Open Science Drone Toolkit: Open source hardware and software for aerial data capture.

ABSTRACT: Despite the increased access to scientific publications and data as a result of open science initiatives, access to scientific tools remains limited. Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) can be a powerful tool for research in disciplines such as agriculture and environmental sciences, but their use in research is currently dominated by proprietary, closed source tools. The objective of this work was to collect, curate, organize and test a set of open source tools for aerial data capture for research purposes. The Open Science Drone Toolkit was built through a collaborative and iterative process by more than 100 people in five countries, and comprises an open-hardware autonomous drone and off-the-shelf hardware, open-source software, and guides and protocols that enable the user to pe

SUBMITTER: Pereyra Irujo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079087 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature