Whilst many teachers are using microdrones in their classrooms, some teachers are wanting to take drones to a whole new level.
Introducing sub 2kg drones to classes is where many teachers in senior secondary school are going as data analysis and geospatial data interpretation is becoming more important. Whether this is collecting data on a geography field trip on coastal ecosystems, or mapping reefs on a marine science trip, the use of drones to collect data add a whole new dimension.
Here are three things you might not have known about She Maps and how we can help you to be successful with using sub 2kg drones.
GeoNadir has a great e-book with lots of tips to help you get started with drone mapping. It is a free download.
GeoNadir is built on open data principles, so that as the community uploads more data to the platform, then the community has more insights on the at-risk ecosystems we want to protect.
You can travel the world exploring drone mapping data in your classroom with GeoNadir. Whether this is reefs in Belieze, coastal erosion in Nova Scotia, or wetlands in South Florida there is data and stories from above on GeoNadir for you and your students to explore.
Carrie Bow Cay collected by Dr Karen Joyce – You can check out all of the drone mapping datasets she has captured here.
If you are wanting to ‘dip your toes’ into this data analysis piece, without the expense of buying a drone just yet, then you can explore the global repository of drone data on GeoNadir for free.
You can also do our Map My School program, which uses the satellite base imagery on GeoNadir to map the amount of shade on your school grounds. In Term 2 each year, we run our How Cool is your School competition, with hundreds of students using GeoNadir to produce maps of their school grounds, and working out the percentage of shade.
Getting started with geospatial data analysis just got a whole lot easier with GeoNadir, and we are here to help you add a new layer to your courses, with the introduction of drone mapping data!
We understand the budget constraints teachers and schools have, and the expense of other drone mapping software, such as Drone Deploy.
GeoNadir has designed the platform to be accessible for schools, providing teachers with the features they need, so which means they are also affordable. Have a look at their pricing and benefits page so you can see which subscription is suitable for you.
Let us take the tech problems out of using drones, and with the support from both She Maps and GeoNadir, we will get you and your students flying!
If you are interested in getting started, just get in touch and the She Maps and GeoNadir team can find a solution for you.
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