Drones kuthandiza kuteteza nyama zakutchire ku Namibia

Bungwe la World Wildlife Fund liyamba kuyesa pulogalamu yatsopano yowunikira ndege ku Namibia mwezi wamawa womwe cholinga chake ndi kulumikiza deta kuchokera kumlengalenga ndi pansi kuti azitha kuwongolera opha nyama popanda chilolezo.

Bungwe la World Wildlife Fund liyamba kuyesa pulogalamu yatsopano yoyang'anira ndege ku Namibia mwezi wamawa womwe cholinga chake ndi kulumikiza deta kuchokera kumlengalenga ndi pansi kuti azitha kuwononga opha nyama, malinga ndi a Crawford Allan, Mtsogoleri wa pulojekiti ya Fund's TRAFFIC North America.

"Zikhala zabwino kwambiri kuteteza nyama zakuthengo ndi alonda," adatero Allan. “Tidzadziwa kumene kuli nyama; (Drone) imatumiza malowo kuti ayang'anire pansi, ndipo mutha kusonkhanitsa olonda pansi kuti alowe pakati pa nyama ndikupanga chishango. Tikuwona izi ngati ambulera yaukadaulo. ”

Crawford adanena kuti ndi nthawi yoyamba kuti teknoloji yotereyi igwiritsidwe ntchito m'munda. Ndi pulojekiti yazaka zitatu pamasamba awiri ku Africa (yachiwiri ikukambidwa) ndi ina ziwiri ku Asia. Ntchitoyi idathandizidwa ndi thandizo la US $ 5 miliyoni kuchokera ku Google Global Impact Awards. Pamapeto pake cholinga chake ndikugwiritsa ntchito ukadaulo wa foni yam'manja (GSM) kulumikizana ndi ndege za drone.

Gulu lotchedwa Conservation Drones lakhala likugwiranso ntchito ndi ofufuza odziyimira pawokha pamasamba 15 mpaka 20 padziko lonse lapansi kuti awathandize kutsatira bwino nyama zakuthengo ndikupanga chidziwitso chomwe chingawathandize kusiya kupha nyama. Agwira ntchito yoyang’anira zipembere pamalo ena osungira nyama ku Nepal komanso kuwerengera zisa za orangutan m’nkhalango zowirira za ku Sumatra, ku Indonesia.

Ma Drones Oteteza ndi otsika mtengo, odziyimira pawokha, komanso osavuta kugwiritsa ntchito ndege zapamlengalenga zomwe zimayang'ana ndikujambula nkhalango ndi zamoyo zosiyanasiyana. Ogwiritsa ntchito omwe si aukadaulo atha kukonza ntchito iliyonse pofotokoza njira zapaulendo wa pandege pogwiritsa ntchito pulogalamu yotsegula.

Ma Conservation Drones amatha kuwuluka maulendo omwe adakonzedweratu mokhazikika kwa nthawi yonse yowuluka mpaka mphindi 50 komanso mtunda wa 25 km. Kutengera makina amakamera omwe adayikidwa, ma drones awa amatha kujambula makanema mpaka 1080 pixel resolution, ndikupeza zithunzi zamlengalenga za <10 cm pixel resolution. Zithunzi zapamlengalenga zitha kulumikizidwa pamodzi kuti zipangitse mamapu apafupi ndi nthawi yeniyeni a geo-referenced land/chikuto cha madera omwe adawunikiridwa. Amakhulupirira kuti ma Conservation Drones ali ndi kuthekera kwakukulu kogwiritsa ntchito zachilengedwe ndi kasungidwe, zomwe zimaphatikizapo pafupi ndi mapu a nthawi yeniyeni a malo am'deralo, kuyang'anira zochitika za nkhalango zosaloledwa, ndi kufufuza nyama zazikulu.

ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:

  • The World Wildlife Fund will start testing a new drone surveillance program in Namibia next month that aims to coordinate data from the air and ground to give park rangers an edge over poachers, according to Crawford Allan, Director of the Fund's TRAFFIC North America project.
  • The (drone) relays the location to ground control, and you can mobilize rangers on the ground to get in between the animals and form a shield.
  • The Conservation Drones are able to fly pre-programmed missions autonomously for a total flight time of up to 50 minutes and over a distance of 25 km.

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