New York county is exploring delivery and passenger drones from an investment in research of almost $1 million from NASA. Oneida County was awarded $897,000 by the nation’s top aeronautic agency, to develop Advanced Air Mobility at the New York UAS Test Site (Griffiss International Airport). According to a county spokesperson, “The goal of the …
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EHang is considered the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) platform and continues to expand its implementation of urban air mobility (UAM) in Europe by their latest pilot city partnership with Linz, Austria. EHang is joined by aerospace solutions company, FACC and LINZ AG, a multi-utility provider, which have proven expertise in public transportation and …
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Woolpert, an architectural/engineering firm, is using survey drones to make Colorado highways safer. An engineering firm, Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, brought in Woolpert to complete drone surveys for a right-of-way project in Castle Rock, Colorado. The company is using a process known as “InRoads Terrain Modeling Survey System.” Survey drones are using the imagery and …
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How drones are useful for surveying dams? Dams play a very important role in water resources development and management. Therefore surveying dams is essential to ensure human and environmental health. From irrigation and hydropower to water supply and flood control, both single and multi-purpose dams would collapse and cause catastrophes, such as economic collapse and …
The United States has almost 140,000 miles of railroads over 61,000 Class I bridges, according to the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card produced by the American Society of Civil Engineers. One third of U.S. exports, delivering five million tons of freight, and just under 100,000 passengers use these railroad tracks daily. Freight railroads in the U.S. …
We need to fix potholes because it may cause massive problem in any city that experiences a significant amount of snow. The amount of money spent on fixing roads and damaged vehicles is extremely high and the process of fixing potholes has been a big challenge, because it has depended on heavy machinery and long …
Drones are transforming the way we see the world around us. Terrain modeling, for example, give an overview of landscapes, and the words often used when describing these landscapes are: “fascinating, breath-taking, overwhelmingly beautiful, spectacular,” etc. In fact, words often fail when trying to describe what sometimes seems indescribable. What makes such beautiful landscapes so …
In spite of the fact that drones have received mixed criticism because of their associations with invasion of privacy and with their armed deployment in war, disaster management is increasingly greater openness to the positive contribution that provides safety, protection and relief from disasters. When it comes to natural disasters, the numbers are very grim. …
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Everyone in the construction business has been frustrated by unforeseen work which has made the project costly. This is why it is essential to routinely monitor projects, keep track of documents and keep stakeholders and clients aware of the status of the project. Data indicates that more than half of typical construction projects finish late …
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Drones provide aerial intelligence which is drastically changing how large construction projects are done. From site surveying and site planning at the beginning of a project to performing safer and more accurate site inspections during the project development, drones have completely changed the construction business. Gathering aerial data and imagery has been difficult and expensive …
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