Ama-drones ukusiza ukuvikela izilwane zasendle eNamibia

I-World Wildlife Fund izoqala ukuhlola uhlelo olusha lokugada ama-drone e-Namibia ngenyanga ezayo okuhloswe ngalo ukuxhumanisa imininingwane evela emoyeni naphansi ukuze kunikeze abaqaphi beziqiwu ithuba lokudlula abazingeli ngokungemthetho, ngokusho kukaCrawford Allan, uMqondisi wephrojekthi yesiKhwama ye-TRAFFIC yaseNyakatho Melika.

“Kuzoba yinzuzo enkulu ukuvikela izilwane zasendle nabalindi,” kusho u-Allan. “Sizokwazi ukuthi izilwane zikuphi; (i-drone) idlulisela indawo ekulawuleni phansi, futhi ungakwazi ukuhlanganisa abaqaphi phansi ukuze bangene phakathi kwezilwane futhi bakhe isihlangu. Lokhu sikubona njengesambulela sobuchwepheshe.”

UCrawford uthe kuyaqala ngqa ukuthi ubuchwepheshe obunje busetshenziswe kulo mkhakha. Iphrojekthi yeminyaka emithathu ezindaweni ezimbili e-Afrika (owesibili kuxoxiswana ngawo) kanye neminye emibili e-Asia. Le phrojekthi ixhaswe ngesibonelelo sika-$5 million esivela ku-Google Global Impact Awards. Ekugcineni inhloso ukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe beselula (GSM) ukuxhuma ezindizeni ze-drone.

Iqembu elibizwa nge-Conservation Drones nalo lisebenzisana nabacwaningi abazimele ezindaweni ezingu-15 kuya kwezingu-20 emhlabeni wonke ukuze libasize balandelele izilwane zasendle kangcono futhi bathuthukise ulwazi olungabasiza bayeke ukuzingela ngokungemthetho. Basebenzele ukuqapha obhejane epaki likazwelonke eNepal nokubala izidleke ze-orangutan emahlathini aminyene aseSumatra, e-Indonesia.

I-Conservation Drones izimoto zasemoyeni ezingabizi, ezizimele, futhi ezisebenziseka kalula ezinganamuntu zokuhlola nokwenza amamephu amahlathi kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo. Ama-opharetha okungebona abezobuchwepheshe bangahlela umgomo ngamunye ngokuchaza izindawo zendlela endleleni yendiza besebenzisa isofthiwe yomthombo ovulekile.

I-Conservation Drones iyakwazi ukundiza ngokuzenzakalelayo ohambweni oluhlelwe ngaphambilini ingqikithi yesikhathi sokundiza esingafika kumaminithi angu-50 kanye nebanga elingu-25 km. Ngokuya ngohlelo lwekhamera olufakiwe, lawa ma-drones angaqopha amavidiyo aze afike ku-1080 pixel resolution, futhi athole izithombe zasemoyeni ze-<10 cm pixel resolution. Izithombe zasemoyeni zingahlanganiswa ukuze zikhiqize eduze kwesikhathi sangempela sokusebenzisa umhlaba okubhekiselwe ku-geo/amamephu ekhava ezindawo ezihloliwe. Kukholakala ukuthi i-Conservation Drones inamandla amakhulu ezicelo zemvelo nezokongiwa, okuhlanganisa ukudwetshwa kwemephu kwesikhathi sangempela sekhava yendawo yendawo, ukuqapha imisebenzi yamahlathi engekho emthethweni, nokuhlola izinhlobo zezilwane ezinkulu.