1 Virtual Vultures PROMISING PARTNERS IN CONSERVATION ON LAND AND AT SEA

2 Virtual vultures Autonomous Long flight time Hi-res sensor STOL/VTOL

3 UAV field trials

4 Flying a UAV Remote Control This is used for manual flying, especially for landing the UAV in small landing areas UAV UAV is equipped with an autopilot, airspeed sensors, cameras, GPS and batteries. Ground Control Station A computer is used to send real- time flight instructions via radio frequency to the autopilot on the UAV. The computer also receives real-time flight information such as battery power remaining, UAV coordinates and location on a google map. A user-friendly open- source software is used for this purpose. Antennas Antennas are used to communicate information to and from the UAVs. These transmit instructions to the UAV, and receive flight information from the UAV such as wind speed, ground speed, GPS points, and ‘live’ video feed.

5 Glover’s Reef, Belize 3 airframes Vanguard MK (flyingwing) Techpod Parkzone Icon A5 (amphibious)

6 Glover’s Reef, Belize Nav telemetry ~20km Live video <1km Range 50km 35km/hr winds

7 Future of UAVs in Belize Two fully loaded Vanguard MKIII GOPRO Camera Autopilot GPS June 2014 flight navigation training Deployment plan

8 Northern Plains, Cambodia MAJA C 45km range 1 hr flight time 1.0kg payload Still & video camera Autopilot FLIR HS-324

9 Makira, Madagascar MikroKopter XL Hexakopter 30 minutes 1.2kg payload

10 Auto-mosaicking

11 Yankari, Nigeria Huginn X1 25 minute flight time 10,000 ft max Stealth above150m Sonar assisted take-off/landing Autonomous flight HD and IR sensors Windows 7 GCS Drag and drop nav

12 High-end UAVs Vanguard Shadowhawk MK II 25km 3 hours Piston engine HD and FLIR ~$500K Arcturus T-20 17”6” wingspan 190cc 4-stroke 16 hours 75lbs payload ~$200K