GUN-WIELDING DRONE PLANTS TREES.

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  • Author(s): ABRAMS, MICHAEL
  • Source:
    Mechanical Engineering. Apr2020, Vol. 142 Issue 4, p64-64. 1p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      TREE planting; LOGGING; REFORESTATION; FORESTS & forestry
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the efforts of Canadian startup, Flash Forest for reforestation process. It further discusses views of Bryce Jones, a mechatronics engineer & company's chief executive officer, on issue; using drones for every step of reforestation process such as surveilling target areas, planting seedlings and monitoring growth; and developing software, uses 3-Dimension mapping technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to select both the best planting sites and the best flight paths.