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Watch speedy drones count Antarctic penguin colonies in record time – Science Magazine
New flight patterns cut survey time from 2 days to just 3 hours
By Joel GoldbergNov. 10, 2020 , 11:00 AM
Counting penguins is tough work: On Antarcticas Cape Crozier, it takes scientists two full days to map the location of 300,000 nesting pairs of Adélie penguins, using helicopters and hand-flown drones. Meanwhile, brutal winds, freezing rain, and snow limit the flight windows for these laborious surveys.
Now, scientists have cut that time to just 3 hours by equipping their drones with a new flight path algorithm. Previously, scientists piloted single drones…
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