“What other hazards are up there that aren’t visible from the ground?” said Juneau avalanche specialist Pat Dryer. “The ability to essentially fly to the top of the slope and figure that out would help.” With drone technology, he can do just that.
Drone imagery captures an avalanche that stopped just short of Thane Road in Juneau.
“What other hazards are up there that aren’t visible from the ground?” Dryer said. “The ability to essentially fly to the top of the slope and figure that out would help.” The robotic DJI drone dock houses the drone in between flight missions. It’s equipped with charging technology and data collection to upload photos to the cloud remotely.
All of those photos can help avalanche specialists like Dryer map and model the snowpack using a process called photogrammetry. The major advantage of the dock is that it would allow drones to take off and land without a human operator on the ground. But for now, DOT and DJI are monitoring test flights closely to work out the kinks. The goal is to learn more about the drones’ battery life, data storage and resilience to Juneau’s weather.
“To be in Alaska and experience some of the tough weather, for instance,” he said. “So that the team is able to verify how it’s holding up in these conditions.”
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