Have a story to tell about your use of drones or the technologies that make the applications better? Commercial UAV Expo Americas and Commercial UAV Expo Europe just announce a call for speakers for their 2020 events. Topics of interest include both vertical market segments (Agriculture, Inspection, Mining, etc.) and/or usage of technology (Big Data, machine learning, etc. … [Read more...] about Commercial UAV Expo Wants You To Speak at Their Events in The US and Europe!
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Archaeologists Are Using Drones to Find Good Places to Dig: The Search for Potsherds.
The following piece is reprinted with permission from Ancient-Origins. Originally published on September, 26, 2019 and written by Alicia McDermott. Drones are becoming ever more present tools for archaeologists looking to add to their survey and excavation toolkits. They’ve been used to get some great aerial views of archaeological sites and features … [Read more...] about Archaeologists Are Using Drones to Find Good Places to Dig: The Search for Potsherds.
Drone Scan on Aisle 3: Pensa Pilots Grocery Store Inventory Solution
The next time you stop at your local grocery store for eggs and bread, don’t be surprised to see small drones scanning shelves. Austin-based retail-tech firm Pensa is testing a new system in select retailers to capture in-store, real-time data by launching drones to fly around store shelves. The data can be processed seamlessly by Pensa’s backend intelligent cloud. “In … [Read more...] about Drone Scan on Aisle 3: Pensa Pilots Grocery Store Inventory Solution
Who Says All Koalas look Alike? Not using Drones for Data Collection and AI they Don’t
In a paper first published in Nature.com, the authors discuss an interesting applied technology use case, using both drone data collection and AI to allow for the more frequent and accurate detection of specific individual animals or species of animals. The use case is for koalas, which in addition to being cute and cuddly are shy creatures. Koalas reside in forests with … [Read more...] about Who Says All Koalas look Alike? Not using Drones for Data Collection and AI they Don’t
50 Ways to Love Your LiDAR: How LiDAR is Used in Commercial Drone Applications
LiDAR is one of the most important tools in the commercial drone industry. While it has been around since the 1960s when it was mounted to aircraft, its uses have expanded dramatically now that LiDAR can be used with commercial drones. What is LiDAR and how does it work? LiDAR is a remote sensing technology: sensors that are mounted to drones send a pulse from a laser … [Read more...] about 50 Ways to Love Your LiDAR: How LiDAR is Used in Commercial Drone Applications
