Harnessing Drone Technology for Collaborative Environmental Stewardship

Participatory-UAS Approach


Join me for an insightful webinar on how participatory drone mapping is transforming the way we collect and utilize geospatial data for environmental conservation. This session covers innovative methodologies for involving diverse stakeholders, creating actionable management plans, and fostering community empowerment. 

Learn to harness the power of drone technology to enhance environmental monitoring and decision-making. Whether you're an environmental professional, a community leader, or a tech enthusiast, this webinar will provide you with the practical knowledge to make a real impact through collaborative mapping efforts.


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Hear from SpeSeas Trinidad & Tobago (2024)

My Signature P-UAS Approach

Transforming How We Work Together to Create Environmental Information

  • Building Capacity & Shared Understanding

    I firmly believe that by strengthening people’s technological skills, we can work together to better understand and collaboratively create more holistic environmental information for our challenges. I am dedicated to enabling the development of effective, locally-relevant solutions through shared knowledge.

  • Participatory Mapping & Monitoring Techniques

    My participatory drone mapping and monitoring methodology workflow has been developed using 'off-the-shelf' drones and information communication technologies. With my training, you can quickly learn how to plan and conduct drone surveys and easily create comprehensive mapping and geospatial data to address your environmental needs.

  • Collaboratively Creating & Widely Sharing Information

    Through my signature 'Participatory-UAS' drone mapping approach, you'll be empowered to create understandable information and effectively use your drone's mapping data, as well as learn to collect local knowledge and leverage ICTs to analyze, summarize, and widely share your produced information using web-mapping and social media platforms.

Testimonials

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“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!”

Environmental Manager, Mustique Co.

Nakita Poon-Kong

“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.”

Barbados Sea Turtle Project

Dr. Darren Browne

“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”

Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) of the University of the West Indies, Barbados

Professor Hazel Oxenford

Dr. Kim Baldwin

Instructor Bio

I’m a marine ecologist, GIS educator, and commercial drone pilot in more than 15 countries with over 20 years of experience in GIS, environmental mapping, monitoring teaching and training across the Caribbean, California & beyond.

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

Through my Training Academy, I’ve taught thousands of individuals and numerous organizations how to safely & professionally operate drones, to conduct drone inspections and mapping surveys, and collect accurate environmental data, analyze information and share their results to support agriculture, fisheries, conservation, disaster management and a number of other applications. My Participatory-UAS approach brings together science, technology and collaboration — ensuring that every learner, regardless of background, can build confidence and contribute to smarter 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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Dr. Kim Baldwin

Marine Ecologist | Drone Educator | Geospatial Innovator

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My approach has been successfully applied for a variety of industries and applications

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