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Another Use For Drones: Saving Rainforests?
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs, otherwise known as drones, are aircraft piloted by remote control or programmed to follow a flight path using GPS as a guide. They can be as small as a book or as large as a commercial airliner. From toys to weapons, they are filling a range of niches, including research and conservation efforts.
We spoke with Max Messinger, Founder of Linn Aerospace and Research Fellow with Wake Forest University Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. He has spent the past several years developing, building, and flying a variety of drones to monitor the health of the Peruvian Amazon rainforests.
New Wake Forest Grant Will Establish Research Center In Peru
Wake Forest University has received the largest grant in its history to fund an international center in Peru aimed at scientific research and environmental sustainability.