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Abu Dhabi drone tech finds buried water leaks

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Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has unveiled a new drone application system that uses radar technology to detect underground water leaks without digging up a single inch of soil.

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Skyports trials BVLOS drone flights for realtime water quality tests

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Skyports Drone Services has announced what it called breakthrough aerial testing of remote water quality monitoring, in partnership with fellow UK tech startup Makutu and the Northumbrian Water utility.

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Utilities can save millions with this drone water sampling system

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Every year, New York City spends over $1.4 million to collect water quality samples. But now, a new drone-based solution can help NYC, and over 50,000 other water utilities in the United States, to slash their water sampling costs by up to 90%, and sample collection time by 75%.

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Man wades through water to recover DJI Mavic Pro from an Alaskan river. Will the drone ever fly again? [video]

Man wades through water to recover DJI Mavic Pro from an Alaskan river. Will the drone ever fly again? [video]

A man, by the name of Ben, was trying to shoot some footage of an Alaskan river filled with Salmon, but unfortunately, he crashes his DJI Mavic Pro drone into the river. Ben is able to recover the drone after it had been submerged in the fast-flowing water for a few minutes. All of the video footage, except the last clip when he crashed the drone, is saved. However, the most important question is, will the drone ever fly again after having been fully submerged in the water?


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