NC State University Develops Drone Avenue To Monitor Mountaintops

When an endangered plant’s favorite place to live is the side of a mountain, keeping track of its numbers typically requires rappelling down cliff faces with specialized gear––no mean feat. Now, a drone-based approach developed by researchers from North Carolina State University is making rare plant monitoring on mountaintops safer and more efficient.

https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/11/mountaintop-plants-and-drones/