Drone Basics
This is how many propellers a typical quadcopter drone has.
What is four?
Engineers inspect bridges regularly to find these before they become dangerous.
What are cracks, rust, or other damage?
The primary purpose of a port is to do this.
What is move goods and people by water?
True or False: Drones can only take regular photographs.
What is False? Modern drones can capture thermal images to detect heat, use LiDAR to create accurate 3D maps
The sun and wind are examples of this type of energy.
What is renewable energy?
This is the maximum legal altitude most drones can fly in the U.S. without special authorization.
What is 400 feet?
This shape is one of the strongest used in bridge design.
What is a triangle?
This famous New York City landmark was originally called the "Bedloe's Island Lighthouse."
What is the Statue of Liberty?
Thermal cameras detect can detect what instead of visible light.
What are heat differences (temperature)?
Engineers monitor bridges after these major weather events.
What are storms or hurricanes?
This technology helps a drone determine its location.
What is GPS?
This famous NYC bridge was the world's first steel-wire suspension bridge.
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
This river separates Manhattan from Brooklyn and Queens.
What is the East River?
Give two advantages of inspecting a bridge with a drone instead of climbing it.
What are improved safety and faster data collection? (Lower cost also earns credit.)
Rising sea levels can affect this type of infrastructure near the coast.
What are ports, roads, bridges, or seawalls?
Inspection drones can reach speeds of approximately this fast.
What is 35–45 mph?
This is approximately how long a well-maintained bridge can last.
What is 75–100+ years?
This is the oldest bridge in New York City, completed in 1848.
in 1848.What is the High Bridge?
Name 3 types of infrastructure drones can inspect.
What are bridges, buildings, roads, power lines, wind turbines, or construction sites? (Any 3 earn credit)
Drones can help protect the environment by reducing the need for this.
What are dangerous inspections or unnecessary travel?
Besides taking pictures, drones can measure these four things.
What are distance, temperature, elevation, and 3D shape?
This is the tallest bridge in New York City.
What is the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge?
New York City has approximately this many bridges.
What is more than 2,000?
Name three different technologies a drone can use besides a regular camera.
What are a thermal camera, LiDAR, and GPS? (Other sensors may also earn credit.)
This gas is the main greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels.
What is carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚)?