The BBC's Blue Planet series, usually accompanied by the smooth tones of David Attenborough, remains one of the broadcaster's most popular exports and has been inspiring conservation and awareness of the natural world for years. So it's fitting that this year's series - a special week of live programs celebrating marine life around the globe to exploring the health of our … [Read more...] about Ocean Alliance SnotBot and EarBot Drones Featured on BBC’s Blue Planet Live
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DroneBlocks and Ocean Alliance Team Up On SnotBot App
We've reported a number of times on the fantastic work undertaken by Ocean Alliance, a marine conservation organization using drones to study whales at sea. Ocean Alliance's Dr Iain Kerr devised a way to capture biological data from whale's blows using adapted DJI aircraft. 'Flying Petri Dish' isn't very catchy, so they named the concept SnotBot instead. Previously Kerr's … [Read more...] about DroneBlocks and Ocean Alliance Team Up On SnotBot App
Ocean Alliance: Drones, Whales & Intel
We've been closely following the work of Ocean Alliance for a while now. The marine conservation organization first came to our attention with its ingenious, drone-powered data gathering solution: SnotBot. Silly name, brilliant concept. SnotBot is essentially a modified drone that hovers above whales in the wild to collect valuable samples from their blows. Think of them as … [Read more...] about Ocean Alliance: Drones, Whales & Intel
Ocean Alliance CEO Iain Kerr Talks Drone Tech at UN Conference
Drones get a lot of credit for their pioneering potential across various industrial sectors. From inspection and maintenance to aerial photography and agriculture, there's no end of use cases and excited adopters. But, as we've written about before, the same technology is also revolutionizing the environmental sector. Today in New York, as part of the United Nations' … [Read more...] about Ocean Alliance CEO Iain Kerr Talks Drone Tech at UN Conference
