Agriculture, forestry, water management

CPD: Aerial data capture including deployment of LiDAR

by ARPAS-UK, in conjunction with Connected Places Catapult Learn about the practicalities of drone operations and how sensor-based drones can provide benefits to your project Surveyors, engineers and built environment professionals are faced with a growing portfolio of advanced technology, including drone-enabled sensors. In this online CPD learning session, Michael May, Operation Director at Flythru,…

Could Drones Save Cows? Why a Uni of Kentucky Research Team Thinks So

In the basement of an engineering building on UK’s campus, there’s a calf replica who goes by the name of Chuck. Chuck has been instrumental in perfecting the machine-learning and UAV-formation-control technology. Photo by: Eric Sanders. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 27, 2020) — It’s a staggering statistic — every year nearly 3 million cows in the U.S. die…