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#GeoChat “Maps for Machines” Summary

29th February was a special day for us at Geoawesomeness, as we hosted our first Twitter Q&A #GeoChat with John Ristevski, Vice President of Reality Capture and Processing at HERE (Related: Calling all map lovers: What’s a #geochat and why you should participate). We had an awesome time during #GeoChat and in case you missed it, here’s a chronological summary of what happened.

The never ending waiting to kick-off the chat

Question 1: 

The Twitter community is alive 😉

Question 2:

20 mins have already go by! Twitter Q&As can be really fast 🙂

Question 3: 

Aleks decided to go rogue 😉 V2V Communications, Open Data and more…

Its time for Question 4:

A little fun on the side

Back to the serious stuff…

Can AI power the maps? Question 5:

Okay, its close to the end… Lets make things a bit more relaxed. Speaking of which,

Time to look into the crystal ball

And curtains!!

Stay tuned for the next #GeoChat 😉

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Australia Shark-spotting drone

The number of shark attacks in The New South Wales state in Australia has been increasing for a number of years. In 2015, 13 attacks have been recorded – more than double the number for 2014 and 2013 combined and much more than ever before. It forced The New South Wales government to search for new ways to protect beachgoers.

The rescue is supposed to come from the sky. The state is testing a shark-spotting drone that is using advanced vision capabilities to detect potential risk. In addition, the trial is looking at using the drones to deliver Life Saving Pods to people in emergency situations. The $250.000 drone developed for that purpose is the long-range, battery-powered, military grade device that is capable of up to one hour of flight time per charge.

The New South Wales premier Mike Baird described the trial as an “innovative” step in keeping the beach safe. “This technology has the potential to improve the way our emergency services respond when people find themselves in trouble,” he said in the statement.

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