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New York ranks 36th on the list of US states deemed ready to expand their drone industry, according to the Virginia-based Mercatus Center which ranks all 50 states annually. So it is surprising, perhaps, that the Empire State has the privilege of serving as one of just seven sites approved by the Federal Aviation Administration... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drones are becoming so popular with businesses and consumers that it’s often forgotten that other aircraft are still filling critical niches in today’s economy. Moreover, they will likely do so for years to come, no matter how useful and cost-effective drones may become. The reason isn’t necessarily a diehard refusal by ‘“late adopters” to leave... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have an important role to play as auxiliary support for police and law enforcement operations. One of their most important law enforcement roles is surveilling and tracking criminal suspects, especially during high speed chases in tunnels, alleyways or remote mountainous terrain beyond ready access to road vehicles and manned helicopters. Drone... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:The onset of the COVID-19 in early 2020 wreaked havoc on American businesses, forcing many to shutter their doors. For prospective buyers, the pandemic also complicated their due diligence efforts: Sheltered in place, many were unable to survey prospective properties in person but were forced to rely on photographs posted online. Investors and purchasers became... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Each summer and early fall the United States and China face massive destructive wildfires, with devastating consequences for homes and property, which each year are becoming worse. But there’s an important difference in how the two countries are responding to this growing challenge. America continues to rely heavily – and stubbornly — on conventional manned... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can conduct a panoply of important missions, saving time and money and reducing safety risks. But none, perhaps, is more fundamental than conducting aerial surveys – or site mapping. UAV farm and mine surveys have gained enormous public attention in recent years, and several of the nation’s leading farm and mining... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:As drones continue to fill the nation’s skies, law enforcement agencies that rely upon helicopters for a variety of missions are debating whether drones might be cheaper and more effective performing in the same roles, and if so, whether they should replace their entire helicopter fleet with unmanned aircraft. Most police forces, it seems, are... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Montana is not one of the nation’s leading drone states. The Virginia-based Mercatus Center, which ranks all 50 states, places Montana fairly low, at #18. Geography would seem to favor the Big Sky State which has more acres of farmland than any other state except Texas. But Montana lacks the powerful stakeholder support one finds... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are conducting far-flung missions on every continent these days. Some are surveying damage to rainforests in South America; others are tracking endangered wildlife in Australia; still others are delivering badly needed medical supplies to remote villages in Africa. Whatever the need, and the locale, drones are proving they can do the... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:For years, critics of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have tried to stigmatize them as “weapons of war.” While there’s no question that armed drones are increasingly present on today’s battlefields the world over, UAVs are also — at least potentially — instruments of “peace.” Drones are not only assisting companies, and now even schools and... Read More
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