I-Eco-drones manje iqapha ukuthambekela kwemvelo

Imidiya evamile ivamise ukuveza izimoto zasemoyeni ezinganamuntu (UAV), ezaziwa nangokuthi ama-drones, njengemishini egada abantu abaningi ethunyelwa ezindaweni zempi. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ngokuvamile akunaki ukusho ukubaluleka kwazo okukhulayo ocwaningweni lwezemvelo. I-Faculty of Environmental Design eNyuvesi yaseCalgary ikholelwa ukuthi ama-drones azovula umhlaba omusha wamathuba kubacwaningi.

"Eminyakeni embalwa ezayo, silindele ukwanda kokusetshenziswa kwezinhlelo zezindiza ezingenamuntu ezindabeni ezibanzi zomhlaba nezemvelo," kusho umsizi kaprofesa kanye nosihlalo wocwaningo we-Cenovus uChris Hugenholtz we-Faculty of Environmental Design (EVDS). “Njengososayensi woMhlaba, ngiye ngilangazelele ukubuka ngeso lenyoni indawo yami yocwaningo ukuze ngingezelele noma ngithuthukise izilinganiso ezenziwa phansi,” kusho uHugenholtz. "Ama-Drones angakwenza lokho futhi angaguqula izici eziningi zomhlaba kanye nocwaningo lwezemvelo."

Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, ama-eco-drones avumele ososayensi nezazi zemvelo ukuthi bathwebule izithombe, bahlole izinhlekelele zemvelo futhi baqaphe imisebenzi yokukhipha imithombo engekho emthethweni. Lawa maqoqo edatha asetshenziselwa ukusetha izinqubomgomo kanye nokusungula amasu ekulawuleni izinhlekelele kanye nezinhlelo zokunciphisa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bavumela ososayensi ukuthi baqaphe izici zemvelo njengokuguguleka kwemifula kanye namaphethini ezolimo. Inzuzo enkulu enikezwa ama-drones ihlobene nokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele; ama-drones avumela ososayensi ukuthi baqoqe idatha ezindaweni eziyingozi ngaphandle kokufaka ukuphepha komuntu siqu engozini. 

Isibonelo, ngo-2004 i-US Geological Survey (USGS) yalinga ngama-drones ngenkathi ihlola umsebenzi e-Mount St. Helen. Bakhombise ukuthi imishini ingasetshenziswa ngempumelelo ukuthwebula idatha yekhwalithi ezindaweni okunzima ukufinyelela kuzo. Ama-drones akwazile ukuthwebula idatha endaweni egcwele umlotha wentaba-mlilo nesibabule. Kusukela kule phrojekthi eyimpumelelo, abathuthukisi behlise ubukhulu bamakhamera, izinzwa zokushisa futhi ngasikhathi sinye bathuthukise amasistimu wokuzulazula nokulawula abukhali kakhulu.

Kungakhathalekile ukuthi yiziphi izinzuzo, ukusetshenziswa kwama-drones kungangeza izindleko ezibalulekile kumaphrojekthi wocwaningo. E-United States, izindleko zingasukela noma kuphi ukusuka ku-$10,000 kuya ku-$350,000. Ngenxa yalokho, izikhungo eziningi zocwaningo zikala izindleko-inzuzo ngaphambi kokuzibophezela ekusebenziseni. Isibonelo, i-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ihlola ukuthi ingabe kufanelekile yini ukukhokhela indiza engenalutho ethule kunendiza enophephela emhlane lapho ihlola izinhlobo zezinyoni.