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ETH Zurich’s Autonomous UAVs Utilizing the RockBLOCK
The Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL) of ETH Zurich has developed two solar-powered, low-altitude long-endurance (LALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are gathering valuable data on climate change and agriculture.
Tags: Environmental, IoT & M2M
August 29, 2018
Why Choose Iridium for IoT?
IoT (internet of things) has become a massive buzzword over the past few years, as more and more devices exchange data. In a majority of cases these devices can use land-based networks, such as GSM or LoRa, but a significant number of projects need to get data back from remote areas, where satellite is the only option.
August 22, 2018
RockBLOCK chosen to support AirCore sampling
Introduced in a paper published eight years ago in the American Meteorological Society, the AirCore has proven itself a robust atmospheric sampling device used with balloons and other airborne assets.
Tags: Environmental
August 7, 2018
Octanis Rover Mission
It was the need for a low-cost, minimal environmental impact platform for scientific experiments in extremely cold temperatures, that led the association to develop the Octanis Rover.
Tags: Environmental, IoT & M2M
July 25, 2018
Mapping Ocean Fronts with Robotic Fleets and the RockBLOCK
Led by Dr. João Borges de Sousa of the Laboratório de Sistemas e Tecnologia Subaquática (LSTS) of Portugal, a multinational, multidisciplinary team of scientists have designed, built, and deployed seven autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in the North Pacific Subtropical Ocean Front using the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor.
Tags: Environmental
July 23, 2018
The HAPP Project
Thanks to advancements in IT and DIY fabrication, missions reserved for national space agencies just a decade ago are becoming increasingly accessible to hobbyists. Cue the High Altitude Photography Platform (HAPP), created by Christopher Couch and James Mayes.
Tags: Environmental
July 13, 2018
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