Ethical considerations related to drone use for environment and health research: A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The use of drones in environment and health research is a relatively new phenomenon. A principal research activity drones are used for is environmental monitoring, which can raise concerns in local communities. Existing ethical guidance for researchers is often not specific to drone technology and practices vary between research settings. Therefore, this scoping review aims to gather the evidence available on ethical considerations surrounding drone use as perceived by local communities, ethical considerations reported on by researchers implementing drone research, and published ethical guidance related to drone deployment.

Methods and analysis

This scoping review will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for sc

SUBMITTER: Hoek Spaans R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10829986 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature