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10 schroyer drones forgood
1. Drones for Good:
Matthew Schroyer
University of Illinois - EnLiST
DroneJournalism.org
DronesForGood.com
@matthew_ryan
Mentalmunition.com
sUAS Opportunities In
Research,
New Media,
STEM Education,
And Public Outreach
2. The Commercial Impact:
Where will drones be in the near-future?
Association for Unmanned Vehicles and Systems International
Economic Impact Report- March, 2013
Other ($2.2B)
Agriculture
($2B)
Public Safety
($89M)
• Wildfire mapping
• Disaster management
• Thermal infrared power
line surveys
• Telecommunication
• Weather monitoring
• Aerial imaging/mapping
• Television news coverage,
sporting events,
moviemaking
• Environmental monitoring
• Oil and gas exploration
• Freight transport
3. Configuration and Specifications of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
(UAV) for Early Site Specific Weed Management. (PLOS one)
Jorge Torres-Sánchez, Francisca López-Granados, Ana Isabel De Castro, José Manuel Peña-Barragán.
9. Fukushima Disaster - (2011)USAF in Guam deployed
RQ-4 Global Hawk 22
hours after earthquake
Used infrared sensors to
detect the temperature of
the nuclear reactor
Flew 20
missions, encompassing
300 flight hours