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It has been almost a decade since Jeff Bezos announced that Amazon Prime members would be able to receive orders in an hour or less with drone technology. Unfortunately, the idea of drone enabled deliveries was far more complex than Bezos anticipated. However, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been working tirelessly with drone manufacturers... Read More
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As Dorthy Gale, played by Judy Garland, stepped onto the 1939 interpretation of Frank L. Baum’s “Yellow Brick Road”, she set off to find the mythical Emerald City. Along the way, she was joined by a troop of loyal characters all set on answering their innermost questions on life. Earlier this year, 122 years... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:In 2007, with the support of several colleagues, Peng Bin formed XAIRCRAFT exploring how drone applications could be used commercially for inspections, scientific research, and search and rescue operations. By 2014, the company was renamed XAG after finding its niche market, agriculture. Today, as proudly stated on the company website, “XAG is dedicated to bringing... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Forests are havens for animal and plant biodiversity, provide us with food, natural resources, and job opportunities, are a barrier to natural disasters like landslides, and are natural carbon sinks. On average, the world’s forests absorb 16 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, more than 40% of global fossil fuel emissions. According to the Environmental... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The Falkland Islands are an archipelago that is about 752 miles from the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and is home to more than 63 species of birds, 16 of which are endemic to the Falklands. However, many of the archipelago’s birds have declined in numbers due to the introduction of invasive predators like... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:In 2009, during an El Niño event in Central America, an estimated 50-100% of crops were lost due to drought. This led to the term Dry Corridor being coined. The Central American Dry Corridor, stretching from Southern Mexico to Panama, is home to millions of people dependent on agriculture for survival. Extreme climate conditions have... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Since the FAA approved the first police drone program in Chula Vista, CA, there have been no reported incidents of police misuse of drones. Still, there are always those who believe that the government will use drones to spy on them. Perhaps that is why the “Birds Aren’t Real” conspiracy theory has become so popular.... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:On September 14, 1814, 35 year old Francis Scott Key wrote a poem called “Defence of Fort M’Henry” after watching the Battle of Baltimore. Inspired by how the flag, the star-spangled banner, survived the bombardment of British forces, Key penned the words that would go on to become the national anthem of the United States... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:In January of 2011, Lian Pin Koh, a conservation ecologist, and Serge Wich, a primate biologist, met in Zurich as part of a forum discussing the challenges of wildlife conservation in Southeast Asia. Through their discussions, the pair came up with the idea of using drones as tools in wildlife conservation. The drones, they realized,... Read More
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While the demand for drones in commercial industries in the United States has grown exponentially, the US Armed Forces still comprise the largest sector of drone research and development. In 2019, the Navy requested a $9.93billion budget for drones, a $1billion increase from the previous year. Collaborating with some of the most prestigious aeronautical... Read More
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