Episode 8: The New Buzz in Construction
Joe and Fenity start off with drone bottle service at the beach, before telling you all the great ways drones are making construction great again.
Drone Bottle Service
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Estonian delivery company Cleveron delivers ice-cold beverages right to you on the beach! Just send them a text message and they deliver your beverage of choice to a CleverNest, where you can collect it.
Surf Ranger App Lets you Patrol for Sharks!
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A Perth tech company has created the Surf Ranger app that allows beach goers to conduct their own shark patrols with aerial drones. You can also geomap other beach hazards or points of interest to be shared on the app.
Construction and Drones
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To find out more to check out Joe Christian's latest article about drones being used in the construction industry.
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Construction needs some help! It is one of the least digitalized industries and it has a lot of waste.
How Drones Help Construction
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Surveying and mapping a 60 acre site took 2-3 WEEKS with traditional ground based methods but only 1-4 days with a drone!
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Drones can also make measurements, remotely monitor progress for an off-site foreman or investor, and they add a new dimension to marketing.
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Many companies are using drones on construction sites, including American icon John Deere, who partnered with Kespry to offer drones at their locations in the USA and Canada.
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Drones can also help make construction safer. Falls are the leading cause of death and injury in construction. There are many times you can spend a drone to inspect something, rather than a person.
Trump Gets Drone Protection
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The Secret Service will use drones to protect President Trump during his trip to a New Jersey golf club in August.
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This makes the Donald the first US President to have drones on his security detail! The tethered drone system will have infrared cameras and be used for perimeter monitoring.
