Great to see the Careers and Transition Association of NZ Inc. has a case study of great Drone Legends activities at Papakura High School, and the work of STEM leader Satchet Singh

Sagar Thaker, JCMATTHEW NZ LTD. Industry areas of Agriculture, Military, Sporting, Emergency Response, GIS – mapping, Retail, Product Distribution – Flight safety awareness and usefulness of UAV technology in today’s world

Sacha Wetzel, AVFOIL. Industry areas of Agriculture, Military, Security – I like things that fly and I also like flexible ways to see different views, drones offer this to aviation which I have been a part of for near 30 years.

Jeff Maunder, Fire and Emergency New Zealand Jeff is the National Capability Manager and Chief Remote Pilot for Fire and Emergency New Zealand. Jeff’s scope of operations is very broad and covers basic mapping, 3D imagery, Thermal mapping and Hotspot analysis, damage assessments for structural collapse, flood damage assessment and adverse weather response. Key factors for FENZ is the integration of UAS intelligence into smart GIS info systems that are developed and targeted and operations command and decision making personnel. UAS is a fast growing emerging technology that has the ability to have a significant impact on reducing the impact of Sudden Onset Disasters (SOD) on communities. We are only just touching on the capabilities and potential of integrated UAS intelligence products and the impact it will have on the Emergency Management Sector.

Finn Lloyd of St Paul’s College shared his recent Drone Legends experience in the school newsletter, saying “The Drone Legends experience was like no other, from Coding and Path-Flying a drone through a structure or room to creating a drone of our own. There is no experience that I would rather spend the day doing, and all of my thanks go to Mrs Brayshaw, as well as Dr Hansen and the Drone Legends NZ program.”