Using Drones, 3D, and AR, Toronto’s Port Lands Project Creates New River
by Lee Rickwood
Drones and data are like hammers and nails for workers on the giant Port Lands project in Toronto.
Tag: drones
Drones in Operation over Canadian Cities, Densely Populated Areas
by Lee Rickwood
Mapping the urban airspace precisely in three dimensions is key to assessing and implementing how drones can deliver the goods – safely, securely and with privacy in mind.
Intelligent Robot Drones to Inspect Workplaces, Disinfect Public Spaces
by Lee Rickwood
A Canadian tech team is working on a hybrid aerial and ground robotic solution for environmental disinfection and surface sanitation using ultra-violet radiation.
Everything Amazon Announced at its Big Event
By Christine Persaud
Amazon is one of many tech companies to hold its own massive events to launch an entire slate of new products. And at the company’s latest hardware event, which took place in late September, there were plenty of innovations. Each provide a glimpse into Amazon’s plans for the future of home tech.
Area X.O: High-tech Test Facility for Drones, Self-Driving Cars Opens Near Ottawa
by Lee Rickwood
Robust testing and evaluation is one way to ensure the safe and secure implementation of advanced technologies like drones with artificial intelligence.
Earth Tech Program Helps Canadian Drones Plant Trees and Fight Global Warming
by Lee Rickwood
Thanks to the nurturing soils of a local tech incubator, a Canadian tech start-up is using advanced drone technology to fight climate change by planting trees – millions and millions of them.
What’s Up with Drone Technology?
By Yasmin Ranade
Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) have been in use since hot-air balloon bombers were used in conflict in 1849, I recently learned. But, what can drones do today? How are they used? Who is monitoring them?
Drone Developments Bring New Rules, Regs, Restrictions
by Lee Rickwood
Think of a pilotless drone as part of the Internet of Things, automatically, remotely, independently capturing massive amounts of data from its unique vantage point high above the city, its people and its patterns.