South African organisations focused on building a future customer base and next generation workforce need to engage with the next generation now, understanding Gen Z’s biggest concerns and moving to help address them, says Hanli Goncalves, organiser of the upcoming MyFuture 4.0 digital careers expo. “South Africa’s Gen Z – those currently in school or […]
The infrastructure advisory and engineering consultancy, Aurecon, is only months away from obtaining its Remote Operators Certificate (ROC) from the South African Civil Aviation Authority, at which point it will start using its drones on selected projects. The consultancy’s squadron of drones will be used a value-adding tool on projects to enhance its service offering. […]
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are rapidly changing the face of the conservation industry. They have the potential to revolutionise conservation and spatial ecology. At the core of conservation is the monitoring of species populations and their habitats. Traditional approaches to collecting species populations and habitats data may be resource intensive, potentially inaccurate, difficult […]
The iGlobe Group has developed a solution which combines GIS tools and drone technology for property management. The solution, Property Development Management Systems (PDMS), is planned to assist in a project in Namibia – from the initial designing process up to the day-to-day sales tasks of estate agents. The project is estimated to cover an […]
Mapping land boundaries is an important way to boost a country’s economic growth and development. It contributes towards better security of land ownership, allows land owners to get bank loans and helps governments to tax owners correctly. Unfortunately, in most African countries only about 30% of the land boundaries have been mapped. Mapping is done […]
In facilities management, inspecting large institutional, engineering, manufacturing, mining and commercial facilities and assets can be a challenging, dangerous, and dirty job. Ensuring that assets are performing reliably to design standards means balancing tight budgets and ageing infrastructure or finding new ways to maximise the value of existing assets. As digital technologies merge with unmanned […]
Robotic technology is quietly transforming the world of agriculture. This article describes how this market could grow to become a $45-billion industry by 2028. It will also demonstrate how diverse this emerging industry is in terms of forms, functions and fortunes. Will tractors evolve towards full unmanned autonomy? Tractor guidance and autosteer are well-established technologies. […]
Collect 1-million data points from a 15-minute flight compared to 300 points in a day from a traditional ground survey. It’s no wonder that drones equipped with GPS technology and remote sensors are revolutionising data collection. But will jamming spoil all the fun? Recent years have seen the appearance of affordable, high-end drones which, coupled […]
