The ViDAR tech to be set up in UAE was announced by an Australian firm.

Introduction of solutions like remote sensing as well as high-tech devices to monitor objects from a distance has opened doors for helping humanity navigate through unknown terrain thanks to accurate mapping and systems that guide unmanned vehicles. Students in the Emirates have been known to come up with smart drones for disaster relief in the past year, highlighting the possibilities for intelligent aerial vehicles along with the need for mechanisms like air traffic control for UAVs, that can allow them to glide through smoothly.

Coming back to remote sensing, features like LiDAR which allowed researchers to find remote areas and hidden ruins, are now becoming common tools after being integrated into smartphones, while innovators move towards more advanced ways to spot objects as well as people. In light of the need to equip drones for finding their own way without glitches and to spot objects in any part of the UAE with precision, an Australian firm has announced the introduction of a radar that detects people, vessels or vehicles simply by picking up vibrations, making it a game-changer for rescue missions in the region.

Described as vibration detection and ranging tech or ViDAR, the mechanism can maintaining consistent accuracy round the clock, and will be controlled through a center to be set up in the Emirates. It'll have a 180 degree range of detecting objects, and is capable of finding anything from a raft to an individual stranded at sea, which run-of-the-mill radars can't.

The device for this purpose can be mounted on unmanned drones, helicopters and airplanes, before it sets out screening larger swaths of the ocean as compared to existing tech. Monitoring conducted by the Sentient system gliding towards the UAE is automated, while the visual data collected by it is processed through algorithms.

Once video footage is analysed, AI only sends out an image of a map with objects or places of interest pinned onto it, to the operator. This high-accuracy radar can bring a significant change to military ops.