Have this article read to you at https://youtu.be/PI4qPrVDZWs As most boaters know, if you don’t want to run aground, you have to keep your vessel between navigation channel buoys. Navigable channels are marked thanks to someone’s bathymetry, or, in other words, surveying of underwater topography. Bathymetry is a mundane and repetitive task, so send in […]
In the surveying world, seismic data can reveal a plethora of valuable information. For example, the oil and gas industry heavily relies on seismic data to determine where the good stuff is buried. Seismic data in remote areas is sometimes difficult to collect. As this patent application observes, “if seismic equipment has to be deployed […]
In the drilling world, sometimes you don’t drill straight down. If you need to create an underground passage for utilities under a road, river or obstacle, or to drink someone else’s milkshake, you can drill horizontally. How do you know if your cutting tool is at the right depth or on the right path? You […]
How can drones help society? Let me count the ways. For the linesmen who have to climb power-transmitting pylons in remote areas, this invention will be a lifesaver. Why climb when you can send a drone? This patent application relegates the most dangerous tasks to machines. Sharper Shape Ltd. of Helsinki proposes to mate ground […]