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A rare earthquake in New York City measuring 4.8 in magnitude has the residents of all five boroughs on edge. The quake was powerful enough to rattle the city’s bridge infrastructure and though no injuries were reported in its immediate aftermath, concerns are growing about possible future damage to vehicles and pedestrians from crumbling and... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drone innovators have been known to look to the insect world for their design inspiration – bees and beetles are two favorite templates – especially when it comes to wing design. Now, a team of Swiss designers are turning to cockroaches for insights into how to design a drone that can better explore tree canopies.... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:A number of recent studies point to a sharp increase in the number of extreme bushfires globally. These blazes not only destroy property and cause injuries to humans and wildlife, they also exacerbate climate change. In Australia, carbon dioxide emissions during the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020 amounted to nearly 80 percent of that country’s... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:One of the largest home hospital care facilities in the country is about to start delivering medicines to its home-based patients with the help of drones. Mass General Brigham has just inked an agreement with Draganfly, a leading US drone company, to begin deliveries of critical medicines, technical equipment, and laboratory work to its 3,000... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs are becoming increasingly popular with the nation’s public safety agencies, especially police departments seeking to respond rapidly to 911 calls while reducing their operational costs and keeping their field officers safe from harm. But the need to scale these same operations – in part, to make them even more... Read More
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On Tuesday, April 2, 2024 drone footage captured a tornado in southern Indiana causing massive damage. Captured by the drone cameras of the Chicago and Midwest Storm Chasers, at 1pm a tornado can be seen making its way near Georgetown, Indiana. The footage captures the tornado as it tears apart sections of a building.... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:“Precision” agriculture – the targeting of seeds, fertilizer and pesticides to specific areas of a farm to maximize crop yields – is a fast-rising commercial drone application. Drones can spray farm inputs far faster and more efficiently than farm workers operating gas-powered seeders, tractors or crop dusters, sharply reducing operational costs while enhancing sustainability. But... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Every year more US states embrace drone commerce as a pathway to economic growth. But those states making the fastest progress have political infrastructure in place to support the rapid expansion of drone operations. Part of that infrastructure is an executive-level drone task force that can spur drone activity by government agencies. Another element is... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drones can perform a vast array of aerial missions – far more quickly, cheaply and sustainably than ground-based vehicles, particularly when operating at scale. But none of these missions is more compelling and poignant than the use of unmanned aerial aircraft to find and rescue lost and missing persons whose lives are in peril. The... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Graffiti artists have been using drones for years to spray paint building walls and public infrastructure – especially bridge overpasses – with their colorful artwork, sometimes transforming cityscapes for the better. But now, faced with a rising tide of street graffiti that many angry local residents find vulgar and offensive, some state and city transportation... Read More
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