Participatory UAS Drone Geospatial Training Package

Participatory-UAS Pilot

This comprehensive package provides an overview of my signature Participatory Approach to drone field surveys & mapping techniques from the design to the creation, data analysis & sharing of information using web-mapping analysis tools.

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My Approach

Transforming How We Work Together

Building Capacity & Shared Understanding

I firmly believe that by strengthening people’s technological skills will allow us to better work together to understand and collaboratively create more holistic environmental information for our challenges as well as enable the development of effective, locally-relevant solutions.
Participatory Mapping & Monitoring Techniques

My participatory drone mapping and monitoring methodology workflow has been developed using 'off-the-shelf' drones, information communication technologies so that you can quickly learn how to plan & conduct drone surveys and easily create comprehensive mapping & geospatial data.
Collaboratively Creating & Widely Sharing Information

My signature 'Participatory UAS' Approach allows you to create understandable information & effectively use your drone's mapping data to collect local knowledge but also leverage ICTs to analyze, summarize and widely share produced information using web-mapping and social media platforms.

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To support your learning you are also provided you with the following resources

Live Cohort Coaching

Unlike other virtual courses, my trainings are run 'live' as small group 'cohort' where you'll learn along with other students over the 12 week course. Besides our class time together, each week I host live office hours to answer any questions you may have. Besides that you'll have access to my private Facebook community with my weekly tips and informal group chat about drones, celebrate our achievements & share any industry news!
Electronic Learning Resource Library

You will have access to my complete 'drone & geospatial' e-library of learning resources that I have been compiling since 2015. My information archive includes all the best reports, blog articles, videos, podcasts, free online courses, links to my favorite websites over the years plus so much more - all categorized by industry & organized into folders by application for easy reference and updated quarterly.
Operational Checklists & Logbooks

Ensure that your drone operations meet international commercial operating standards. I will provide you templates based on my Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that I've developed for my own commercial drone operations. Flight checklists, safety & emergency procedures, pilot reporting logs + forms for evaluating flight requests, flight planning, data sheets, equipment lists, maintenance procedures, data protocols and training requirements.

Participatory-UAS Approach

Learn all aspects of my signature approach in this comprehensive geospatial training course

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References

Want to speak to any of my previous clients? Just let me know!

“Kim is a highly motivated, inquisitive, and independent scientist. Her passion resides in the merging of participatory research and stakeholder collaboration to improve applied environmental management. Kim has worked on several participatory projects over the years to produce information in a format which is both understandable and accessible to all stakeholders; thereby facilitating ownership, capacity building, equity, and collaboration to improve ecosystem-based management and strengthen governance in the Caribbean”

“Dr. Baldwin is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Her teaching approach was methodical, covering the background information on UAVs, their usefulness in research and the reasons for flight regulations. She was patient as we learned the basics of pre-flight preparations and flight with UAVs and was very effective at teaching our team the differences between and benefits of the available software. I would recommend training with her to anyone interested in using drones for research.”

“Kim is an excellent teacher and her drone training course was so beneficial to the Mustique Company. She customised the course to suit our needs which included conservation, operations, maintenance and security. I highly recommend this versatile course. Kim will teach you tips and tricks you won’t learn elsewhere!”

Dr. Kim Baldwin

Instructor Bio

I’m a marine ecologist, GIS educator, and commercial drone pilot with over 20 years of experience in environmental mapping, monitoring and training across the Caribbean, California and beyond.

As the Founder and Director of Marine Spatial Information Solutions (MarSIS) Inc., I’ve built a career around one core mission: empowering people to use participatory approaches together with drones & geospatial tools to make data-driven, real-world impact.

Through my Training Academy, I’ve taught hundreds of individuals and organizations how to safely & professionally operate drones, conduct drone mapping missions, collect accurate environmental data and analyze and share their results for agriculture, fisheries, conservation and disaster management. My Participatory-UAS approach brings together science, technology and collaboration — ensuring that every learner, regardless of background, can build confidence and contribute to smarter environmental decision-making.

Whether you’re an individual seeking new skills or an organization building technical capacity, my goal is to make drone technology accessible, practical and transformative. Together, we can learn how to use technology tools to help us protect our planet and strengthen the communities that depend on it.

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