NEWS
Ajman deploys
drones for
environmental
monitoring
A
jman has become the first emirate of
the UAE to leverage a drone-aided
solution for environmental protection.
Swisslog receives award
for automation in
warehouse management
Alain Kaddoum,
General Manager
for Swisslog
Middle East
NNTC has contributed to arranging
environmental monitoring in the Ajman
Municipality’s environment and public
health department which uses a UGCS-
powered automated drone management
system to monitor mangrove forests and
territories near manufacturing enterprises,
densely populated areas and landfills.
UGCS-controlled drones automate the
process by improving its speed and quality.
Drones regularly survey certain locations
and gather data for operators to track
changes over time and make decisions, while
UGCS software enables data collection in
order to create detailed maps and track
environmental changes in the area.
The project included two phases:
deployment and customer training. During
the deployment phase, specialists set
up the UGCS management system and
flight routes. At the training phase, pilots
learned how to use the drone management
system, map a surveyed area, update
ecological and altitude maps and respond
to emergency situations.
Pavel Tatarintsev, NNTC R&D Head, said:
“Drones is an optimal solution for our tasks.
The initial implementation was successful,
and in the future the solution could be
expanded with AI data processing, smarter
drones and more sensors. The system proved
to be efficient, flexible and user-friendly.”
S
wisslog, a Dubai-based leader in
robotic, data-driven and flexible
automated solutions, has announced
that it has been honoured for its
transformational growth across
warehouse management.
It has been awarded with the GCC
Robotics and Automations Solution
Provider for Warehouse Management
Industry, Enabling Technology Leadership
Award by Frost & Sullivan Middle East.
Alain Kaddoum, General Manager for
Swisslog Middle East, said: “We are
extremely honoured to be recognised
by Frost & Sullivan Middle East. This
award is a testament to our relentless
focus on quality, practicality and future
growth. This year’s awards highlight the
acceleration of automation in the Middle
East and our commitment to meet all
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INTELLIGENTCIO
levels of automation and intralogistics
handling needs.”
Automation and informational
technology are central to several Middle
East and North African (MENA) countries’
future development plans. According
to a report by Gartner, the total value
of the MENA tech sector is expected
to hit US$168.8 billion by 2020. With
the continued increase in demand for
robotics and automation, Swisslog
continues to demonstrate leadership in
new products and innovation aimed at
embedding efficiency, intelligence and
competitive advantages into warehouse
logistics operations. Swisslog is one of
the 40 companies to be recognised
for its exception accomplishments,
demonstrated performance in areas of
leadership, technological innovation and
product development.
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