News
Nigerian Government Deploys Drones Against Boko Haram
December 4, 2018The Federal Nigerian government has deployed drones in the fight against insurgency in the Northeast. The deployment of the drones followed an attack on the Nigerian forces in Borno by the insurgent group Boko...
News
Drone Users in India Rejoice Digital Sky
December 3, 2018Drone users in India can rejoice, the new drone flight guidelines are finally in place. Announced in August this year, India’s new guidelines for remotely piloted aircraft or drones, became effective from 1st December....
Construction & Mining
Using Drones to Inspect Solar Panels
December 3, 2018For many, photovoltaic technology is just another word in the dictionary that they cannot explain. However, for a group of drone researchers, it is the name of their paper – as one...
Conservation
Wildfire in Jack Pine Forests: How Drones and Satellites Can Help Recovery
December 3, 2018Nowadays, Jack pine (Pinus banksiana) forests are unique ecosystems that are controlled by wildfire. Therefore, understanding the process of re-vegetation after wildfire is very important for sustainable forest management, mostly because these...
Blockchain
Herding Drones with Blockchains and 5G
December 3, 2018Drones are nowadays used by companies, governments as well as organizations – but are expected to revolutionize many areas in the future. From commerce to law enforcement, construction, agriculture, rescue missions, disaster...