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We reviewed the international peer-reviewed literature in order to explore the potential limitations on the feasibility of UAV-use in the monitoring of ecological restoration, and examined how they might be mitigated to maximise the quality, reliability and comparability of UAV-generated data. We found little evidence of translational research applying UAV-based approaches to ecological restoration, with less than 7% of 2133 published UAV monitoring studies centred around ecological restoration. Of the 48 studies, &gt; 65% had been published in the three years preceding this study. Where studies utilised UAVs for rehabilitation or restoration applications, there was a strong propensity for single-sensor monitoring using commercially available RPAs fitted with the modest-resolution RGB sensors available. There was a strong positive correlation between the use of complex and expensive sensors (e.g., LiDAR, thermal cameras, hyperspectral sensors) and the complexity of chosen image classification techniques (e.g., machine learning), suggesting that cost remains a primary constraint to the wide application of multiple or complex sensors in UAV-based research. We propose that if UAV-acquired data are to represent the future of ecological monitoring, research requires a) consistency in the proven application of different platforms and sensors to the monitoring of target landforms, organisms and ecosystems, underpinned by clearly articulated monitoring goals and outcomes; b) optimization of data analysis techniques and the manner in which data are reported, undertaken in cross-disciplinary partnership with fields such as bioinformatics and machine learning; and c) the development of sound, reasonable and multi-laterally homogenous regulatory and policy framework supporting the application of UAVs to the large-scale and potentially trans-disciplinary ecological applications of the future.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs11101180","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,17]],"date-time":"2019-05-17T11:06:46Z","timestamp":1558091206000},"page":"1180","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":35,"title":["Methodological Ambiguity and Inconsistency Constrain Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as A Silver Bullet for Monitoring Ecological Restoration"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Todd M.","family":"Buters","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Mine Site Restoration, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia"}]},{"given":"Philip W.","family":"Bateman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia"}]},{"given":"Todd","family":"Robinson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Belton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia"}]},{"given":"Kingsley W.","family":"Dixon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Mine Site Restoration, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia"}]},{"given":"Adam T.","family":"Cross","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Mine Site Restoration, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"536","DOI":"10.1080\/14650045.2012.749241","article-title":"Predator Empire: The Geopolitics of US Drone Warfare","volume":"18","author":"Shaw","year":"2013","journal-title":"Geopolitics"},{"key":"ref_2","first-page":"1","article-title":"From a bird\u2019s eye perspective: Aerial drone photography and political protest. 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