Drone software provider Auterion is teaming up with European thermal-imaging company Workswell to produce precision, bispectral UAV cameras. The aerial marriage will make it easier for drone manufacturers to use Auterion’s open-standards software platform to integrate with Workswell’s WIRIS Pro and WIRIS Security thermal imaging cameras. The companies expect the announced … [Read more...] about Auterion Partners with Workswell to Optimize Drone Thermal Cameras
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Orthophoto Survey Drones Help Predict Flash Flooding
Orthophoto survey drones are providing new insights to scientists tracking ice and water levels in Alaska. A research team led by Gabriel Wolken of the University of Alaska Fairbank's Climate Adaptation Science Center has been measuring rising and falling ice and water levels in Suicide Basin glacial lake just outside Juneau. By working to visualize and predict the … [Read more...] about Orthophoto Survey Drones Help Predict Flash Flooding
An Insider Look at an Edinburgh University Researcher’s Drone Project in the Andes – the Drones, the Sensors, and the Software
Researchers from Edinburgh University are using drones to study and demarcate global warming, and to determine how it is affecting glaciers in the Andes, a recent BBC article reports. DRONELIFE reached out to the makers of the drones to learn more about the project - but first, the research. Researches from a variety of sources have estimated that the glaciers have … [Read more...] about An Insider Look at an Edinburgh University Researcher’s Drone Project in the Andes – the Drones, the Sensors, and the Software
Drones Help Scientists See that the Arctic Is Getting Greener
The Arctic is getting greener...and that is a very bad thing. Contrary to what you may have remembered from your grade school days, the Arctic is not the barren wasteland of ice that you may envision. The Arctic is a rich environment where plants such as dwarf shrubs, a variety of grasses, lichens, herbs, and mosses form the tundra: especially in the lower portions of the … [Read more...] about Drones Help Scientists See that the Arctic Is Getting Greener
Drones Harvest Grape Expectations for Wine Research
You may remember the late Orson Welles’ tagline from the 1970s Paul Masson commercials: “We will sell no wine before its time.” The sentiment makes compelling advertising copy but, as any vintner knows, the art of properly ageing wine can’t be bottled in a snappy catchphrase. Beyond soil quality and climate, proper temperature control can make or break a specific … [Read more...] about Drones Harvest Grape Expectations for Wine Research
