Walruses from space: walrus counts in simultaneous remotely piloted aircraft system versus very high‐resolution satellite imagery
Hannah C. Cubaynes,
Jaume Forcada,
Kit M. Kovacs
et al.
Abstract:Regular counts of walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) across their pan‐Arctic range are necessary to determine accurate population trends and in turn understand how current rapid changes in their habitat, such as sea ice loss, are impacting them. However, surveying a region as vast and remote as the Arctic with vessels or aircraft is a formidable logistical challenge, limiting the frequency and spatial coverage of field surveys. An alternative methodology involving very high‐resolution (VHR) satellite imagery has pro… Show more
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