@Article{Yi2017,
author="{Yi}",
title="FragMAP: a tool for long-term and cooperative monitoring and analysis of small-scale habitat fragmentation using an unmanned aerial vehicle",
journal="International Journal of Remote Sensing",
year="2017",
volume="38",
number="8-10",
abstract="ABSTRACT({\#}br)Small patches of fragmented landscape cannot be resolved using remote-sensing satellite images and they are too numerous and too irregular to be measured easily and efficiently on the ground. As a result, studies of habitat fragmentation at small scales are inadequate. The major objective of this study is to develop a practical tool that can be used for the long-term and cooperative monitoring and analysis of small-scale habitat fragmentation with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This tool has two components. The software consists of: (1) field trip preparation; (2) auto-piloting; (3) image location and selection; and (4) image analysis. The hardware comprises: (1) a desktop computer; (2) a Phantom 3 Professional four-wheel drone (DJI Innovation Company Inc.); and (3) a Huawei Pad with an Android 4.4 operating system. This tool was demonstrated during field trips on the Qinghai--Tibetan Plateau (QTP) in the summer of 2015. It is stable, robust, efficient, and easy to operate. More importantly, it is designed to be used in a cooperative way within a team and among groups and for long-term repeated monitoring. This tool is suitable for widespread deployment to establish a monitoring network studying small-scale habitat fragmentation status and rate of change.",
issn="0143-1161"
}