A Systematic Review of UAVs for Island Coastal Environment and Risk Monitoring: Towards a Resilience Assessment

Abstract

Island territories and their coastal regions are subject to a wide variety of stresses, both natural and anthropogenic. With increasing pressures on these vulnerable environments, the need to improve our knowledge of these ecosystems increases as well. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have recently shown their worth as a tool for data acquisition in coastal zones. This literature review explores the field of UAVs in the context of coastal monitoring on island territories by highlighting the types of platforms, sensors, software, and validation methods available for this relatively new data acquisition method. Reviewing the existing literature will assist data collectors, researchers, and risk managers in more efficiently monitoring their coastal zones on vulnerable island territories. The scientific literature reviewed was strictly analyzed in peer-reviewed articles ranging from 2016 to 2022. This review then focuses on the operationalization of the concept of resilience as a risk management technique. The aim is to identify a procedure from raw data acquisition to quantifying indicators for the evaluation of the resilience of a territory and finally linking the analyzed data to a spatial decision support system. This system could aid the decision-making process and uses the islands of French Polynesia and its Resilience Observatory as a case study.

Advancements and Applications of Drone-Integrated Geographic Information System Technology—A Review

“…Apart from these applications, drone-integrated GIS can also be used in wildlife monitoring, infrastructure inspection, and search and rescue operations. In wildlife monitoring, drones can be used to capture images of animals and track their movement [18,19]. In infrastructure inspection, drones can be used to inspect bridges, power lines, and other structures that are difficult to access [20,21].…”

Enhancing Resilience in Coastal Regions from a Socio-Ecological Perspective: A Case Study of Andhra Pradesh, India

“…In order to improve coastal resilience, researchers have also looked at governance practices and legislative initiatives, such as integrated coastal zone management [29,30] and the establishment of marine protected areas [31,32]. According to studies [33,34], social-ecological feedback, community involvement, and adaptive governance are crucial for fostering resilience in coastal SESs.…”

Drone direction estimation: phase method with two-channel direction finder

“…At the present stage of the evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), they are successfully integrated into various fields, including transportation [1]- [3], territory security [4]- [6], agriculture, and medicine [7]- [9]. In the military field, UAVs are used for reconnaissance, strike operations, cargo transportation, target designation of other weapons, and autonomous missions by programming [10].…”