#drones for good

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Drones can also be used for things other than fun and aerial photography...

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Koala spotting drones prove to be a flying success

Research scientists from QUT are using drones and a special algorithm to detect Koala Bear heat signatures in the dense Australia bush. The tech helps them to count Koalas. This innovative method for monitoring the population of Koala Bears using a drone equipped with infrared imaging is proving to be more reliable and less invasive than traditional animal population monitoring techniques used by wildlife rangers and humans. Read more about the Koala Spotting Drones

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Using drones to replant trees after wildfires

DroneSeed is the first company to receive a multi-craft, over-55-pounds unmanned aerial vehicle license from the Federal Aviation Administration. That means its drones can work in swarms of up to five crafts to cover larger areas.

Each drone uses lidar to create a 3D map of an area and a multispectral camera to gather details about its soil and vegetation. From that data, an AI model determines the ideal spot to plant a new tree.

The drones don’t simply throw seeds at the ground, though — DroneSeed has developed special “seed vessels.” These are small pucks of nutrients with a seed at their center and a dusting of capsaicin on their exterior to deter animals from eating them.

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10 Innovative uses of Drone Technology

Just like you we think drone technology is amazing. It has tremendous potential for driving beneficial change for the good, drones for good is often quoted and how true it is.

Anyone who has used a drone will realize how easy they are to operate, once you have flown a drone its easy to imagine how helpful these awesome machines can be.

Here are 10 of the most amazing and best uses of drone technology that we’ve heard about to date.

It seems drones, when used for positive purposes can help us in so many ways, read more  10 Innovative uses of Drone Technology

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Check out this great drone video... I've met the guy that makes these films, and he is pretty intense.

http://youtu.be/IiPtecmEsjo

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A drone assistant for search-and-rescue workers -- winner of Drones for Good competition

A drone assistant for search-and-rescue workers — winner of Drones for Good competition

Click to enlarge — Flyability Elios navigating the Zermatt glacier ❝ Rescue workers trying to reach a fallen climber in a 100-foot crevasse face perilous conditions. Elios, a rescue drone made by the Swiss flying-robotics company Flyability, tries to minimize these threats. ❝ Roughly a 15-inch sphere, Elios draws inspiration from houseflies, which bounce off a surface and keep flying; it is…

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International UAV Humanitarian Award Form

International UAV Humanitarian Award Form

The UAVHA.com (International UAV Humanitarian Award) is seeking summaries of missions to post on the UAVHA.com web site. Please complete the following form, if you wish to share your experience / project / initiative with the UAVHA.com committee. Link to Google Form: http://goo.gl/forms/gLkGHYo3F1 Link to award page: http://www.uavha.com [googleapps domain="docs"…

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Robolifeguard - kolejny dron z drukarki 3D

Niespełna miesiąc temu w Zjednoczonych Emiratach Arabskich odbył się konkurs pt. "Drones for Good", co w wolnej interpretacji można przetłumaczyć jako "Drony dla dobra ludzkości". Nagrodą była niebagatelna suma 1 miliona dolarów! Polskę reprezentowało konsorcjum o nazwie Aero Atena, w którego skład wchodziła kilka firm. Polska zaprezentowała ciekawy projekt drona ratowniczego wydrukowanego w technologii druku 3D.

Robolifeguard - taką właśnie nazwę nosił stworzony przez Aero Atena dron. Jego zadaniem ma byś patrolowanie zbiorników wodnych i wykrywaniem osób, które mogą się w nich znajdować np. po katastrofie statku lub promu. Ale to nie wszystko - dron może wylądować obok rozbitka dzięki czemu może się on chwycić maszyny i utrzymywać na powierzchni wody. Co więcej dron jest też wyposażony w system odstraszania rekinów. Cała konstrukcja zostaławydrukowa na polskiej drukarce Zortrax M200 przy użyciu trwałego filamentu Z-Ultrat oraz przeźroczystego Z-Glass, które są nowymi filamentami 3D w ofercie Zortrax. Niestety główna nagroda przypadła Szwajcarom z firmy Flyability, którzy stworzyli drona GimBall, ale Robolifeguard przeszedł aż do półfinału i jego twórcy nie zamierzają porzucać projektu - będzie on nadal rozwijany.