Thermal drones debut at Scotland’s weekend Loch Ness-palooza

An unrelenting quest for truth – and businesses recognizing a ripe opportunity when they see it – will be fueling the convergence of myriad mystery lovers, avocational researchers, and drone pilots on Scotland this weekend to search for the Loch Ness monster during the 90th-anniversary year of its first sighting.

The August 26-27 hunt for the Loch Ness monster in northern Scotland is far from the first organized mass search for the mythical beast – nor novel in using cutting-edge gadgetry as part of that effort. But included among new tech to be deployed over the weekend, says organizer Loch Ness Centre organizer, will be “drones to produce thermal images of the water from the air using infrared cameras.” 

It adds those heat detecting drones – coupled with hydrophones to detect any underwater acoustic signals (apart from fish audible rolling their eyes at the spectacle) – “could provide a crucial component for…