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Messinger, Maxwell 2016-01-11T09:35:22Z 2017-01-10T09:30:13Z 2015 https://wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/57429 Small-unmanned aerial systems (SUAS) can provide new ways to observe the environment and replace expensive or labor-intensive inventory methods. Forest carbon is a key uncertainty in the global carbon cycle and is important for carbon conservation schemes. State-of-the-art techniques in forest carbon monitoring typically involve the use of accurate but costly manned aircraft to estimate aboveground carbon density (ACD), making frequent data collection infeasible. We sought to: (1) develop SUAS ideally suited for forest monitoring; (2) identify an effective method for frequent and accurate ACD estimation in a variety of forest types; and (3) develop an integrated system for the rapid detection and monitoring of forest disturbance. en Wake Forest University Carbon Drone UAS UAV Using Unmanned Aircraft to Provide Near Real-Time Updates of Biomass, Forest Structure and Land Use in the Western Amazon Thesis Silman, Miles Anderson, Michael Smith, William Pauca, Paul Biology 2017-01-10 open.access