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Table 2 Comparison of the number and extent of water bodies identified using field observations and through analysis of drone imagery

From: Using low-cost drones to map malaria vector habitats

Name

No. water bodies identified

Surface water extent (m2)

Mean water body size (m2)

 

Field

Drone

Field

Drone

Cheju_A

1

4

1342.9

1626.5

406.6

Cheju_B

1

3

18,275.7

18,443.2

6147.7

Maboga

6

11

35,524.35

35,780.3

3252.8

Mwera_A

30

87

14,933.1

30,000.5

344.8

Mwera_B

49

143

2350.4

13,888.9

97.1

Mwera_C

28

64

816

7743.1

121

Stone Town

2

4

34,580.4

36,104.6

9026.1