The Benefits of Drones
Impacting the world for good If you follow the news, you’ll know that drones have been increasingly becoming a public nuisance. Chaos ensued from the three-day-long Gatwick closure (UK’s second-largest airport) because of an alleged drone sighting in December of 2018. Newark airport in New York also suffered an impromptu flight termination due to drones […]
How AI Can Help Alleviate Poverty
Artificial Intelligence can help those most in need We’re seeing an increase in researchers, scientists, organisations and start-ups of all kinds looking at ways we can leverage AI for good. ‘High-technology’ has become synonymous with high wages and high investment. However, there are loads of projects out there applying this technology to poverty reduction. Harnessing […]
Most Read Big Cloud Articles of 2017
As we reflect on 2017, let’s take a look back at our top 5 most read Big Cloud Articles. 5 Must See Ted Talks on Artificial Intelligence Here at Big Cloud, we’re quite partial to a Ted Talk, and it seems you are too with this being our most read article of 2017! Not only […]
How Big Data is Putting Better Food on Your Plate
There are few industries where scale is more important than in food agriculture. Farms that stretch for as far as the eye can see might contain millions of individual plants. We might lovingly tend each potato plant in our allotment, but on an industrial scale, it is impossible to understand what is happening on a […]
How SnotBots, Surveys and NASA Are Saving Our Oceans
One of the biggest problems we face today is the impact we’re having on the natural world. We still know so little about our oceans, despite it covering 70% of our planet. The destruction of our oceans is so easily ignored as it remains largely unseen beneath the waves. It’s so vital to keep our […]
Solving the Bee Crisis with Machine Learning
Without the natural pollination bees provide, the global food supply would deplete so rapidly, the effects would be disastrous. They’re an essential part of our ecosystem. In other words, a part of a delicate tapestry that works to naturally pollinate our crops. According to the British Bee Keepers Association, 1 in 3 mouthfuls of food we […]
4 Ways Big Data and Machine Learning Are Helping Conservation
The field of computational sustainability is using machine learning algorithms in a bid to help conservation efforts. Moreover, the aim is to analyse and extract valuable insights from data sets gathered from environmental fields. It’s not just about having large data sets or advanced pattern-finding algorithms, but how we use them. The following projects highlight […]