The Atlas Centre, located in Villacarrillo (Jaén), was opened in 2014 as the first aeronautical centre specialized in drone trials. In fact, it is the only one in Spain considered to be a segregated air space by the Spanish Agency of Air Safety, this means that it is only available for a specific type of […]
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Drones and 3D to map the geological heritage of Jaén
A research team from the Centre for Advanced Studies in Earth Sciences of the University of Jaén is documenting the 87 geological interest points of the province of Jaén to make the data obtained with this research available to the public. They use aerial images, some of them obtained with drones, terrestrial pictures, and also […]
Precision agriculture with drones to save 70% in plague and weed control
One of the concerns of both farmers and researchers is plague and weed control, in addition to its high cost and the environmental damage. That’s why a research group from the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture in Cordova has developed technology based in remote sensing with uses drones which fly over crops to monitor them. Their […]
Drones to rehabilitate the ‘Caminito del Rey’, one of the most dangerous paths in the world
The construction company Sando is using the most innovative systems in the rehabilitation of the ‘Caminito del Rey’, located in the ‘Gaitanes Gorge’, Málaga. An example is the use of drones to facilitate field survey. Due to its deterioration, this path had become one of the most dangerous in the world.