Yesterday was the inaugural flight for the University of Belize’s (UB) first drone at the Central Campus. Drones have been trending as they are being used in video and photo capturing but they can also be put to educational use in the Geographic Information System (GIS). UB and Georgia State University (GSU) have initiated collaborations that will aim at providing collaborative learning across borders through community based research using GIS as its platform. Keeping up to the vision GSU donated a Parrot 2.0 Drone to the University. Interim Dean for the Faculty of Science Technology (FST), Dr Pio Saqui, expressed that the equipment “is a wonderful donation that will present a new dimension of learning for our students and amplify our faculty members’ capabilities to do research and provide services to our stakeholders, in conservation, environmental management and other social services. “ The University seeks to develop strong partnership with all the relevant sectors of the Government of Belize, NGOs and CBOs as means to deliver relevant learning and services for the development of Belize. Chair for the Science Department in FST, Cecy Castillo, also emphasized that “the use of Drone technology will not only enhance our current GIS course offered, by exposing students to cutting edge technology and hands on learning, but will also enable the University to expand on its research capabilities. “ Students from the Natural Resources Management Program (NRMP) were present at the inaugural flight where they then went to collect images which were analyzed in the afternoon. Dr. Timothy Hawthorne presented the drone on behalf of GSU while Dr. Pio Saqui gratefully received it on UB’s behalf.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 16:31:07 +0000
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