospects on the use of unmanned aircraft systems for assessing the size of wading bird populations in the Everglades.  Slide presentation.  South Florida Water Management District.  West Palm Beach, Florida.  October 2008.

Publications

  • Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (sUAV) Inspections in GPS Denied Area beneath Bridges Andrew P. Tomiczek; Jennifer A. BridgePh.D.Peter G. IfjuPh.D.Travis J. WhitleyChad S. TrippAndrew E. OrtegaJeroen J. Poelstra; and Stephen A.Gonzalez. Structures Congress 2018 : Bridges, Transportation Structures, and Nonbuilding Structures . 2018 
  • Starek, M., Wilkinson, B., Aerial Photogrammetry.  In American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Engineering Surveying Manual (2017)
  • Wilkinson, B. and Bohlman, S. Emerging Techniques: Airborne Sensors.  In B. Mora (Ed.), Global Observation of Forest Cover and Land Dynamics (GOFC-GOLD) Sourcebook for Biodiversity Monitoring in Tropical Forests (2017)
  • Thomas, O., Wilkinson, B., Smith, C. Economics of Mapping Using Small Manned and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. August 2017.
  • Benjamin, A., O’Brien, D., Wilkinson, B., Barnes, G., Volkmann, W.  Assessment of Structure from Motion (SfM) Processing Parameters on Processing Time, Spatial Accuracy, and Geometric Quality of Unmanned Aerial System Derived Mapping Products.  (In Review, 2017)
  • Wilkinson, B., Mohamed, A., and Dewitt, B. Dual-Antenna Terrestrial Laser Scanner Georeferencing Using Auxiliary Photogrammetric Observations. Remote Sensing, 7(9), 2015, pp. 11621-11638.
  • Rodarmel, C., Gilbert, J., Lee, M., Wilkinson, B., Dollof, J., Theiss, H., and O’Neill, C. A Universal Lidar Error Model. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 81(7), 2015, pp. 543-556.
  • Watts, A. C., Perry, J. H., Smith, S. E., Burgess, M. A., Wilkinson, B. E., Szantoi, Z., Ifju, P. G. and Percival, H. F., Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Low-Altitude Aerial Surveys. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 74, 2010, pp. 1614-1619.
  • Wilkinson, B. E., Dewitt, B. A., Watts, A. C., Mohamed,, A. H., and Burgess, M. A., A New Approach for Pass-Point Generation from Aerial Video Imagery, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing 75(12), 2009, pp. 1415-1423