UCalgary, SAIT, AHS, and Alberta Precision Laboratories partner with the Stoney Nakoda Nations

Researchers investigate drone delivery of medical supplies to remote communities during pandemic

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), commonly referred to as drones, may prove to be a valuable tool in the battle against pandemics like COVID-19. Researchers at the University of Calgary, the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Alberta Health Services (AHS), and Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) are partnering with the Stoney Nakoda Nations (SNN) to deliver medical equipment and test kits for COVID-19 to remote areas, and to connect these communities to laboratories more quickly using these remotely piloted aircraft….

https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/researchers-investigate-drone-delivery-medical-supplies-remote-communities-during-pandemic

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