NESP MaC Project 1.29 d: Survey on UAV Adoption Barriers in Conservation (2022)

Survey data from conservation professionals regarding barriers to adopting Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for environmental management. The dataset is associated with the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub small-scale study and was published in 2022. Planned outputs include a manuscript publication and a summary information sheet.

Use Cases

• Identify key technological and regulatory barriers to UAV adoption based on survey responses from professionals.
• Analyze perceptions of cost-effectiveness and data representativeness for UAVs in conservation based on described potential advantages.
• Study the alignment between current management structures and technological innovation uptake based on the described research focus.

Strengths

• Dataset is associated with a defined research project from the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub.
• Planned outputs include a peer-reviewed manuscript, suggesting academic rigor.
• Focuses on a specific and contemporary issue in environmental technology adoption from 2022.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data files are listed as PNG and HTML formats, which may not contain the primary structured survey data.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au

Collection Method

Survey of conservation professionals, as described.

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 16:39:32.566776; freshness should be verified.