The motivation behind this publication was to encourage people to use the Ryze Tello drone for research and landscape monitoring. But let us clear up some things first:
1. The Ryze Tello is a toy drone created by the company named Ryze. The drone has DJI and Intel technology in it and it is sold and distributed by DJI. That's why sometimes it's called DJI Ryze Tello or DJI Tello.
2. As mentioned earlier, the Tello is a lightweight, budget-friendly toy drone made for kids and beginner pilots.
So why did we use this drone for research? The main reason is the budget. We needed an affordable drone with a good camera to take aerial photos of our study sites. We also didn't have experience flying expensive drones so we won't spend money on those. Thankfully, the Tello was born right before we did our fieldwork.
In the chapter that we wrote in the book by SEARCA, we described in detail how to use aerial photos in monitoring permaculture landscapes in particular. But the methodology is flexible enough to be applied in other landscapes as well.
In developing this methodology, we assumed that the researcher, student, or farmer, only has access to a smartphone, a notebook, and the Tello. No computers or laptops necessary!
Basically, the methodology teaches people what to look for when monitoring a landscape, especially a consciously designed landscape like that of a permaculture site.
If you're interested in using the Ryze Tello drone as a flying camera for your research, you can watch this webinar organized by the Pampanga State Agricultural University. You can view the video here: (timestamp: 23:19)
Link to the publication (Chapter 5, pp. 71-86): https://www.searca.org/pubs/books?pid=472 (free download)
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