Awarded a Royal Society Te Apārangi Rutherford Foundation Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship to study debris covered glaciers in New Zealand. Find out more here.


A recent article in Discover magazine's Drone 360 discussing my research. 


Custom-built research copter gets better images of Peruvian Andes ice than satellites. Read more: http://scim.ag/2iLvglB

Article in Glacier Hub discussing recent paper in Global and Planetary Change


Glacier loss and hydro-social risks in the Peruvian Andes

New publication in Global and Planetary Changediscusses our findings from a large transdisciplinary research project in the Cordillera Blanca Peru.

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Article in Glacier Hub discussing recent paper in The Cryosphere


Monitoring tropical debris-covered glacier dynamics from high-resolution unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

New publication in The Cryosphere, uses drones to investigate changes over a debris covered tropical glacier in Peru's Cordillera Blanca. 

Digital elevation model and orthomosaics of Llaca glacier, Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Peru. 10cm DEM generated from UAS (drone) survey and structure from motion processing workflow. UAS system was custom designed to operate at high elevations over 5000masl. www.oliverwigmore.com



360 Video from the 2016 Field Season in Peru

Immersive spherical 360 drone flights at 5000masl in Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Peru. Vertical profiles of valley meteorology to 1000m agl, and overflights of Llanganuco lakes. Shot with a custom designed UAS for flights over 5000masl. www.oliverwigmore.com

Tech Briefs - Customized Drone Maps Glaciers

Link to an article discussing my research activities in Peru


Unmanned Unplugged: Oliver Wigmore, Ohio State University

A link to a recent interview for AUVSI's Unmanned Unplugged series


Homemade Drones, Peruvian Glaciers

A recent article featuring my research was published in Undark Magazine


Ohio State is known around the world for its climate change research. Now, scientists are using new ideas to study melting glaciers in the Peruvian Andes.



High Resolution Photogrammetric DEM and Orthomosaic of Rock Glacier at Great Basin National Park

Digital elevation model and orthomosaic of the rock glacier at Great Basin National Park. Collected using a helium balloon imaging platform. Oliver Wigmore Department of Geography Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center The Ohio State University NOTE: Mesh resolution decimated for display in sketchfab.


UAV Surveys at Llaca Glacier, Huascaran National Park, Cordillera Blanca, Peru, 2015

Post survey joyrides with the hexacopter at Llaca Glacier ~5000m above sea level in the Peruvian Cordillera Blanca. A component of ongoing UAV based research at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University.


Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center

Latin America Night 2015 - Understanding Watershed Complexity in Latin America

This presentation by Oliver Wigmore was part of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center's 2015 Latin America Night.