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Memorial Day is still months away, but it’s not too early to think about how to keep summer swimmers safe from drowning. The number of those drownings is on the rise, officials in localities up and down the East Coast say. One reason? Persistent shortages of trained lifeguards, especially during the early and late summer... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:How can the US drone industry become more competitive? Industry stakeholders, concerned over the continued dominance of Chinese drone suppliers as well as tight FAA restrictions on the number and scope of US commercial drone flights, are stepping up pressure on the White House and Congress to pass additional legislation and fund new programs to... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Wing, a leader in aerial retail package deliveries, continues to surge to the forefront of the global drone industry. Its latest innovation? The introduction of a larger drone prototype that can deliver heavier packages and service multiple customers from a single point of origin, under the control of a remote pilot than can direct long-distance... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Hybrid drones that draw upon gas combustion and electric power propulsion are becoming more popular and visible in the global UAV market. These drones combine the best of both worlds – increased sustainability and longer flight duration. Typically they also accommodate heavier payload to perform a wider range of missions from business cargo delivery and... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:DJI, the world’s leading drone designer and manufacturer, with a monopoly on global sales, is beginning to face stiff competition from a number of upstart drone companies, including Autel Robotics, a rival China-based firm that is about to unveil a slew of new drone products that could give DJI – and everyone else – a... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:New York City isn’t the only locale in the Empire State that is turning to unmanned aerial vehicles to enhance its law enforcement operations. A hundred and seventy miles north, in the small town of Schenectady, NY (pop. 67,000), the local police department has just won approval from the town council to launch one of... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Virginia based Drone-Up is the latest drone firm to receive an FAA BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) waiver allowing the company to make long distance aerial deliveries without the need for ground-based visual observers. Several other UAV companies, including Wing and Zipline, received the same coveted waiver last September, which has allowed them to... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Two more local police departments have joined the growing list of law enforcement agencies that have turned to drones to enhance their criminal pursuit and search-and rescue operations. In Blaine, Minnesota, police have turned to private businesses and foundations to finance the purchase of a single drone equipped with advanced video and thermal imaging features.... Read More
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In 2021, an elderly Swedish man who’d just suffered a massive heart attack outside his home was spotted by his neighbor, a doctor, who called first responders for support. The first responders didn’t just respond – they sent the doctor an Automated Emergency Defibrillator, or AED to apply to the dying man. And in... Read More
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The recent devastating earthquakes in Japan have highlighted the need for a full-scale emergency response effort that can save lives and rapidly assess and mitigate the damage. Ground crews, road vehicles and conventional aircraft still shoulder most of the burden for rescuing earthquake victims and providing medical supplies and long-term disaster relief. But specially... Read More
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