Do it yourself Drones – experimenting with low cost UAVs

The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (or UAVs) as serious remote sensing platforms is a growing trend. They are already used in fields such as archaeology, construction, disaster relief, and the oil and gas industry. Sandy Avery and Bruce Gittings argue their ability to be deployed and produce results quickly, requiring only a small team to operate, enables their use in hard-to-reach places.