A volcanologist wants to do their job. Specifically, they want to study some volcanoes really closely. Unfortunately, our human bodies are not build for those sort of environments (think hot and gassy) and our poor volcanologist has no way of approaching the volcano.
As empaths, we decided to help them. Can’t leave a homie hanging, after all.
Enter: Volcallect.
As much as we would love to delve deep into the onomastics shebang, the more important subject is why.
Volcanologists and volcanoes are not found in Singapore, that much is true. However, there is an island found on a tectonic plate called the Sunda plate. The plate boundary lies near the Indonesian archipelago and is the main cause of why we also see a corresponding chain of volcanoes. Similarly, up north in the Philippines, we also see many volcanoes. In short, Singapore may not have volcanoes, but we are surrounded by big volcanoes whose ash can enter our atmosphere and disrupt our lives, even hundreds of kilometres away.
Volcanologists help to mitigate the risks and hazards posed by volcanoes, and data collection and modelling are important steps in that process. Post-eruption conditions are quite unfavourable. This is why we need automated drones that can fly in and collect the samples that we need. Without going into giving away too many juicy, technical details, our drone takes into consideration current sampling methods and how we can improve upon them.
Our next blog entry will describe our prototyping process and purchases made.
Our volcanologist shan’t lose hope!
Signing off,
VolcaYUH