Review of Drones for Good Award

Review of Drones for Good Award - Message of Hope

We stumbled on the organization that's making head waves around the globe called Drones for Good Award. Although the coveted prize money is not openly advertised, various companies have participated over the past few years such as: PrecisionHawk, LoonCopter, Drones against Tsetse and many more.

We were pretty impressed especially with LoonCopter. This is drone which is capable of air, surface and underwater navigation. The aim is mainly for search and rescue and the proof of concept was demonstrated at the award.

But what's more fascinating is the culture and ethos this organization promotes. The idea that drones CAN be used for good and SHOULD be used for good. This is something we at Uav4africa believe immensely. The notion that you can use technology, whether in the air or under the sea, to uplift, educate and empower underprivileged communities is beyond a nice gesture, it's calling all of us should respond to.

One of our projects is to investigate the production of methane (an agricultural bi-product) and drone technology. The problem statement is to provide farmer a sustainable and low-cost solution to aerial capabilities to their operations such as: grazing land analysis (image processing), fence perimeter surveillance and much more.

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