5 examples of drone use you hadn't thought of

Probably at least once you have come across a mention of a super innovative use of the opportunities provided by BSP, which is expected to revolutionize the economy/tourism/transportation/the world.
In this article, it will be without excitement, without writing about prototypes and plans or single application attempts.

We will point out specific use cases of drones to streamline daily life, their help in making what requires human effort be done faster and better.
We will not write about these negative aspects- controlling chimney fumes, catching coal thieves etc. :)

1. Everyone likes soft animals (possibly without admitting it), so we start by counting koalas in Australia.

The use of drones by naturalists is not new-if only in the next section we will zoom in on a case from our own backyard.

Drones have repeatedly recorded animal migrations or behavior during the breeding season. In this case, the drone work was somewhat hampered by the natural environment (dense eucalyptus trees) and was combined with the use of ground-based GPS technology- koalas equipped with GPS transmitter collars.

The team, led by Dr. Hamilton University of Technology in Queensland built its own drones and equipped them with infrared cameras. Pilotated to mimic a "lawnmower" route, the drones flew row after row along and into the forest, which included koalas with GPS tags. Then, the collected data was processed by an algorithm identifying the koala's heat signatures in contrast to other animals in the area.

As the brains of the operation admit, the drone's 2 hours of operation yield measurements that would have taken a day without them. The second issue is the precision of the measurements. Previously, specialists counting koalas were able to estimate approx. 70 percent. individuals in a given area, with the help of drones the result was 86%.

Scientists point out that increasing the accuracy of measurements is essential to protect endangered species.

2. Counting wildlife in national parks and forest districts in Poland.

The first time we read about counting forest animals, or more specifically, deer, was in the context of the Slowinski National Park back in 2014.
At the time, a drone built for the park helped patrol hard-to-reach areas in particular, such as swamps and reed beds.

Previously, there was a reliance mainly on methods that were not very effective, which give only an estimate - test drives, night observations, year-round observations, and counting tracks or droppings.

Currently, the aerial counting method and thermal imaging from a drone are popularized by the Institute and Museum of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw and the State Forests.
Drones successfully help count wild boar, deer, roe deer.
A project is underway Using drones and thermal imaging as an innovative method of ungulate monitoring.


Aerial photo thermal imaging of bison groups in four pallets colorful, Source: http://www.drones.miiz.waw.en

3. Grazing sheep and cattle with Mavica 2 Enterprise.

Farmers in New Zealand are successfully using a new DJI model to herd animals using a speaker mounted to it that plays the barks of herding dogs.
The method, they say, is less stressful for the animals, plus it allows simultaneous recording of the farm's image, its inspection.

Source: https://dronedj.com/2019/03/08/herding-sheep-with-a-drone/

4. Work at extreme heights- drones from the Latvian company Aerones.

For several years now, Latvia has been developing a lot in terms of implementing smart systems and using drones.
Proof of this can be found in Aerones, which provides services using approx. 55 kg drones-cleaning and maintenance of wind turbines and cleaning services for tall buildings.
The company is also working on the possibility of using its BSPs to extinguish fires, but we found materials showing only tests of this application.

5. Alphabet's Project Wing ie drones with a burrito on board.

Alphabet, a sub-entity of Google, is conducting tests on drones to deliver various types of supplies as early as 2014 as part of Project Wing.
Initially, the drones delivered drinking water, batteries and radios to farmers in Queensland, Australia. Although the original idea was only to deliver defibrillators and first aid kits to accident sites, since then, Alphapet has made thousands of test flights with supplies - food, medicine, cosmetics, etc.

One of the more interesting tests was the 2016 episode of the. - delivering burritos from the Guzman y Gomez restaurant as proof that drones can deliver fresh food intact.

Currently, drones are supplying rural areas in New South Wales, Australia. These areas were selected because of their isolated location and the difficulty of supplying necessities (40 min. car journey to the nearest store) With the smartphone app, residents can already choose 100 sundry products.

The project is currently being implemented in the Helsinki area, with plans to start using a drone delivery service this spring.

Source: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/project-wing-a-cheat-sheet/