Drones, digitisation and nature
Digitisation is hardly a happening term anymore; it’s been there, done a lot of that already. Or has it? Turning analog data and storing it digitally saves not only precious time and creates transparency in any sector it is applied to, but has the potential to reduce greenhouse emissions in our very polluted world. Music consumed online requires no manufacturing of CDs that add to the cyber-waste that was threatening to add to the carbon footprint just half a decade ago. It makes sense, then, that advertising for such music has expanded to overwhelm the digital realm in a big way, reducing dependence on large scale installations and a lot of paper to a lesser extent.
Consider government files. Reams and reams and reams of paper just lying dusty and dirty in old offices and then your boss sends you out to print his email. See how digitisation might help those poor trees?
Can you imagine the complete replacement of airplanes for aerial agriculture data collection? UAVs not only manage to collect all of this data in a fraction of the time, but process it to a simple format enabling quick decision making and planning. This is, understandably, a major step for most farmers. Drones, as UAVs are commonly termed, remain a fancy gadget most famous for the last mile delivery idea by Amazon. However, considering the reduction in cost and rising environmental consciousness, it is a given that most farmers will shift to drones soon enough. The speed at which these devices are capable of covering large tracts of land while providing accurate data is astonishingly superior to that of an airplane. They can also be used to monitor gas emissions according to this article by the BBC- http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34938893, giving us an opportunity to monitor emissions from factories and garbage dumps. With the right sensors, drones can easily collect enough data to drive valuable change in the environment.
Drones are all set to bring about a data revolution and small as it may seem, this data will change the way you view technology and nature.
