1. A method for remotely identifying plants by unique biological characteristics comprising: determining a physical area to be surveyed; determining a target plant and associated target plant characteristics; determining one or more unique biological characteristics (UBCs) associated with the target plant; acquiring an image of the physical area; locating a training plant within the physical area that exhibits the target plant characteristics; and comparing subsections of the image with data representing the training plant to identify those subsections that represent plants within the area that are associated with the one or more UBCs.