Projects - Drones

San José Data Usage Protocols & Public Comment initiative

San Jose, California, USA

Public Comment period for emerging place-based tech deployed in San José

PIX4D

Measure from images: A unique photogrammetry software suite for mobile and drone mapping PIX4Dmapper: Photogrammetry software for professional drone mapping

OpenDroneMap

We’re building sustainable solutions for collecting, processing, analyzing and displaying aerial data while supporting the communities built around them.

DroneDeploy

Capture, process, analyse drone data

Drones

Estimativa de Público – Manifestação de 25 de fevereiro de 2024 em São Paulo

Former president Bolsonaro claimed 600,000 attended a rally for him, but researchers used the tool to prove it was less than a third of that.

Improving the Energy Efficiency of Buildings with Drones

New York City

Developed out of NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, Building Diagnostic Robotics (BDR) created robotics tools and AI analytics to aid in assessing building envelope efficiency.

Eye In The Sky

Portugal

Using High-Altitude Balloons [and drones] for Decision Support in Wildfire Operations

fires

OpenAerialMap

1100 13th Street NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20005

OpenAerialMap is an open service to provide access to a commons of openly licensed imagery and map layer services. Download or contribute imagery to the growing commons of openly licensed imagery. Start Exploring

OpenStreetMap

DroneSeed

Seattle, WA, United States of America

Reforesting after wildfires with drones

Drones

africanDRONE

Africa

africanDRONE seeks to empower the drone pioneers already living on the continent, by networking them together into a self-help association that can share resources and knowledge

Drones

Ethics In Tech

Bay Area, CA, USA

Ethics In Technology works towards increased awareness around the ethical use of technology and seeks to make a positive impact through engaging the public at all levels of our society in conversation about these issues.

Drone Journalism Lab Operations Manual

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, R Street, Lincoln, NE, USA

The Drone Journalism Lab's Operations Manual is here to help your news organization with using flying robots to report news.

Ignis

Lincoln, NE, USA

The system attaches to a drone, and drops small incendiaries known as “dragon eggs” from a safe height, at a much lower cost and personal risk than a helicopter.

fires

Atlas of Surveillance

Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a growing global coalition of 165 international, regional, and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in 65 countries that is working to preemptively ban fully autonomous weapons.

Women Who Drone

Women Who Drone, West Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA

A community of female drone pilots, enthusiasts, content creators and innovators. Fly, learn and contribute with us!

Imagining Drones for the Greater Good

IDEO brings together technologists and social innovators to imagine new uses for these “flying helpers"

Drones

Drones & Dreams: A Speculative Sprint Story Collection

Asia

A speculative story sprint collection

Microsoft AirSim

Redmond, WA

Microsoft AirSim (Aerial Informatics and Robotics Simulation) is an open-source robotics simulation platform. From ground vehicles, wheeled robotics, aerial drones, and even static IoT devices, AirSim can capture data for models without costly field operations.