Green Drone AZ
Green Drone AZ Program Overview Together with these partners, students from diverse Phoenix area middle and high schools engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) focused activities to address real-world environmental challenges within …
Educational Outreach - Green Drone AZ
Green Drone AZ offers both middle and high school programs which allow students to explore topics of conservation, natural resource management, and technology such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones.
High School Projects - Green Drone AZ
Green Drone AZ High School Project Involvement. In addition to delivering online curriculum, the GDAZ team works with individuals or groups of students to develop concepts for Senior Capstone Projects and Science Fair entries.
Equipment - Green Drone AZ
Green Drone AZ utilizes these bands to further analyze vegetation health and classification of plant species. The Phantom 4 Multispectral is the first drone to allow users to experience a live Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) view in an all inclusive platform.
Meet the Team - Green Drone AZ
Jacob is an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilot and Natural Resource Specialist for the Grady Lab at Northern Arizona University and Ecoculture. He currently helps manage the Lower Salt River Restoration Project and Green Drone AZ. Jacob holds a B.S. in Natural Resource Ecology from Arizona State University.
Contact Us - Green Drone AZ
Are you a natural resource manager looking to implement drone monitoring into your project? Reach out to us at the emails below, or through our message form, so we can collaborate and help you accomplish your management goals!
2024 High School Interns | Green Drone AZ
2024 High School Interns These interns worked together to create a python script to streamline vegetation classification. Instead of using manual tools within ArcGIS Pro, they were able to utilize arcpy to create a fully functional script. This drastically speeds up the process of classification, which in return means analysis can be performed quicker than…
Program Partners - Green Drone AZ
Green Drone AZ STEM PRo Live! SciTech Institute – Chief Science Officer Program. The Chief Science Officer (CSO) program seeks to enhance the workforce and employability skills of student CSOs and their peers; cultivate a pipeline of diverse STEM leaders prepared for college, careers, and civic engagement; and increase the engagement of STEM ...
Partnering Schools - Green Drone AZ
In the summer of 2020, approximately 20 CSOs participated in a Green Drone AZ summer camp. CSOs were exposed to material that would be used in our first year-round program. With their help, we were able to revise our content to make the program a more memorable and engaging virtual experience.
Green Drone AZ (GDAZ) is a collaboration between Northern Arizona University, EcoCulture, the Tonto National Forest, Arizona State University, the National Forest Foundation, the Boeing Company, the Arconic Foundation, the Audubon Southwest, and the Maricopa County Superintendent's Office.