Japanese drone provider Terra Drone is expanding its Asian footprint after conducting UAV inspections for energy giant Chevron. Terra Drone’s Indonesian subsidiary deployed a multirotor drone equipped with high-resolution RGB and thermal cameras to inspect onshore flare stacks at one of the nation’s largest oil fields in Rokan, Sumatra. Flare stacks are towers used to … [Read more...] about Indonesian Inspection Contract Fuels Terra Drone’s Asian Ascent
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Video of the Week! Indonesia!
The folks at AirVuz have highlighted this video of Indonesia by member WyldView. who writes, "This is a video of my trip to Indonesia. Thank you to all the people that made this trip possible. Much love to the people of Indonesia." … [Read more...] about Video of the Week! Indonesia!
Drones Rescuing the Homes of Indigenous Indonesians
Saleh Uwang, a leader of an indigenous tribe called ‘Dayaks’ in Indonesia, loves his people and the land they live on to sustain themselves. Their forest, Taneh Ulen, has provided refuge and a place to call home for decades. However, the Dayak’s existence has been threatened in the recent past by a corporation that wants to deplete their natural habitat of its beauty and … [Read more...] about Drones Rescuing the Homes of Indigenous Indonesians
The Tax Drone Cometh to Indonesia Palm Oil Plantations
(Source: Financial Review) The tax drone cometh. Above the vast forests of oil-palm and rubber trees in Sumatra and the scattered tin mines on islands to its east, the Indonesian government is flying unmanned aircraft to catch cheats who under report the size of their plantations or the extent of their mineral extraction. "Mines and plantations make good profits just … [Read more...] about The Tax Drone Cometh to Indonesia Palm Oil Plantations
