PRIEST LAKE, Idaho — The Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNF) were recently hit with two wildfires – the Bee Top Fire and the Consalus Fire. To help, the IPNF received aid in the form of interagency drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, designed to help wildfires. “We communicate directly with the …
Read More »Russian Forces Unprepared to Protect Against Drones, Lack Ad…
Image of the suspected Ukrainian USV circulating on Russian social media. Image via Naval News Attacks on Russia’s Black Sea fleet over the weekend are showing Moscow the vulnerability of its ships in port to new types of unmanned weapons, a Kremlin analyst at the CNA said Tuesday. Samuel Bendett …
Read More »UAF Crew, Unmanned Aircraft Help Protect Endangered Right Wh…
The Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration is back in Canada to help prevent endangered North Atlantic right whales from colliding with vessels in the busy Gulf of St. Lawrence. This marks the third year of ACUASI as an official part of the Canadian government’s North Atlantic right whale monitoring …
Read More »US drone-maker aims to protect people there and in Ukraine
Credit: Brinc Drones Blake Resnick was a 17-year-old growing up in Las Vegas when a gunman firing from a Strip hotel window killed 60 people at an outdoor concert. In that October 2017 tragedy, Resnick, an engineering prodigy, recognized an opportunity. He imagined advanced drones buzzing to dangerous locations, giving …
Read More »Leonardo consortium to protect Rome park with 5G, satellites…
Italian technology group Leonardo has teamed up with Rome city council to install an experimental monitoring system combining satellite, drone, artificial intelligence and 5G technology in one of the capital’s largest green spaces. The SES5G system, part of Rome’s smart city project, aims to use innovative technologies to protect …
Read More »Technology can protect nesting birds
The technology is far superior to human eyes, which can be a big bonus in conservation. Birds nesting on the ground across farmlands in Europe often face a singular threat: plows and other agricultural tools. Each spring numerous breeding farmland birds fall victim to agricultural activities as people fail to …
Read More »Can Pocket-Sized Radars Protect Us From Drones—and Drone Col…
An Iraqi Policeman carries a drone near the village of Arbid, on the southern Mosul front, on … [+] November 12, 2016 during the ongoing military operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group. Iraqi forces launched a massive operation to retake the country’s second city from the …
Read More »Laser drones ‘to protect Scottish forests’
Image copyright Ecometrica Image caption Information from the drones can be used to see the vegetation beneath the forest canopy Laser-carrying drones that can see through the forest canopy are being used to protect native Scottish plants threatened by invasive species. The drones use Lidar (light detection and ranging), which …
Read More »UK Scientists Trial Drones in Chiang Rai to Protect Coffee P…
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 …
Read More »The Supreme Court is trying to protect ‘unsuspecting sunbath…
Though an important Supreme Court ruling on privacy this week dealt with a seven-year-old case, it saw the justices looking forward, into a future where ever-evolving technology is increasingly used to spy on people. Thursday’s unanimous ruling came in the case of a teacher who used a pen camera to take secret …
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