Here's an interesting idea: take the technology a lot of people associate with invasion of privacy or even threat to life (when used by the military) and use it to prevent the spread of wildfires.
That's the idea this astrophysicist is putting forward at least.
It turns out that most wildfires only come to the attention of fire crews when reported by a resident of the area. But this is often long after the fire actually started, and after it has grown considerably already.
The idea with the drones is to have them always in orbit at a certain elevation, feeding early warning signs to fire professionals.
Would you be bothered by this use of drones near where you live?
Good idea, or invasion of privacy?
