Whether captured with planes, drones, or satellites, staff and researchers at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have long relied on aerial imagery to enhance their understanding of landscape changes and ecological recovery.
Whether captured with planes, drones, or satellites, staff and researchers at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have long relied on aerial imagery to enhance their understanding of landscape changes and ecological recovery.
To understand how fire transforms a landscape, Daniel Neamati needs a bird’s-eye view of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma), which spans nearly 1,200 acres in the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
“That top-down view is really important,” said Neamati, a PhD student in aeronautics and astronautics and a TomKat Center Graduate Fellow for Translational Research working with Associate Professor Grace Gao. “My research would not be possible without it.”
Neamati recently studied how to improve GPS accuracy using 3D environmental models. He’s now applying that expertise to wildfire management – before, during, and after prescribed burns.
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