Understanding New Zealand's environmental compliance through the 'eye in the sky'

Lucock, Xiaomeng; Westbrooke, Victoria; Greenhalgh, I

Publication

Understanding New Zealand's environmental compliance through the 'eye in the sky'

Authors

Lucock, Xiaomeng, Westbrooke, Victoria, Greenhalgh, I

Date

2023-02-28

Type

Conference Contribution - unpublished

Collections

Department of Agribusiness and Markets

Fields of Research

ANZSRC::370201 Climate change processes, ANZSRC::410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring, ANZSRC::410404 Environmental management, ANZSRC::300208 Farm management, rural management and agribusiness

Abstract

Freshwater resources in New Zealand are under increasing pressure. Regulatory frameworks around on-farm environmental compliance have become more complex. Farm plans that are used to identify risks and develop mitigation strategies for freshwater quality can be time consuming and costly to develop and monitor. Can the ‘eye in the sky’, drones, help improve the efficiency of these processes?