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One of the biggest problems associated with drones is their inability to stay airborne for long. Most drones have a battery life of around 20 minutes before needing a recharge. This is where a British aerospace company known as Prismatic saw an opportunity. Prismatic is working on a solar powered drone that will have the... Read More
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As drones become more popular, drone companies and operators are coming up with new innovative ways to use them. The latest is a brilliant idea by three Davidson College students to attach a hose to a drone to help clean buildings. Keeping a building’s exterior clean helps to maintain its value and overall aesthetic appeal.... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Recently, a video surfaced on YouTube showing a drone illegally flying dangerously close to a plane at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Luckily the incident did not end in disaster. According to Chris Walach, the senior director at the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), had the drone been sucked into the jet... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is teaming up with a non-profit this fall to start their new initiative called the freeFLY Drone Program. The program was launched to help improve rescue efforts of whales entangled in fishing nets. As a result of fishing efforts around the world, over 300,000 marine mammals die every year... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:With the population of wild tigers currently at around 3,500, it is clear why there is a need for the Indian government to come up with ways to boost conservation to help increase the population of these endangered animals. Following a successful pilot program conducted on International Tiger Day in July, the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Raptor Maps and Enel Green Power North America recently signed a deal that will see the two organizations working together in developing solar asset management systems to optimize the maintenance and field operations of solar farms. Like most investments, solar farms need constant inspections and preventative maintenance to keep them fully operational. Under a deal... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:One of the problems facing large cities, such as Houston, is illegal dumping. According to Randy Scales, a lieutenant in Harris County, Texas, there are people dumping trash every day on land or in the waterways, but very few arrests are made. This led to the installation of cameras and the use of drones in... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The UK government is backing a drone project that aims to explore how unmanned aerial vehicles could benefit various cities. The project is already underway in its first phase. Five UK city regions have been chosen to be the drone test centers. They include London, Southampton, Bradford, Preston, and the West Midlands. Nesta, the innovation... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Officials from Lagos to Mumbai are using satellites and drones to identify and monitor slums and other informal settlements. There are still millions of people living in slums around the world. However, governments have always found it difficult to map informal settlements mainly due to the lack of planning when people are constructing their homes.... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:In the past year alone, America has been hit by some of the worst mass shootings in history. Sadly, these shootings have been particularly prevalent in schools. Schools are vulnerable to such attacks mainly because the security staff lacks the training or necessary equipment to take down a shooter before they cause damage. A tragic... Read More
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