A Namibia-born surveyor, and owner of Micro Aerial Projects, has developed an exciting new tool — a drone, costing about US$10,000, that can provide high-quality aerial maps in a short time. Walter Volkmann’s drone was one of the highlights of a recent conference on land and poverty at the World Bank, in Washington DC, United States. The bank has pushed for land tenure reform in the developing world in recent years, and a key element to enable this is technology that eases mortgages and land transfers by creating reliable maps and title documents. Read More
