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Table 2 Resources required to survey wombat burrows in each transect with ground and drone methods

From: Mapping out bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus) burrows with the use of a drone

Method

People

Time (min)

Equipment

No.

Skill

Field

Desktop

Total

(AUD)

Ground

3

Low/med

57

10

67

GPS × 3 (1200)

Drone

1

High

15

45

60

Drone (2925)

Tablet (470)

Software (2000)

  1. The time taken to prepare for surveys and to move around the study area was equivalent for the methods and is not accounted for in the field time presented here. The time required at the desktop for the methods involved downloading GPS coordinates for ground surveys, and downloading, processing and interpreting imagery for drone surveys. The costs of essential equipment were for the initial purchase of these items, which may be expected to be used on multiple, varied projects over their service life
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BMC Ecology

ISSN: 1472-6785

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