A Spanish drone company is taking to the skies to combat a rising global problem – light pollution. Embention is developing a method to map areas at night to determine the optimal process for street-light deployment in major cities – a process that can help mitigate light pollution. The increased urbanization of most developed nations is resulting in an increase of … [Read more...] about Spanish Company Deploys Drones to Battle Light Pollution
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Australia Deploys Drones to Prevent Landslides
An Australian transportation agency is getting an assist from drone technology to predict and prevent landslides along a popular coastal area. VicRoads, a government agency in charge of roadways in the state of Victoria, uses quadcopters equipped with 3D imagery cameras to collect data, giving officials a better picture of how water drainage can be used to identify trouble … [Read more...] about Australia Deploys Drones to Prevent Landslides
AirScouter WD-300c Head-Mounted Display for Drone Pilots
The Roswell Test Flight Crew met with several companies while attending Interdrone in Las Vegas recently. In this episode, Patrick Sherman of the Roswell Flight Test Crew hears from Kevin Haughwout of the Brother Corporation – better known for making computer printers – about the WD-300c: it's latest generation of head-mounted display (HMD) for drone pilots. The WD-300c allows … [Read more...] about AirScouter WD-300c Head-Mounted Display for Drone Pilots
Sentera’s Omni Drone Captures Thermal, NDVI, and High-Res RGB Imagery
Sentera, a manufacturer of remote-sensing technologies for precision agriculture, has announced the Omni quadcopter drone to capture three distinct crop health data measurements in a single flight: thermal, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and high-resolution RGB. The Omni (ie omnidirectional) pairs a DJI XT Thermal sensor with Omni's standard Double 4K to offer … [Read more...] about Sentera’s Omni Drone Captures Thermal, NDVI, and High-Res RGB Imagery
FLIR Reveals Duo Pro R Thermal Imaging Camera at InterDrone 2017
The Roswell Test Flight Crew met with several companies while attending Interdrone in Las Vegas last week. In this episode, Patrick Sherman of the Roswell Flight Test Crew hears from Randall Warnas of FLIR about the Duo Pro R: a combined infrared and visible light camera, featuring a Tau2 thermal imaging core, delivering 640x480 pixels or 336x256 pixels. The visible light … [Read more...] about FLIR Reveals Duo Pro R Thermal Imaging Camera at InterDrone 2017
