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Drones Put the AI into Aerial Intelligence
Advances in machine learning, data management, and cloud computing are having a significant impact on the market for drone-based mapping and intelligence gathering. Even as satellite-based imaging gains steam, drones app Read more…
AI Model May Lead to Moodier, More Cinematic Drones
Drones are already pretty smart: most modern mid- to high-end consumer models are equipped with features like in-flight object avoidance, tracking, following, and pre-programmed flight paths thanks to a bevy of onboard s Read more…
AI Opens Door to Expanded Use of LIDAR Data
When it comes to big data, LIDAR is right up there with the biggest generators. But outside of a few niche use cases, LIDAR--which uses lasers to build a three-dimensional model of physical objects--has not been widely a Read more…
IBM, Microsoft, and Nvidia Pit AI Against Wildfires
In 2018, California experienced its worst wildfire season on record, with uncontrolled fires causing unprecedented death and devastation. 2019 saw another difficult season, with millions of residents experiencing precaut Read more…
NOAA Expands its Data Drone Fleet
As it ramps up a national AI strategy, the U.S. government is beefing up its drone fleet to collect ever-greater amounts of environmental data. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said this Read more…
Intel Aims to Simplify AI with ‘Neural Stick’ Update
Intel today unveiled an upgraded Neural Compute Stick that it claims will dramatically simplify the roll-out of neural network inference applications in drones, IoT, and edge devices. It may look like a standard USB t Read more…
The Evolution of Remote Sensing: Delivering on the Promise of IoT
Remote sensing technology has come a long way since Gaspard Felix Tournachon's pioneering aerial photographs in 1858. While the technology has advanced, there is one aspect of remote sensing that has remained relatively Read more…
How AI, IoT, and Other Technologies Will Need to Coalesce into Comprehensive Counterdrone Defenses
Drones are the foundation of some of the most devastating weapon systems in many countries’ arsenals. They are also a growing focus of smart cities everywhere. Indeed, drone-related projects are likely to claim a signi Read more…
Drone Inspections Get an AI Boost
Industrial applications such as asset management and infrastructure inspection are among the roles being assumed by AI-based drones. Those aerial platforms are growing in sophistication with the addition of improved comp Read more…
Drone Data Ecosystem Growing Fast, Report Says
The ecosystem that's emerged around the collection and analysis of data from drones is growing very quickly, according to a new report issued by DroneDeploy, one of the companies operating in the space. According to D Read more…
‘Internet of Drones’ Adds AI
A startup has come up with a scheme for securely connecting drones to the cloud, effectively making them another cloud-based application and, the startup claims, the first "Internet of Drones" platform. FlytBase Inc., Read more…
Drones and GPUs Provide AI Boost for Inspection Firm
A company backed by GE's venture capital arm is using NVidia GPUs, deep learning frameworks, and drones to automate the inspection of physical assets in the oil and gas, electrical distribution, and transportation indust Read more…
Drone Data Accelerates Mapping
Add to the mounting list of data types: aerial data captured by drones, much of it used for map making and field surveys. A recent report on trends in the booming drone industry finds that commercial drones equipped w Read more…
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