Want To Plant One Billion Trees In A Single Year? Try Drones. | GOOD - 0 views
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dr tech on 23 Apr 15"First, the drones engage in aerial mapping to create detailed three-dimensional terrain models. They then begin "precision planting" by shooting seed pods that have been "pregerminated and covered in a nutritious hydrogel" into the soil. Finally, drones monitor tree growth over the course of a number of "planting audits," designed to track the reforrestation progress. "