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Forty-five of the 50 US states prohibit the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the purpose of hunting wildlife, including bears, deer and birds. The reasons are largely moral and ethical: Using a drone to scout wild animals is viewed as a violation of the “Fair Chase Rule,” which stipulates that human hunters should... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) periodically grants special authorizations – dubbed “waivers” – for drone companies to conduct their flights at long distances without the need for remote piloting. It’s a cumbersome and time-consuming process and requires enormous patience on the part of the applicant. Those that obtain a waiver – and only 20% of... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:An Ireland-based company is about to join the US drone “club.” Manna Aero, which has already made tens of thousands of package deliveries in the suburbs surrounding Dublin, is planning on repeating its performance on a smaller scale in Texas. The company still needs formal regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, but given its... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Mass US retailers like Amazon and Walmart are hoping to reap huge profits from the use of drones for aerial delivery of their store goods. But the real future of remote package delivery may well lie elsewhere – in fast food. While Amazon and Walmart continue to face obstacles to the expansion of their drone... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Portland just joined the ranks of police agencies nationwide that are turning to drones to enhance their criminal enforcement operations. Last week, the city council voted to endorse a pilot drone program that will allow the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) to deploy drones to enhance their crime scene analyses and to investigate hazardous waste spills.... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Partnerships are increasingly critical to business success in the drone industry these days — and the more strategic and global those partnerships, the more lucrative they tend to be. Take, for example, the recently concluded deal between Finland’s Flyby Guys and Seattle Project Management Services LLC to expand their drone operations via a joint venture,... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drones have a remarkable ability to capture wildlife “in action.” Hovering far above mammals and fish, drones can record their movements quietly, without being noticed. Yet, equipped with their high-powered zoom cameras and thermal imaging, drones can also get a close-up view of aquatic animals, identifying and even tracking individual members of a species when... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Zipline is on the move again. Fresh from delivering medical supplies to remote areas in North Carolina, Arkansas and Utah, the Silicon Valley-based drone company has just inked a partnership with Michigan Medicine (MM), an Ann Arbor-based health system, to deliver specialty pharmaceutical medicines across the Wolverine State. The partnership is somewhat new for Zipline... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Which of the 50 US states has the most advanced drone industry? The answer may surprise you: Oklahoma. Ranked #3 by the Fairfax, VA-based Mercatus Center in 2021, the Sooner State jumped to #1 year, and continues to receive top billing. Over the past decade, expanding federal contract and grant support to Oklahoma’s Choctaw and... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Pressure is growing on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to loosen its strict regulations governing autonomous drone flights over populated areas. In testimony before Congress last week, Adam Woodworth, CEO of the Alphabet drone subsidiary Wing, urged legislators to compel the FAA to approve more such flights on a routine basis. Woodward noted that the... Read More
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