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Drone company and AI firm team up to create groundbreaking tool that could help save iconic species: 'A game-changer for how we look at conservation'


Monarch butterflies could soon benefit from a new AI-supported conservation effort, thanks to a partnership between two Midwest companies.

POLLi works by using high-res cameras attached to drones that can gather images over where they fly, which are then computed with trained AI to map milkweed over large areas. For example, the platform could help U.S. departments, including transportation, defense, and fish and wildlife, to make quicker and better policy decisions. "What we've created really provides an economical solution to help (people) capture, collect and evaluate at a level that they've never been capable of doing before," said Greg Emerick, the CEO of Simple Business Automation, per Inforum.

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