Drones – Mapping The Future

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Drones Mapping The Future

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• UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) or drones, as
  theyre more commonly known as, were initially
  been best known for their military use and
  intelligence applications, such as for aerial
  surveillance and targeted assassinations. Cheaper
  than standard military aircraft and able to be
  piloted remotely, its easy to see why they were
  deployed for such purposes.
• Now, however, drones are frequently being used
  for many more civilian purposes, such as hunting
  hurricanes, protecting wildlife and delivering
  parcels. One important new task that drones are
  currently being assigned to, is mapping

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• Mapping with drones
• While looking every bit like a basic model
  airplane thats designed only for recreational
  purposes, small, lightweight drones are now
  capable of taking thousands of digital images
  when surveying a landscape. Each one of these
  images can then be compiled to make a complete
  and highly accurate, 3D map.

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• Government and military satellites are already
  producing similar maps, so while the premise may
  be nothing new, UAVs and their technological
  advances mean that smaller companies and even
  individuals, are now able to produce their own
  maps. The new technology is also allowing for
  customization and use of drones for a whole new
  series of applications.
• Modern day drones are now able to fly guided
  completely by GPS, without the need for a remote
  control, and can be launched at the mere push of
  a button or by hand. Compact and robust, theyre
  designed to be able to cope well in rough weather
  conditions too. They are also considered to be
  virtually fool proof and safe, meaning that
  again, they can be confidently used by civilians.

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• Who are using drones for mapping purposes?
• Many large technology companies, festival
  organisers, property owners, disaster relief
  teams (such as those involved in the hurricane
  relief efforts in Haiti), farmers who are trying
  to remotely manage crops and fields over a large
  area and even mining companies are using drone
  technology to monitor changes to open pit mines.

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• How do drones map areas?
• Drones are deployed on a series of flights using
  automated software, where they proceed to take
  many thousands of highly accurate and precise
  photographs the company or individual then
  places these images together to form a complete
  map.
• Since drone technology isnt yet as widely
  available as it may one day be, new applications
  are only just beginning to emerge, but in so far
  as mapping is concerned, drone have proved to be
  extremely useful and will certainly play an
  important role in this field, throughout the
  future.

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