Seeing the big picture with Sustainability Drones

Seeing the big picture with Sustainability Drones

At Life Cycle Logic we have been hard at work developing innovative ways to view sustainability. It’s always about seeing the bigger picture – to put things into perspective and to achieve real measurable progress. I’m delighted to announce our latest innovation is literally taking off to help Vanuatu- sustainability drones. For several years I have been building remotely controlled aircraft (a.k.a – drones) and experimenting with how they can help with our sustainability work. This tool is a real game changer and the applications are only limited by your imagination; from assessing the potential of buildings for solar, searching for threatened species, monitoring revegetation progress to capturing an organization’s sustainability story. The most urgent application, however, is to provide the bigger picture when the effects of climate change are felt. Vanuatu was recently hit by one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. Cyclone Pam struck with wind speeds over 250 kilometers per hour, leaving the archipelago devastated and thousands of our near neighbours without food or shelter. I am extremely proud to have been asked to travel to Vanuatu to assist the United Nations to map the impact of the cyclone. We will be using drones to capture ultra-high resolution aerial photos and video to provide the UN with the big picture to help to coordinate the rebuilding efforts. Stay tuned for updates as I embark on this amazing...