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HiDef Aerial Surveying has been conducting digital aerial surveys for the Gippsland 01 offshore wind project in Australia for the past three months. As Ørsted’s first offshore wind project in Australia, Gippsland 01 represents a significant step toward diversifying the nation’s renewable energy landscape. Collaborating with AECOM as the environmental lead and Nature Advisory as… Continue Reading
HiDef is excited to share our support and sponsorship for Nicole Benson in our Review team who plays for Barrow Raiders Ladies (rugby league). Last weekend she was presented with her match shirt during the club’s media event. Josh Jardine and Andrea Smith – Team Leaders, went along to present the shirt on behalf of… Continue Reading
HiDef are excited to be partnering in one of two successful projects in the Ecological Effects of Floating Offshore Wind programme (ECOFlow). This NERC: Natural Environment Research Council and The Crown Estate funded research programme, is supporting the ambitious FRONTLINE project led by Lyell Centre researchers at Heriot-Watt University. The 4-year project will investigate the… Continue Reading
HiDef Aerial Surveying has been conducting digital aerial surveys for the Gippsland 01 offshore wind project in Australia for the past three months. As Ørsted’s first offshore wind project in Australia, Gippsland 01 represents a significant step toward diversifying the nation’s renewable energy landscape. Collaborating with AECOM as the environmental lead and Nature Advisory as… Continue Reading
HiDef is excited to share our support and sponsorship for Nicole Benson in our Review team who plays for Barrow Raiders Ladies (rugby league). Last weekend she was presented with her match shirt during the club’s media event. Josh Jardine and Andrea Smith – Team Leaders, went along to present the shirt on behalf of… Continue Reading
HiDef are excited to be partnering in one of two successful projects in the Ecological Effects of Floating Offshore Wind programme (ECOFlow). This NERC: Natural Environment Research Council and The Crown Estate funded research programme, is supporting the ambitious FRONTLINE project led by Lyell Centre researchers at Heriot-Watt University. The 4-year project will investigate the… Continue Reading
The beginning of 2025 has been challenging for HiDef in the United States. But now we are very proud to have finished a very successful survey project in Louisiana with some fantastic partnerships.
“Louisiana’s coastal wintering waterfowl survey has been a valuable tool for assessing trends in abundance and distribution of wintering waterfowl in the state dating back to the late 1960’s. However, we’ve lacked measures of its accuracy and precision in enumerating ducks over both a large geography and within the strip transects we fly.
This collaboration will provide long-desired data to measure the latter – LDWF Waterfowl program manager Jason Olszak.”
HiDef would like to thank the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for partnering with us on this exciting project!
It’s also been wonderful partnering up with Delta Waterfowl Foundation on such an exciting project. HiDef are very grateful and look forward to teaming up again in the future!
Justin Higdon – Delta Waterfowl Regional Director has passed on some encouraging words:
“We’re thrilled to join forces with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to explore new technological possibilities for waterfowl surveys,” said Justin Higdon, Louisiana regional director for Delta Waterfowl. “Innovation is essential as we tackle evolving challenges, and we’re eager to see how these advancements could play a role in the management of waterfowl.”
For the past year HiDef have been working with US consultancy BRI and the US governments Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The project has been focussed on the gulf of Maine and its exciting marine megafauna. This has seen thousands of images collated, reviewed, and analysed. These cover all taxa, and additionally man-made activities,… Continue Reading
HiDef’s Zack Johnson has a real affinity for the Florida wetlands, both at work and play, and attended an exciting Manatee release last week. “I first met Reckless at the St. Lucie Lock and Dam during the Army Corps of Engineers’ lock restoration project in December of 2021, for which I was the lead protected… Continue Reading
It’s 2024 and HiDef has a busy year ahead in North America. Last year we partnered with Williams Aerial and Mapping, a full-service photogrammetric mapping and geospatial, data firm, with over 100 years of combined experience in the aerial survey marketplace. We are excited to be working closely with Williams and look forward to the… Continue Reading
HiDef are expanding our services across North America. Zack Johnson our North America Program Manager is currently working with existing clients and seeking out new clients in the region. If you are in the North America and want to discuss your projects, please get in touch with Zack who would be more than happy to… Continue Reading
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