Blog - weekly updates on things seen or heard

Nettlebed Drone eDNA

Nettlebed Drone eDNA

Jul 13, 2025

Have been working with folk over in CBER the past couple of months on a really cool new method for...
research
Skye Roadtrip

Skye Roadtrip

Jul 7, 2025

Photos from a 1400 mile roadtrip to Skye.
photos, travel
CUPUM 2025

CUPUM 2025

Jun 28, 2025

Attended my first CUPUM (Computational Urban Planning and Management) conference being hosted by CASA at UCL East. Was great to...
photos, events
Sidara, data transformation and noodles

Sidara, data transformation and noodles

Jun 21, 2025

A hot week, meaning the allotment is thriving and it was nice to work in the smart new environmentally conditioned...
making
eDNA, prototyping and Topcon

eDNA, prototyping and Topcon

Jun 14, 2025

Mainly pictures of prototyping this week. First up some testing of a mount made by Danny and Simon in the...
making
Cities in the Metaverse

Cities in the Metaverse

Jun 7, 2025

Image from Cities in the Metaverse book cover by Andy Hudson-Smith This time last summer I was focusing on researching...
publication
Metashape, QGIS, Orthos

Metashape, QGIS, Orthos

May 31, 2025

The processing of the data from the drone flights for the WildPosh project is almost at the end of the...
research
Oru Beach, here and there

Oru Beach, here and there

May 24, 2025

We took delivery of the second Oru Kayak this week, the slightly larger Oru Beach to go alongside the Inlet....
travel photos
Museums, Marking + Graduation

Museums, Marking + Graduation

May 17, 2025

This week involved trips to the Royal Festival Hall for Graduation, the Design Museum in Kensington and the Tate Modern...
teaching casa
Multispectral Training

Multispectral Training

May 9, 2025

Back at Cranfield for some drone training, this time with the Multispectral DJI M3M. A few of us from UCL...
training