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China drone developers take off
Already a world leader in drone production, it is now emerging as a world-class innovator
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Fri, Dec 18, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Beijing
WHEN an explosion devastated parts of China's Tianjin port in August, one insurance company turned to Chinese-made drones to help analyse the rubble and estimate the damages.
Comparing satellite photographs of the site ahead of the blast with high-resolution images taken later by drones, the People's Insurance Company of China (PICC) was able to determine how many vehicles had been destroyed and total the losses for German carmaker Volkswagen.
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