As part of the DAAD biodiversity project “Research-based learning in neglected biodiverse ecosystems of Brazil”, the restoration of iron mining areas will be investigated with the help of high-resolution aerial imagery. A special focus is on biodiverse but endangered “Canga” ecosystems, which have so far been little studied. In spring 2018, we conducted our first UAS-flights in Brazil using a multispectral (red-green-NIR) and RGB camera. The collected image data will be used to assess the vegetation structure and species composition.

Skywalker 1900: Take-off for image data collection in Brazil.

Ground station with open-source Misson Planner software.