Drones & UAV Technology
Explore drones and UAV technology with curated guides, open-source tools, flight data analysis, and real-world applications. Learn about autonomous systems, swarm logic, and how drones are transforming industries from agriculture to humanitarian aid.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are reshaping how we gather data, deliver goods, conduct research, and respond to emergencies. Whether you're a hobbyist exploring flight control, a developer working with drone data, or an organization using UAVs for social impact or innovation, this page provides a curated collection of guides, tools, and resources to support your journey.
From autonomous flight to swarm coordination and open-source drone firmware, the drone space is evolving rapidly. This hub aims to help you stay current, go deeper, and put UAV tech to work in meaningful, impactful ways.
What You’ll Find Here:
- Introduction to Drones & UAVs: A beginner-friendly guide covering drone categories, flight systems, sensors, regulations, and real-world applications across industries like agriculture, logistics, and disaster response.
- UAV Systems & Flight Logic: Learn how drone navigation, path planning, stabilization, and telemetry systems work. Explore concepts like PID control, GPS tracking, and real-time flight logging.
- Open-Source Drone Projects: Explore firmware like ArduPilot and PX4, and dive into developer-friendly UAV ecosystems that support customization, simulation, and advanced integrations.
- Flight Data Analysis: Discover tools and tutorials for parsing, visualizing, and interpreting UAV flight logs — ideal for developers, researchers, and test engineers analyzing performance or anomalies.
- Swarm Drones & Autonomy: Understand the principles of swarm coordination, autonomous behaviors, and multi-agent UAV systems used in search-and-rescue, precision mapping, and defense.
- Drone Tools & Libraries: Get hands-on with tools for flight simulation, log parsing, telemetry decoding, and real-time visualization. Includes open-source scripts, CLI utilities, and dev kits.
- Drones for Social Impact: Explore how drones are used in humanitarian mapping, environmental monitoring, and agricultural optimization — including our work with the Zero Hunger Network and Code for the North.
- Drone Tech Resources: Access curated articles, books, courses, and documentation to help you get started or go deeper into UAV development and operations.
Whether you’re flying for fun, building flight software, or deploying UAVs for research and humanitarian work, this hub is designed to be your entry point into the fast-expanding world of drone technology.