Under the Budj Bim Connections Flagship project, Glenelg Hopkins CMA recently worked with contractors to capture data and conduct targeted weed spraying at a Tyrendarra wetland complex. Physical access to woody weeds, including Italian Buckthorn, Gorse and Cape Wattle is difficult on the steep rocky embankments on the 100ha site.
A multi-spectral drone was used to map the location of each type of weed across the site by capturing the various light spectrums of each weed. This data was converted to a prescriptive spray file, which was loaded into a DJI T40 drone for targeted chemical application.
