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Promoting community development through drone technology

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Open source AI for assessing wildfires damage

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When wildfires devastated vast areas of Latin America’s tropical forests — including up to 70% of Brazil’s Jataí Ecological Station — conservation teams were left relying on slow, imprecise, and often dangerous methods to assess the damage.

In response, Brazil Flying Labs, in partnership with WeRobotics, stepped into a leading role to design and implement a powerful, scalable solution. By mobilizing local scientists, students, and changemakers, the team developed an open-source AI platform capable of instantly classifying fire severity using drone and satellite imagery — dramatically improving the speed, accuracy, and safety of post-fire assessments.

This breakthrough was made possible thanks to the invaluable support of Tech To The Rescue, whose AI for Changemakers Accelerator and Lenovo AI for Social Impact Lab fellowship connected the team with AI expertise and strengthened their capacity to bring this solution to life for conservation efforts.

Services

Brazil Flying Labs works to equip communities, particularly young people, with innovative skills to meet today’s challenges and improve the quality of education. We achieve our efforts by focusing on STEM to empower individuals, reduce inequalities, and contribute to achieving sustainable development goals in our region.

Using drone technology, we aspire to play a pivotal role in agriculture, supporting farmers to increase crop yields environment, conservation, and other drone-based solutions.

Discover our services below:

Local Capacity Building

We offer individuals, university students, professionals and communities accessible and comprehensive education, training, and resources tailored to our unique needs and challenges. We aim to empower every individual with the knowledge and skills to harness the power of drones in various fields.

Knowledge Exchange

We participate in workshops, conferences, webinars, and social events to boost Brazil's drone ecosystem, broaden our horizons, and open fresh perspectives to enhance the impact of our work.

Ecosystem Building & Facilitation

Our efforts extend to environmental conservation, leveraging drone technology for monitoring and safeguarding the Amazon rainforest. This includes wildlife protection, forest preservation, and ecological data collection to promote biodiversity conservation and optimize resource utilization fostering sustainable practices.

Sector Applications & Projects

We firmly believe that by working with individuals and organizations dedicated to advancing emerging technologies, we can collectively make a more significant impact. Through these collaborations and interactions, we leverage the expertise and resources of like-minded partners to enhance the reach and effectiveness of our various programs.

Youth/STEM Programs

In line with our core focus on collaborative learning, our STEM Enrichment Program aims to promote a passion for science and technology among the younger generation, fostering creativity and problem-solving activities.

Advocacy & Policy Support

We are committed to actively engaging in research that aims to improve drone safety and provide advisory support to relevant stakeholders at the local and international levels to strengthen & sustain the drone ecosystem in Brazil.