Dean West grew up in Darwin enjoying the outdoor lifestyle as a kid, so it seemed to him a natural progression to join the Army the day after he left school. He is now a senior drone pilot for Disaster Relief Australia, in their National Aerial Damage Assessment Team. We recently sat down with Dean […]
Buying educational drones for schools has specific requirements. Here are the microdrones that teachers should consider buying for their classrooms.
Pippa and Dronie is a beautifully illustrated book for young readers aged 5 to 9, celebrating diversity in STEM. The book introduces children to real-life female role models doing amazing things in their work with drones. Join in the adventure as Pippa and Dronie travel around Australia, finding out just how useful a drone can be!
What does geospatial mean? The word geospatial is made up of two parts: Geo – the Earth Spatial – size, shape, and position So geospatial refers to the size, shape, or position of something on the earth’s surface. Those in geospatial professions use tools like GPS, laser scanners, drones, satellites etc to measure, map, model, […]
Drones are one of the fastest growing technologies in the world and schools are looking at how they can incorporate them into their classrooms and clubs. She Maps recently had the privilege of running a Q&A session with Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS). We asked schools to think of all the unanswered questions they had about […]
Women leading the way The Southern Hemisphere’s largest drone display combined art and technology to convey Greater Sydney’s story as 500 drones danced and zoomed around the night sky in the southern hemisphere’s largest drone show, as part of the ELEVATE Festival held from 1st-5th January 2022. Four women teamed up to help make this […]
Is it worth getting a remote pilot license, or RePL? At She Maps, this is one of the most common asked by teachers, students and recreational flyers. Our short answer? Most of the time, no! So let’s break down why most people don’t really need an RePL to get the most out of flying drones. […]
The Australian edition of the Huffington Post (online newspaper) ran a story in 2016 claiming that a career in drone operations is “the job of the future”. This claim (and other similar ones) have encouraged youngsters to opt for a Remote Aircraft Pilot’s Licence (RePL) and a Remote Aircraft Operator’s Certificate (ReOC). However, does this […]
So you have agreed to run the Drone Club, what now? What are Drone Clubs? Drone clubs are an exciting, creative and future forward program to run as a stand-alone or as part of an existing STEM club. It can seem daunting at first when considering whether you have the competence and the confidence to […]
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