Drones in Agriculture – Working on the farm with emerging technology Drones and GIS are joining forces with tractors and other agricultural equipment as they are utilised by farmers, graziers and agricultural professionals for a number of jobs. From tree seeding to stock management, monitoring crops, infrastructure management and weed control the tasks that drones […]
Nepal has 8 of the world’s 10 tallest mountains, including the highest mountain in the world – Mt Everest! Although undeniably beautiful, life in the Himalayas can be complicated by these enormous mountains. It can make it difficult to transport essential items such as food and medicine to some communities. Access to healthcare is a challenge in many remote regions of Nepal, as patients and healthcare workers have to walk for hours or even a full day along steep, winding tracks between the village and the nearest hospital.
How can drones help?
Drones in Forestry units of work – students in years 5-6 and 9-10 to explore how Australia’s forests are sustainably managed using a variety of high-tech digital systems including drone and remote sensing technologies.
Planes, drones and maps St Peters Primary, Epping planned an inquiry unit on flight. It would start with balsa wood planes and looking at the invention of first flights and would finish with surface audits of their school grounds and using drone technology with purpose. Watch this Watch Melissa Gatt, Rachael Lorkin and Laura Mercuri […]
Drones can be a valuable addition to any STEM classroom as a fun, interesting and tactile way for students to engage in problem-solving. But having drones in the classroom isn’t just about the skills students can learn by flying them. It’s also about teaching students how to analyse and apply problem-solving skills to the data […]
Spatial Vision – A Melbourne based geospatial company discusses how they are addressing underrepresentation of women in the industry Spatial Vision was founded in 1999 to work alongside like-minded organisations and government departments to solve their spatial, social and environmental challenges. They’re guided by their passion and curiosity for what’s possible with geospatial and information […]
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 […]
Competitive STEM challenges with drones A Tournament of Drones is a competition where teams will challenge themselves to solve real-life problems with drones. This one-day event sees teams race through an obstacle course to dock their spaceship, become a rescue drone in an emergency situation, and use their coding and problem-solving skills in a simulated […]
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, […]
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