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(2023·山东临沂期末)Officials at Northland Pines School District are working with a tech
company called Spooky Action on a programme to allow students to use the Internet through
drones(无人机).
About 10 percent of Northland Pines students don't have any Internet access at home,and as
many as 40 percent have poor connection speeds which hardly meet the demands of home learning.
District leaders have tried for more than ten years to close that gap,but there are no easy solutions.
"We're a district of about 500 square miles and getting Internet connection for every family is a
challenge,says Harlan Leusink,director of technology for the district.
The programme will use drones that are connected to a power source on the ground and that
can stay in the air for weeks and even months.The drones will serve as flying cell towers.
However,the purpose of designing drones had nothing to do with the education but it was related
to disasters."A hurricane comes in and blows down all your cell towers:it's pretty easy to put up a
flying cell tower,"Rahul Tiwari,Spooky Action's CEO,says."It's not necessary to replace a cell
tower.The idea is to quickly meet the Internet needs of a community without having to build a
million cell towers everywhere."
While the drones can stay in the air for more than a month,that's not usually necessary when
they provide the Internet for students.Tiwari says the drones will be active during peak()
class and homework times and won't be flying overnight.
Leusink says his district is looking at the drone service as a proof-of-concept for where and how
they need to set up more permanent(永久的)devices(设备).If a drone in a certain area gives
students good coverage in that area,he says the next step will be for the district to look for more
permanent land-based solutions.
()1.What problems does Northland Pines School District have?
A.It has poor Internet access and connection.
B.Internet access at home