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Future of drone technology – Punch Newspapers

A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to speak at South Korea’s leading Drone Conference, Drone Korea 2019, along with leading members of the country’s military establishment and aviation leaders. All I can say is that the near future is going to be radically different from what we think …

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Drone technology gives new snapshot of the endangered Antarc…

Updated March 06, 2019 08:28:54 The use of innovative technologies such as drones and echosounders is helping researchers in the Southern Ocean unravel the mysteries of the largest species that has ever lived. Key points Technology including drones and echosounders enabled new insights into the behaviour of endangered blue whales …

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DEQ using drone technology to monitor the Louisiana skies

Jason Smith has flown more than 60 missions with a single drone since the 2017 creation of Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems program. Along the way, he has cataloged a wealth of footage for documentation, 3D mapping, tracking and volumetric calculations. Smith, DEQ’s UAS manager, says the …

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US warning against Chinese drone technology monitoring Austr…

ICE said it had high confidence the company was “selectively targeting government and privately owned entities within these sectors to expand its ability to collect and exploit sensitive US data”. It said with the data from DJI drones uploaded automatically to cloud servers based in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, …

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Geospatial Technology Trends to Watch In 2019

January 2, 2019 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In this day and age, it can be hard to imagine life without the internet and our smartphones. Most of us depend on mobile apps daily. If you haven’t noticed, many of the apps you use request access …

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2018: When technology took a quantum leap

Irrespective of what the future may have in store, the year 2018 has ushered humanity towards an era of next generation technology, demonstrating that there is no looking back in scientific innovations. IMAGE: A general blueprint for an MIT plane propelled by ionic wind. The system may be used to …

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Anti-drone technology could be introduced in English prisons…

The government could introduce an anti-drone system to stop drug smuggling in English prisons after a successful six-month experiment in Guernsey prompted ministers to consider a U-turn about the technology. Prison governors and officers and the chief inspector of prisons have expressed frustration at the failure of HM Prison Service …

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Robots in the field: farms embracing autonomous technology

Faced with seesawing commodity prices and the pressure to be more efficient and environmentally friendly, farmer Jamie Butler is trying out a new worker on his 450-acre farm in England’s Hampshire countryside. Methodically inspecting Butler’s winter wheat crop for weeds and pests, the laborer doesn’t complain or even break a …

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