OpenAerialMap (OAM) is a set of tools for searching, sharing, and using openly licensed satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery. Built on top of the Open Imagery Network (OIN), OAM is an open service that provides search and access to this imagery.

• Mapping
• Mapping tools
• Drones

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

• Mapping tools
• Drones

Capture, process, analyse drone data

• Drones

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

• Mapping tools
• Drones

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.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Advocacy tech
• Drones

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.

• Climate action
• Sustainable cities and communities
• buildings

• Emerging tech
• Drones

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

• fires

• Emerging tech
• Drones
• Emergency services

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

• Civic data
• Crowdsourcing
• Open civic data

Reforesting after wildfires with drones

• sustainability
• forests
• fires

• Drones

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

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.

• Microsoft

• Drones

A speculative story sprint collection

• Media
• Artificial Intelligence
• Drones

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.

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Drones

A free, user-friendly, extendable application and API for drone image processing.

• Drones

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

• Drones

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

• Emerging Tech Organizations
• Drones

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.

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Specific campaigns
• Partner networks and coalitions

Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities

• racial equity
• surveillance

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Hardware

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

• Emerging tech
• Tech for public challenges
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

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

• Media
• Journalism
• Drones

Drone maps and 3D models processed in the cloud for construction, mining, energy, & more.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization