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Re:Google SWE points 48 AI agents at NASA Lidar, finds unmap... by jcattle on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @09:58AM (#50454242)
With this you are searching for a needle in a haystack. There's a whole bunch of jungle to cover. With a drone you would spend ages not finding anything due to their limited range. That Would be pretty bad ROI.

Also, drone mounted LiDAR is often not powerful enough to go through dense foliage which you have in these tropical climates.

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Re:Google SWE points 48 AI agents at NASA Lidar, finds unmap... by embedding-shape on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @10:55AM (#50454886)
Ok, those are all reasons why it's hard, which it is for everyone by the way, not just "looters". It's still possible and doable, like it is for others. Your previous comment made it sound like it was impossible specifically for looters for some reason, which I'm glad we've cleared up wasn't your intention, thanks for explaining!
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