Dominant drone-maker DJI commissioned this animation as part of their #DronesForGood campaign, highlighting interesting and positive uses of drones. A research team at SUNY Binghamton discovered that commercially available drones could be very effective at detecting land mines in challenging locations. Drones equipped with thermal cameras can pick out so-called butterfly land mines with great accuracy because they heat up and cool off much faster than the surrounding environment. These mines are hard to find with traditional metal detectors because they are primarily made of plastic.

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Animation: Bård Edlund.

DJI producer: Ben Popper.

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