BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 18 -- Boise State University issued the following news release:
High above the rugged terrain of Idaho and eastern Oregon, drones are helping scientists see the land in a whole new way, and it could transform how we heal landscapes scarred by wildfire.
Led by Boise State graduate student Maisha Maliha and Associate Professor Trevor Caughlin, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, researchers used drone imagery to classify plant species across vast terrain. Their study reveals drones technology's power to capture landscape-scale ecology, leading to more efficient and sophisticated land management practices.
Land management groups, such as the Bureau of Land Management...