Drones help researchers and park officials get an accurate count of the deer population on Pilot Mountain. From the UNC School of Media & Journalism, Producer – Trent Brown, Associate Producers—Olivia Corriere & Lauren Glaze, Scriptwriter & Narrator – Haley France, Camera/Video Editor: Bob Gunter, Additional Cameras – Trent Brown & Haley France, Executive Producer – Dr. Tom Linden
Drones
A Drone's Eye View of the Ocean: Lesson Plan
Infer how human activities may impact the environment and consider an example of human impact by studying Dr. David Johnston’s research.
A Drone's Eye View of the Ocean
Duke's Marine Lab is the first facility approved by the FAA to use drones in marine research.
Finding Perspective
The dictionary defines perspective as a new view or vista; or a mental view or outlook.
Both definitions apply to the work researchers at RTI International are conducting with drones. That’s because changing your perspective is a very valuable tool for better understanding a situation.
A New Perspective
Drones provide interesting new perspectives on the world. Turns out, the images and angles are not only spectacular, but also valuable to rescue crews and social scientists.
Hexacopter Forces
Think you know what it takes to fly a hexacopter?
Play this simulation to learn how force, torque and angular momentum all help hexacopters hover, move and turn.
What Can Drones Do?
What Can Drones Do?
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Eyes in the Skies
Wake Forest University scientists pioneer using drone aircraft for ecological monitoring. They're flying drones over the Amazon rainforest to study the tree canopy and the amount of carbon dioxide the forest releases.
First In Flight
North Carolina may be taking our “First in Flight” motto, which appears on license plates to commemorate the Wright brothers’ invention of manned flight in Kitty Hawk, to the next level.
That would be the unmanned level of flight, as in drone aircraft.
Week In Review: New Toys
UNC-TV Science Week in Review: November 21, 2013
New Toys