IIT Kanpur, AUS to develop advanced drone data analytics

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT) has signed a teaming agreement with Aarav Unmanned Systems (AUS) for advanced drone data analytics to develop sustainable solutions in areas such as rural development, infrastructure, and mining, a statement said.

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The company on Friday signed the agreement with the Center for Developing Intelligent Systems (CDIS) of IIT Kanpur, its statement noted.

The teaming agreement is the first step toward unlocking the latent potential of drone data, it mentioned. "AUS and CDIS will together develop sustainable and integrated solutions to improve the impact and scale of various use cases like rural development, infrastructure, and mining," it stated.

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AUS is the largest drone-solution provider for the Centre's SVAMITVA scheme, under which it has mapped more than 55 lakh acres of the rural area spanning across 18,000 villages, it mentioned.