Drone

Taking serious note of the complaints about illegal mining in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Department of Geology and Mining to use technology on a large scale to effectively control illegal mining. According to an official, satellite monitoring will be used to watch over areas where illegal mining occurs, and vehicles ...

Forests in Galicia, northwestern Spain, are frequently ravaged by wildfires, leading to significant environmental and economic damage. The increasing virulence of these fires, exacerbated by climate change, poses a heightened risk to both natural landscapes and human populations. Traditional forestry methods to mitigate these fires are costly, prompting the exploration of alternative measures. One such ...

With weather, limited flights and long distances, gravel runways at remote airports—particularly in northern Canada—are difficult to get to, let alone to inspect for safety. So Northeastern University researcher Michal Aibin and his team have developed a more thorough, safer and faster way to inspect such runways using drones, computer vision and artificial intelligence. The ...

Coastal landscapes, including sandy beaches and foredunes, are dynamic and susceptible to changes caused by water level fluctuations, storm events, and human activities. Monitoring these changes is crucial for effective coastal management and resilience planning. Traditional methods for measuring geomorphic changes, such as small-unoccupied aircraft systems paired with structure-from-motion photogrammetry (sUAS-SfM), are often costly and ...

ideaForge Technology Limited, a drone technology company, announced the Beta launch of its groundbreaking Flyght Cloud platform, poised to redefine the landscape of drone data analytics. This innovative platform can eliminate the complexities of multiple vendors, regulations, and inefficient workflows. Operated with a subscription-based pricing model, it provides flexibility and affordability through various workflows tailored ...

The geology along Ecuador’s Coca River is moving in fast-forward. In a scientific field where natural wonders form over millennia, but natural disasters occur in minutes, speed is less than desirable. Over the last four years, the river and its surrounding area within the Amazon basin have experienced a lava dam collapse, 500 million tons ...

Investigadores de la Universidad de Jaén pertenecientes al Grupo Tecnologías Avanzadas en Ingeniería Civil: Construcción y Transporte Terrestre (TEP-980), en colaboración con el grupo Informática Gráfica y Geomática (TIC-144), han realizado una serie de campañas en el Castillo de Puertas Arenas (Campillo de Arenas, Jaén) con el objetivo de evaluar su estado de conservación para ...

Bangladesh is preparing to introduce remote sensing and drones to detect crop damage caused by extreme weather events or diseases. Around 20 officers of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) are initially receiving training to learn how to use the state-of-the-art technologies. Malay Choudhury, additional secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, and Edimon Ginting, ADB Country Director ...

Los grupos de investigación ‘Informática Gráfica y Geomática’ y ‘Tecnologías Avanzadas en Ingeniería Civil: Construcción y Transporte Terrestre’ de la Universidad de Jaén mantienen desde hace unos años una intensa colaboración en materia de investigación y docencia con la Facultad de Arquitectura de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (FARUSAC). Fruto de esta cooperación ...

A new scientific endeavour has taken to the sky using high-tech drones and satellite images to understand better the annual spring herring spawn vital to salmon and wildlife on the West Coast. Between February and March each year, frigid ocean waters transform to a milky tropical-looking turquoise green when male herring release milt to fertilize ...

Researchers from Unmanned Valley, Greenport DB, and NL Space Campus in the Netherlands have successfully developed an AI model that enables drones to identify the disease botrytis. The model leverages artificial intelligence to analyze vast amounts of drone data, resulting in a detailed map that pinpoints, with millimeter precision, which plants are diseased or at ...

RIEGL has announced the launch of two innovative topobathymetric scanners. These advancements mark a shift towards enhanced efficiency and precision in data collection across land and water interfaces. The RIEGL VQ-860-G debuts as an elite topobathymetric airborne laser scanner. This solution boasts heightened depth penetration capabilities, making it suitable for surveying inland and near-shore waters ...

New research from St. Louis University and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency aims to create the most authoritative 3D map of Cahokia Mounds in order to better inform future studies of the famed prehistoric site. The researchers are using drones and Light Detection and Ranging technology, known as lidar, to better identify previously unmapped portions of ...

In a new strategic partnership, Inertial Labs’ RESEPI Payload Lidar technology will be integrated into E38’s advanced E455 drone platform. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the utilization of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for professional surveying, mapping and inspection services. Inertial Labs is recognized for its innovative essential navigation solutions, and E38 Company is ...

Wingtra has unveiled its innovative Lidar-drone solution. The new Lidar payload is designed to seamlessly integrate the efficiency, ease of operation, and high accuracy of the WingtraOne GEN II drones with an advanced Wingtra-engineered Lidar sensor, offering notable advancements in the industry. Wingtra is a prominent player in drone technology. The Swiss-based company’s solution is ...

Trimble has unveiled the integration of the Trimble Applanix POSPac Cloud post-processed kinematic (PPK) GNSS positioning service, featuring CenterPoint RTX, with the UAV-based mapping and data collection capabilities of DroneDeploy’s reality capture platform. With the Trimble cloud positioning service, DroneDeploy customers can expect centimetre-level accuracy and an automated, streamlined workflow when performing reality capture with ...

Experts at Cranfield University are leading a two-year project which combines Synthetic Aperture Radar with uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV), evaluating how radar-equipped drones could simplify soil moisture measurements and revolutionise flood and drought management. The project, led by Dr Dan Evans, will assess the accuracy and potential applications of the innovative technology in soil moisture ...

Cities really are hotter than surrounding areas due to the urban heat island effect, first observed in London during the 1800s, explained Binghamton University Associate Professor of Geography Thomas Pingel. The buildings, parking lots and sidewalks absorb heat during the day, releasing it during the night. This excess heat is more than just an annoyance; ...

Researchers and students at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology are using sophisticated drones to digitally map Frog Lake First Nation. The nation, about 260 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, has relied on paper and low-resolution digital maps that no longer represent the community, according to the research team. “Maps are incredibly dynamic. They change quite ...

On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a drone’s rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch of forest. It moves back and forth atop the rich canopy, transmitting photos to be knitted into a 3D model that reveals the woodland’s health and helps estimate how much ...

RIEGL has recently added the VUX-18024, a lightweight and versatile UAV-Lidar sensor for high-speed surveying missions, to its portfolio. This once again underlines the Austrian company’s pioneering role as a provider of high-performance Lidar sensors and systems for integration with unmanned aerial systems (UASs). The new RIEGL VUX-18024 offers a wide field of view of ...

Trimble announced today a collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) to support a new program in uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) to be offered by the Department of Aerospace Engineering. A signing ceremony to officially launch the program was held on October 26 and attended by Professor Tarun Gupta, dean of ...

Finding and removing land mines is an excruciatingly slow process. Human deminers scour contaminated ground inch by inch with handheld metal detectors, waiting for the telltale beep of a magnetic anomaly. Although trained dogs are sometimes used, metal detectors have remained the go-to clearance method since the end of World War II. “There’s a very ...

UP42, a leading geospatial developer platform and marketplace, and GLOBHE, the world’s premier on-demand drone data marketplace, announced their partnership to make high-quality drone data available through UP42. The agreement expands UP42’s current offer of satellite, aerial, elevation, weather, AIS and RF data. “The addition of GLOBHE’s drone data to our marketplace underscores our commitment ...

A Japanese research team recently published a paper outlining an innovative approach to surveying using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones. The drones collect topographic and architectural data, which are used to create 3D computer-generated images. The researchers aim to enhance the method’s accuracy by fine-tuning the coordination of hardware and data. This ...

India’s foremost drone technology company, IG Drones, has forged a strategic alliance with iGiS, a Korean specialist in geospatial information-based drone solutions, announced during the prestigious North Star GITEX Global event. IG Drones and iGiS have formed a significant partnership through a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This collaboration aims to leverage their strengths for ...

La secretaria de Estado de Defensa y presidenta de ISDEFE (Ingeniería de Sistemas para la Defensa de España), Amparo Valcarce, y el rector de la Universidad de León (ULE), Juan Francisco García Marín han firmado este jueves en el Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de la capital leonesa un Protocolo General de Actuación para impulsar ...

Od kilkunastu dni, częściej niż zwykle, nad podwarszawskimi gminami można zobaczyć drony. W ten sposób realizowany jest projekt unijny „Usługi cyfrowe dla Bezzałogowych Statków Powietrznych”, w ramach którego powstanie specjalna mapa zwiększająca bezpieczeństwo lotów bezzałogowymi statkami powietrznymi (BSP). Drony tworzą mapę terenu, która w przyszłości pomoże w bezpiecznym poruszaniu się takich urządzeń nad danym terenem. ...

Virtual Surveyor has added drone photogrammetry capabilities to the latest release of its popular Virtual Surveyor smart drone surveying software. The new Terrain Creator app photogrammetrically processes drone photos to generate survey-grade terrains which then transfer seamlessly into the traditional Virtual Surveyor workspace where the real survey work can be performed. “Virtual Surveyor software is ...

En la Expoamazónica 2023, el Instituto Tecnológico de la Producción (ITP), a través del CITEforestal Maynas, presentó el servicio de “teledetección con drones”, el cual beneficiará al sector forestal de la región de Loreto. Durante la exhibición que albergó a un gran número de participantes, los especialistas del CITE mostraron como dicha tecnología de vanguardia, ...