We are thrilled to introduce you to Dr. Karen Anderson, co-Editor-in-Chief at Drone Systems and Applications, an open access journal for developments in unoccupied vehicle systems. Dr. Karen Anderson…
Canada's forests are scattered in research labs across the nation. In one laboratory, forest fires weave their way through computer code, ending up on screens in pixels and probabilities.…
What do a crane, a climbing rope, and a pruning pole have in common? They are all tools used in forest research. Scientists use them to cut branches down…
It is one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs in Canada. Clouds of breath-robbing particulates, the risk of falling rock, and even radiation encircle the work. It is…
(A continuación, el blog en español) Shark spotting is no easy task. Even the most eagle-eyed boater needs to be lucky enough to come across them. Drones are already…
The days of treading through tough Bornean brush in an attempt to spot elusive orangutans may soon be over—or at least made a lot easier. In a pilot project,…
Flying vehicles without a pilot has launched things like package delivery, surveillance, military operations, and even filmmaking into the future. And looking to the future also means thinking of…
Images of crews scurrying beneath a dripping wall of flames and bombers tossing fistfuls into an inferno approaching homes and schools make it clear that the best way of…
It’s morning and two steadfast eyes peer above the placid waterline of the Babai River in Nepal. A pair of slender jaws abruptly whips out of the water. They…
Canada’s airspace regulations are evolving for a new type of airspace user—drone operators. As a relative newcomer, drones (or “unmanned aerial vehicles” UAVs) have quickly become a major component…