Strengthening collaboration ties between Conservation International's regional offices.
On March 2nd and 3rd, Conservation International Peru organized workshop in the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (drones) in Rioja, San Martin. Its main objective was to strengthen the capacities of the Peruvian and Brazilian teams in mapping areas undergoing restoration and forest restoration.
The event was led by Jimmy Pinedo, GIS Forest Carbon Coordinator of the Conservation Finance Division of Conservation International, and included among its participants Maria Martinez, Senior Knowledge Management Coordinator from Conservation International Brazil.
"Considering that we are all part of one organization, it is important to be able to share our knowledge with our colleagues. This way we can achieve our goals more effectively, think better and use these tools as part of a project, as another indicator," said Martinez.Among the topics covered in the training were the use of flight control applications such as Ground Station Pro. They also practiced diagonal takeoffs and landings, aerial maneuvers, telemetry management and short and medium distance overflights. In addition, basic missions such as: polygon georeferencing, polygonal missions and photogrammetric surveys.
"This training will help us to map all secondary forest ecosystems and crops with agroforestry systems, in order to estimate data such as biomass, which will be useful for the design of future REDD projects," explains Hebert Castillo, Remote Sensing Coordinator for Conservation International Peru. "Not only in Alto Mayo, but also in other areas, such as Madre de Dios, Loreto and Amazonas," adds Castillo, thinking of Peru0s future projects ahead.
Among the topics covered in the training were the use of flight control applications such as Ground Station Pro. They also practiced diagonal takeoffs and landings, aerial maneuvers, telemetry management and short and medium distance overflights. In addition, basic missions such as: polygon georeferencing, polygonal missions and photogrammetric surveys.
"This training will help us to map all secondary forest ecosystems and crops with agroforestry systems, in order to estimate data such as biomass, which will be useful for the design of future REDD projects," explains Hebert Castillo, Remote Sensing Coordinator for Conservation International Peru. "Not only in Alto Mayo, but also in other areas, such as Madre de Dios, Loreto and Amazonas," adds Castillo, thinking of Peru's future projects ahead.