A team of robotics researchers have found a way to save the environment by dispatching drones into tree holes – yes, tree holes. In a paper presented last week at the 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, researchers Kelly Steich and Mina Kamel with the Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH-Zurich demonstrated how UAVs equipped with a sensor array … [Read more...] about AscTec Neo Drone May Save Trees
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Drones Will Police African Park to Nab Poachers
Poachers in Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park will face a new foe after the African nation’s park service announced a new drone patrol this past month. Tanzania’s Ministry of Tourism approved the use of UAVs over the park’s 1,000-square-foot domain following a trial deployment at Mkomanzi National Park. The park is one of Africa’s most verdant preserves in terms of … [Read more...] about Drones Will Police African Park to Nab Poachers
Drone Spies Wild Orca Pod
(Source thedodo.com) Wild orcas are getting a lot more exposure these days, thanks to the use of drone technology that captured some pretty spectacular footage of them. One such video was taken by researchers at the Vancouver Aquarium and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as part of a series of 60 missions that took over 30,000 photos of a threatened … [Read more...] about Drone Spies Wild Orca Pod
How Drones Are Emerging As Valuable Conservation Tool
Ecologist Lian Pin Koh is pioneering the use of drones in conservation efforts and biological research across the globe. His organization, ConservationDrones.org, was founded two years ago and has already worked with hundreds of NGOs, researchers, and government officials in more than a dozen countries to collect environmental data using low-cost drones. In an interview with … [Read more...] about How Drones Are Emerging As Valuable Conservation Tool
An Eye in the Sky: Using Drone Technology to Monitor Freshwaters
from biofreshblog.com Developments in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology are providing new, potentially cost-effective opportunities for ecologists and conservationists to monitor and protect ecosystems, particularly in remote areas. Widely known for their (often debated) use in remote warfare, there is increasing consensus that drones – as UAVs are often known – have … [Read more...] about An Eye in the Sky: Using Drone Technology to Monitor Freshwaters
