CHIANG RAI – A team of UK scientists, including researchers at the University of York, are in Chiang Rai Province researching how to apply drone technology to prevent the spread of a fungal coffee rust disease (Hemileia Vastatrix) which devastates coffee crops around the world. Coffee plants are vulnerable to …
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Science, technology, engineering, and math have always been hot fields for anyone who wants a lucrative career. The advances in technology over the past two decades have made them an even better bet. Whether you’re a college student preparing for an engineering exam, an adult looking to switch fields or …
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RIYADH: The Kingdom will host the first Saudi Drone Summit and Expo next month in Riyadh, focusing on “advancing surveillance, security, efficiency and operations.” The two-day event will open on April 22, giving a platform to key decision-makers from across Saudi Arabia to discuss key technological advancements, and to view the …
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Mike Campigotto envisions a day when an autonomous drone can wake up underground, fly a pre-determined route recording the specs of a stope, return to its docking station, and upload the data to a server – all before the mine supervisor has had their morning coffee. It’s not as far …
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image: Logistics Gliders It’s not quite a paper airplane drone. But this DARPA-funded plywood drone is low-cost and disposable – and shows a lot of promise for commercial uses, too. Reminiscent of the wooden construction of the PT boats of WWII, the drone featured in this video released by …
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Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland is the place to be in Florida if you’re looking for family fun and things to do in April. The 45th year of the show features the Blue Angels, a drone light show and more. LAKELAND — Six F-18 fighter jet pilots will compete against …
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image: Public Domain, CC0 1.0 The drone community needs to stand together to help shape legislation – and public opinion. The following is a guest post from John Saginario: FPV flyer, writer and host of the Wild Flyers podcast. To a disturbingly large percentage of the population, the term “drone” …
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Not that many years ago, DJI was credited with forcing several competitors to pivot out of the drone hardware market and into commercial software. The Chinese company’s drones were too good and too cheap for the likes of 3DR to compete with. Now the world’s leading manufacturer has launched Terra, …
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Originally published by Rhonda Brooks on Farm Journal Magazine. Re-published with permission from the author in its entirety. From Wiki Commons “Wind and hail took a big yield bite out of one of Mason Lantrip’s cornfields last summer. When the insurance adjuster showed up to verify the claim the two …
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Arlington police are crediting their drone Aviation Unit in helping SWAT officers make an arrest while serving a narcotics warrant earlier this month. According to the department, on March 15 SWAT officers were serving a warrant when a known offender attempted to escape arrest by jumping out of a bedroom …
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