Drones excel at taking over jobs that are dark, dirty and dangerous - and mapping the sewerage underground electricity tunnels that lie under a city certainly meet that description. Now, a team from Indonesia has demonstrated that it a drone equipped with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) can be used to map assets underground. The uses for this technology are many: construction … [Read more...] about Dark, Dirty and Dangerous: This Drone Can Map Pipes and Underground Tunnels from Above
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Drones are Being Deployed in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Last month, aerial footage emerged from a busy intersection in Shuyang, northern China. The video - admittedly a piece of state propaganda - shows drones equipped with loudspeakers being used by law enforcement. The purpose? To remind pedestrians to wear their facemasks in an effort to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. This, it seems, is one way to slow down a pandemic in … [Read more...] about Drones are Being Deployed in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Drones May Soon Deliver Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
Ice cream addicts jonesing for Chunky Monkey or Cherry Garcia may soon look to the skies for their daily allowance of frozen heaven. Terra Drone Europe is teaming up with British-Dutch conglomerate Unilever to explore drone delivery of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream cups. During a recent Unilever investor’s event, attendees watched as a multi-copter drone delivered a box … [Read more...] about Drones May Soon Deliver Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
Kyrgyz Republic: Terra Drone Subsidiary Launches School Inspections for World Bank
A subsidiary of Japanese drone provider Terra Drone is helping keep schools safe in the Kyrgyz Republic (aka Kyrgyzstan). The World Bank recently commissioned KazUAV to conduct drone inspections over older school buildings across the capital city of Bishek. So far, drones have mapped 12 schools in the nation’s capital and largest city. The pilot project, financed by … [Read more...] about Kyrgyz Republic: Terra Drone Subsidiary Launches School Inspections for World Bank
Terra Drone Soars Into a Successful October
Japanese drone provider Terra Drone is reporting an amazing October. The UAV firm recently launched an AI-based solution for power-line maintenance. Following a study of various energy channels, the company identified a need for beyond-line-of-sight drone inspection of more than 55,000 miles of power lines across global markets. Drone-lifted, AI-algorithm arrays … [Read more...] about Terra Drone Soars Into a Successful October
