Working together on the water and under the water, drones promote a new upgrade of smart water conservancy

As we all know, water conservancy construction has always been one of the livelihood projects that our country attaches great importance to. As there are many rivers and lakes in our country and the natural climate and environment are diverse, strengthening water conservancy construction can not only effectively prevent various natural disasters, but also enhance the protection and utilization of water resources and promote the development and application of new energy. Based on this, our country has been a big country in water conservancy since ancient times. Whether it is Dujiangyan, Zhengguo Canal, the Grand Canal, or the Three Gorges Dam, these all represent my country's brilliant achievements in water conservancy construction.

However, since entering the new era, my country's water conservancy construction has faced many problems, and the pace of development has also slowed down. The increase in population, deterioration of geography and climate, as well as the continued role of factors such as water resources distribution and urbanization development have put forward new requirements and challenges for my country's contemporary water conservancy construction. Against this background, in order to keep pace with the times and solve the water resource dilemma and meet social development and people's production and living needs, my country has proposed the concept of smart water conservancy and actively promoted the digital and intelligent transformation of water conservancy construction.

The so-called smart water conservancy is to use intelligent technologies and equipment such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, big data, and robots to improve the management efficiency and service level of the water conservancy department and promote water conservancy. Improve efficiency and speed up development of construction. In recent years, as my country's water conservancy departments have successively issued relevant guidance documents, more and more enterprises have participated in the transformation and upgrading process, and various intelligent technologies have continued to emerge. Smart water conservancy has gradually become a major focus of the construction of people's livelihood projects in my country. Come to all kinds of benefits and opportunities.

　UAVs bring two major benefits

　Among them, drones are an important factor in promoting smart water conservancy. one. In recent years, with the continuous breakthroughs in drone navigation, communication, sensing, flight control and other technologies, and the continuous growth and expansion of the scale of the drone industry, the application of drones in water conservancy has become more and more frequent and common. . For the development of smart water conservancy, drones mainly bring two aspects of value. One is above and below water monitoring, inspection, exploration, rescue and cleaning; the other is the application of various intelligent technologies.Integration of technologies.

According to categories, drones include not only aerial drones but also underwater drones. With its flexible application, simple operation and wide coverage, aerial drones can conduct aerial monitoring and inspection of flood disasters, water conservancy facilities, water environment, etc., allowing people to obtain comprehensive and accurate disaster, environmental and engineering information. Underwater drones can also play a role in monitoring through underwater operations. At the same time, underwater drones can also clean and maintain underwater equipment and explore and extend underwater water conservancy space.

Of course, in addition to serving as a frontline assault weapon for water conservancy construction, drones can also contribute to smart water conservancy as a central control brain. As a platform tool, drones can integrate various intelligent technologies and equipment, and have the potential to become the central control brain of smart water conservancy development. Against this background, in the future, technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, sensors, and 5G can all be integrated into drones, making it easier to create smart water conservancy through the integration of various technologies.

　Three points need to be noted for future popularization

However, although drones have significant value in the development of smart water conservancy, At present, it is not easy to achieve large-scale application results. Because on the one hand, the water conservancy operating environment in our country is relatively complex, changeable and harsh; on the other hand, the development of drones in our country is not perfect yet. Under the influence of these two aspects, the combination of drones and smart water conservancy in my country still faces many difficulties. In the future, if our country wants to achieve large-scale mature applications of drones in smart water conservancy, it needs to make breakthroughs and efforts in the following three aspects.

The first is the technical aspect of drones. As we have just mentioned, my country's water conservancy operating environment is relatively complex, changeable, and harsh, which places considerable demands on the stability, functionality, adaptability, and endurance of UAVs. Under this circumstance, if drone functions are to meet operational needs in the future, technical research and upgrades will be required.

The second is the supervision level of drones. At this stage, there are many drones flying illegally, randomly, and indiscriminately in our country, which can easily bring hidden dangers to people's privacy, life safety, and social and public property. Against this background, if the application of drones in my country is to be normalized, stable, and mature, it is necessary to strengthen supervision and governance and create a healthy and good environment.

The last is the drone talent level. The application of drones in smart water conservancy requires talent support, especially professional and comprehensive talents who understand both water conservancy knowledge and drone knowledge. However, at present, the talent gap for drones in our country is relatively large, and specific talents are even more difficult to find. Based on this, our country needs to strengthen talent training in the future.and construction.