Huge quantities of sand have disappeared from the protective barrier sandspit that protects the Northland township of ...

An estimated equivalent of 26,000 truckloads of sand has been lost in six years, according to a new aerial drone survey.

The new Māui Drone Project is a one-year collaboration between the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), non-profit wildlife technology organization MAUI63 and WWF-New Zealand.

The LIDAR comprises a full 50% of the drone’s weight and provides a conical FOV out to a range of 450m. All processing happens onboard the drone, with point cloud data being processed by a LIDAR ...

Using LiDAR (light detection and ranging) drones, researchers have estimated that China is home to 142.6 billion trees ...

Drones are also used to monitor land, check on water and feed supplies, and to check on livestock without disturbing them. Farmers in New Zealand have found a new way to herd their sheep.

2025 There’s no sign of the much-vaunted LiDAR module on the new leaked image either, although DroneXL believes it’s there – just concealed behind the propeller on the drone’s left arm due ...