Browse Sites By Day: 09.07.2020 RSS2020-07-09T16:25:34+0000Australia will soon use drones to patrol its waters between Botany Bay and Ulladulla along the coast of New South Wales, Australia. The autonomous drones will be used to detect and investigate unauthorized vessels along with capturing weather data. Last month, a contract worth AUD $5.5 million (~$3.8 million) was signed to further develop its autonomous unmanned surface vessels. The use of drones in border protection is the first move as a part of the contract. The drones are equipped with sensors and radar equipment to autonomously detect illegal vessels which then relays the information back to the operating center. Once the message is delivered, an operator takes control and heads towards the unauthorized boat to check it out to better understand the situation. If there is nothing wrong with the intercepted vehicle, the drone goes on its way, if there is an issue, a manned border force vessel is sent out to communicate with the boat.

]]>2020-07-09T16:25:34+0000French drone maker Parrot has partnered with Hoverseen, which creates automated drone-in-a-box systems. The partnership will give Parrot’s ANAFI Thermal and ANAFI USA the ability to deploy via Hoverseen boxes. Parrot’s ANAFI drones will be retrofitted to work with Hoverseen, making the ANAFI drones capable of acquiring data then returning to a charging station. The drones be able to take off, land, charge, and transfer data autonomously without people around.

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