Shot in Zimbabwe by Australian drone company Scout Aerial Media and Surveying, this is another video that will make you want to leave immediately for vacation. It's almost like being transported to another world. I mean, how many of us have ever been inconvenienced by the presence of too many elephants on the polocrosse (yes that's a real thing) field? Also, despite the … [Read more...] about Video of the Day 6/14/15: Over African Skies
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If Drones Make You Nervous, Think Of Them As Flying Donkeys
(Source: kuer.org) One week last year, Jonathan Ledgard was talking with White House officials about how drones could deliver cargo to remote Africa. The next week, he was in a remote African village, telling elders how drones could change their lives. He heard the same fears from both audiences: Will the drones crash into our houses? Will they spy on us? Will they … [Read more...] about If Drones Make You Nervous, Think Of Them As Flying Donkeys
Two More Companies Jump Into Drone Delivery
While Amazon tries to figure out where to test its highly publicized Prime Air drone delivery service so it can change the way we receive handheld electronics, other companies are trying to use drones to deliver other services. Zookal is flying rented text books to university students in Australia, DHL is flying medication to patients in Germany, and last week, a video made its … [Read more...] about Two More Companies Jump Into Drone Delivery
Drones Track Spread Of Infectious Disease
(Source: medicaldaily.com) Civilian purposes for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), frequently called drones, include firefighting, parcel delivery, and farming, where they enable the monitoring of vegetation, crop growth, and weed distribution. Compared to agriculture, the application of drones in ecological research has not been explored as fully. In an opinion piece … [Read more...] about Drones Track Spread Of Infectious Disease
Nature Conservation Mapping in Namibia
from blog.droneadventures.org There is much talk on how to use drone mapping technology for nature conservation. However, projects with applicable results for both conservation land use management as well as wildlife conservation, such as animal counts, are few and far between. This past May, Drone Adventures teamed up with Kuzikus Wildlife Reserve, as well as the … [Read more...] about Nature Conservation Mapping in Namibia
