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Brazil is the world’s latest country to turn to UAVs to launch a series of high-profile reforestation initiatives. Drones can assist these efforts by conducting aerial surveys to identify devastated regions and then following up with precision spraying of seeds and fertilizer to stimulate new tree growth. Drones are especially useful for seeding remote mountainous... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Power grid inspections have emerged as a critical operational role for unmanned aerial aircraft. Flying alongside electricity power lines, UAVs can speed the inspection process, slashing operational costs and minimizing the safety risk incurred by field crews. Drones, equipped with zoom cameras and sensors, can also identify sources of sparking and fraying in power lines,... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The Brookhaven, Georgia police department (BPD) launched its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program in October 2020 and began scaling it in 2021. The innovative program, one of the first of its kind outside California, allows the department to dispatch UAVs to potential crime scenes in response to 911 calls. The drones hover overhead, providing... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Pressure keeps growing on the FAA to grant waivers to UAV firms to allow them to fly over long distances to conduct their operations on a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) basis. Several small package retail delivery drone companies, including Zipline and Wing, secured BVLOS waivers last summer; so did Ameriflight, for its partnership... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:When most people think of drones and the military, they envision armed UAVs firing rockets or raining gunfire down upon enemy troops and installations. Certainly, drones have a major – and expanding role – to play in modern warfare – just look at the current conflict in the Ukraine. But many armies are beginning to... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:A drone conference in Alabama scheduled for February 26-29 will highlight the role of UAVs in “precision” agriculture – a rapidly growing field that features drones equipped with advanced sensors that spray seeds, fertilizer and pesticides to targeted areas of a farm to maximize crop yields. The organizer of the conference, Steve Li, is a... Read More
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Most drone delivery companies deliver their cargo to customers point-to-point, in one of two ways. Zipline, for example, flies its drones over recipient properties and time releases their cargo via parachute to a nearby landing zone. The forward-flying aircraft never stops flying, saving time and reducing the delivery cost. Other companies like Wing stop... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:It seems like a simple issue, and at one level, it is. The short answer is: Yes, drones, commercial and recreational, are legally permitted to operate at night. It used to be more complicated. That’s because prior to April 2021, drone fliers needed a special waiver from the FAA to fly at night, legally. “Night”... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Firefighting agencies are increasingly turning to drones to help them extinguish fires that can easily overwhelm their ground-based crews. Even fixed wing aircraft and helicopters can only fly so close to a raging blaze without posing a safety risk to their pilots and crews. And manned vehicles can only fly during daylight hours, while drones... Read More
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On New Year’s Eve, more U.S. cities chose drone light shows as an alternative to traditional fireworks displays – or in some cases, as a complement. Hybrid shows –which are a growing trend – occurred in numerous locales, including Baltimore, MD and New Bedford, Massachusetts. Baltimore contracted with a local company, Images Engineering, to... Read More
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