Location, location, location: considerations when using lightweight drones in challenging environments

This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council [NE/K570009815], [NE/K500902/1] (to AMC), [NE/M016323/1] (to IHM-S), [NE/570009815] (to JPD) and the UK Technology Strategy Board [TS/K00266X/1] (to KA). JS and KA were partly supported by the European Space Agency contract No. 4000117644/16/NL/FF/gp.

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