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When it comes to acquiring drones, it’s rarely a state’s big cities that establish themselves as pioneers. One reason? The presence of nearby airports. Federal regulations prohibit drone flying within 5 miles of a major airport and many big city officials are leery of creating havoc for air traffic controllers by authorizing the use of... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:America’s burgeoning drone industry got its start more than a decade ago and has been growing steadily ever since. But the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 proved to be a major catalyst to its development. In March of that year, governments and private companies alike began turning to drones to deliver vaccines, masks... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drones can play a powerful role in modern agriculture by adding cost-saving precision to the aerial distribution of seeds, fertilizer and pesticides. Rather than plant or spray an entire field, sensor-equipped drones can identify the areas most in need of support and dispense farm inputs accordingly. And compared to difficult-to-recruit farm workers and gas powered... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Can drones fly freely above private property, with the regulatory permission of the FAA, or do landowners have the right to limit drone access under state and local trespass law? It’s a thorny legal issue that has never quite been resolved. In practice, under an informal agreement that’s come to be known as “cooperative federalism,”... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Scalability remains the Holy Grail of retail drone delivery companies. Making “last mile” deliveries from a single store outlet to a nearby individual customer, then returning to the drone’s original launch site is a useful demonstration project. It proves that aerial drone deliveries can be made safely – and on time. But unless the company... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Officially, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supports seven drone testing sites nationwide. The sites are located in New York, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas,Virginia and Alaska. But there’s actually an eighth, albeit unofficial, site – tucked away in eastern Oregon. And it’s been growing fast, even faster than some of its official counterparts. All... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Montana has consistently ranked in the top 10 of US states that are actively supporting the growth of the nation’s drone industry. The reasons are not hard to find. For one thing, the state’s size and terrain are highly favorable to drone flying. Montana is the nation’s fourth largest state – after Texas, Alaska and... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:If you’re planning to fly your drone near a dangerous or restricted area, or in a crowded airspace, it helps to have an angel watching over you. UK-based Altitude Angel is the world’s premier technology company offering a seamless integration of manned and unmanned aircraft in the same airspace. Best known recently for its role... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Scientists seeking to discover the atmospheric effects of hurricanes have a new tool at their disposal: Saildrone. The 23-foot long aquatic vessel literally sails right into the maelstrom of a cyclone to collect data on the interface between the storm’s winds and the water’s surface. That’s been a missing link in hurricane observation for decades,... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:UPS is one of a number of parcel delivery services that has turned to drones to expedite their deliveries to businesses and individuals alike. Thanks to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), UPS will be able to make those deliveries over much longer distances – and far more cheaply. The FAA just granted UPS – or... Read More
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