Wildfires are consuming our forests and grasslands faster than we can replace them. DroneSeed is a Seattle-based startup that aims to combat this growing problem with a modern toolkit that scales: drones, artificial intelligence and biological engineering. And it’s even more complicated than it sounds.
Article – DroneSeed Is Planting Trees From The Air
Discussion Questions:
- Discuss the different technologies that are included with these drones. How do these technologies help these drones to be effective at replanting forests?
- If you were an investor would you chose to invest in this company? Why or why not?
Source: Devin Coldeway, TechCrunch, “That Night a Forest Flew – DroneSeed is Planting Trees from the Air”, http://www.techcrunch.com, November 27, 2018.
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