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imoverclocked
I love that we are doing this but I hate that we aren't fixing the root cause of most natural disasters we will be seeing in the coming centuries.
drcode
great to learn from the headline that this tech only works for disaster response maps, and isn't usable for other types of maps, like mapping out the front lines of a war
tamimio
As someone who's in the field, I hate how drones and robotics are now associated with anything related to wars. It just kills the passion, and now whenever you mention you work in it, do it, or are interested in it, you get that suspicious look and even a knock on your door.
Mountain_Skies
Also can detect unapproved changes to your home or anything an insurance company believes makes your property more risky to insure.
Oceoss
I always thought drones could be very veeery useful for fires as well (not only floods)