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urns out WiFi is good for more than just sharing cat GIFs with your friends. Researchers at the Mostofi Lab at UC Santa Barbara have created a system that "sees" inside buildings using two drones and WiFi. To pull this off, the drones are each equipped with WiFi transceivers and fly in tandem outside the target building. One of the UAVs then transmits a WiFi signal while the second one reads the corresponding received power. Throw in a bunch of advanced math and the data is translated into a 3D image of the internals of the building with some impressive results. The Mostofi Lab is no stranger to using radio waves to penetrate walls. In 2010 it published its first demonstration of imaging using WiFi. "However, enabling 3D through-wall imaging of real areas is considerably more challenging due to the considerable increase in the number of unknowns," professor Yasamin Mostofi told UCSB's The Current. This research could help emergency response teams do sweeps of buildings without putting first responders in unnecessary danger. The lab also noted it could be used for archaeological and structural monitoring. source : https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/19/researchers-map-a-building-in-3d-using-wifi-enabled-drones/

The 2017 Capacity Building Workshop of Satellite Remote Sensing for Southeast Asian Scientists is organized by the Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research, National Central University (CSRSR, NCU), Taiwan. This workshop is officially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a platform for young scientists to learn knowledge and experience hands-on practices. In addition, it is an excellent opportunity to meet internationally well recognized scholars in remote sensing to share their valuable experiences and knowledge with young scientists. Themes Satellite Remote Sensing Infrastructure in Taiwan Satellite Remote Sensing Applications in Asia Integration of Active/Passive Remote Sensing, GNSS and GIS Spatial Information, Sciences and Applications The expenses for each participant will be covered by the workshop Round Trip Airfare: based on Economy Class (According to MOST rule, airfare is subject to change) Accommodation Visa fee ( only when applicable, not covering the travel expenses to and from the Embassy or Consulate for applying a visa or other related documents) The application is open from June 12 to July 7 and the results of acceptance will be announced by July 17 via email Visit http://www1.csrsr.ncu.edu.tw/workshop/index.php for detail information about the workshop