Conservation
Brazil: Using Drones to Assist Amazon Conservation
July 12, 2018The Amazon rainforest, which covers much of Brazil is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and home to countless numbers of animals, birds, insects and plants. Keeping it safe from loggers and the...
News
New Drone Benchmark Website Makes Comparing Drones Easier
July 12, 2018When choosing a drone, one of the first things to do is look at factors such as flight time and payload. However, it is not as simple as that, as often drone...
AI
Drones Count Rhinos and Gnus in Namibia
July 11, 2018Fast and accurate, researchers are using drones to count the animals in a wildlife sanctuary in Namibia. At the heart of this is an image recognition software that analyzes the aerial photographs...
Conservation
Using Unmanned Systems to Better Understand Australia’s Dugong Populations
July 11, 2018Dugongs, rare and elusive creatures that they are, are fascinating creatures that have had some suggesting they are the inspiration for mermaids. Their gentle nature, tendency to eat only a small range...
News
Oceanic Drones are Gathering Data About Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Lava Flow
July 11, 2018Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been steadily pouring lava into the sea for a good 6 months or so now, and scientists working for the the University of Hawai’i at Hilo, Massachusetts Institute...