What are aerial surveys? - Aerial surveys cover
animal game counts, habitat surveys and vegetation surveys. We have access
to a Cessna 182, which has been equipped with the latest aerial survey technology,
including still and HD digital video to reduce counting bias. We can fly anywhere
in southern Africa to undertake specialised ecological monitoring.
Our service –
Animal Game Counts
Habitat & Vegetation
surveys
Who we serve -
These data allow us to inform the
concessionaire, safari operator or ranch owner of the health and long-term
viability of their wildlife species.
Animal game counts –
ESA aims to produce safe, reliable, efficient
and cost-effective procedures that obtain unbiased estimates of populations
and trends in large and otherwise inaccessible areas.
How we do it - ESA can
develop the best survey methods to suit the customer’s needs and
the constraints of the local environment. We can develop an aerial based
monitoring programme that enables us to provide you, the customer, with
an estimate of the large herbivore species from across your region.
Data
is gathered by an experienced survey team and analysed using a variety
of statistical techniques to provide you with a detailed appraisal of the
wildlife population.
How it helps you - These data, when gathered
over successive seasons or years can be used to predict trends and help
with long-term management.
Habitat
and Vegetation Surveys –
ESA aims to provide
accurate, cost-effective and practical information about the composition,
distribution and quality of vegetation within the survey region.
How we do it - Using an aerial based approach we
are more able to accurately quantify the entire systems potential productivity
and vegetation composition.
How it helps you - These data, in combination with
an understanding of the animal species assemblage and management objectives
for the region, allow us to inform the concessionaire, safari operator or
ranch owner of the productivity and carrying capacity of the region.
ESA can take a series of digital photographs or HD digital video to assist with
habitat classification, where aerial photos are not otherwise available.
