A U.S.-funded effort to deploy a scanning drone in Africa is helping to fight the spread of “blood diamonds.” The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is deploying a Phantom 1 UAV in Western Guinea to help its government regulate the flow of diamonds and stop the spread of “conflict” or “blood” diamonds – gems mined and used … [Read more...] about American Drones Are on the Hunt for Blood Diamonds
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How Apps, Drones and Sensors Might Save Lions, Tigers and Bears – From the Sky!
(Source: rewrite.ca.com) Anyone who has been annoyed by the slightest technology glitches in the workplace should consider what Anthony Pagano is up against in his day job. He is tasked with tracking 700-pound polar bears with high-tech collars and custom apps in the middle of the Arctic Ocean as part of a greater effort to save the animals from the perils of climate … [Read more...] about How Apps, Drones and Sensors Might Save Lions, Tigers and Bears – From the Sky!
Drones Take Off as Wildlife Conservation Tool
from audubonmagazine.org UAVs are poised to revolutionize ecology and even save scientists' lives. James Junda stared down at the broken corpse of his drone. Just moments before, his five-pound helicopter had hovered beside an Osprey nest atop a 30-foot pole in northwestern Montana, its camera offering an up-close look at the adults and their two chicks. Apparently, Papa … [Read more...] about Drones Take Off as Wildlife Conservation Tool
