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When it comes to law enforcement drone programs, few can match the breadth and sophistication of the one in Ft. Myers, Florida and surrounding Lee County. The FMPD just received a free gift from the Florida DOT – a state-of-the art 3-D photogrammetry drone – that will allow the department to expedite and enhance its... Read More
A California-based company has just received FAA approval to begin testing its new passenger drone vehicle in the real world. The company, ALEF, claims it’s the first air taxi company to receive such FAA approval. Big news, right? Well, not quite. ALEF’s “flying car” isn’t the first passenger drone vehicle to receive a “Special... Read More
The Latin American drone market is beginning to surge, and two countries – Chile and Brazil – are leading the way. Chile’s main drone focus is the nation’s prodigious mining industry, one of the largest and most lucrative in the world. Everything from copper to manganese and bauxite ore is mined in Chile. The work... Read More
Asia is the world’ fastest growing drone market, occupying a 24% share compared to just 12% a year ago. China, India, South Korea and Japan are witnessing the fastest growth rates but even smaller countries like Vietnam are experiencing significant spurts, owing to a combination of design technology ingenuity and the sheer determination of its... Read More
Indiana consistently ranks in the top 10 among US states whose law enforcement departments have acquired drones. And no Indiana city has acquired more police drones or deployed them for more purposes than the Hoosier state’s beloved capital of Indianapolis. The IMPD first expressed an interest in drones nearly a decade ago, and after some... Read More
When NASCAR first discovered the world of drones two years ago, its avid embrace soon transformed the world of aerial race car photography. Today, FPV racing drones closely track the progress of cars around the track, flying at speeds of 85-95 mph, providing viewers with dazzling close-ups of drivers and their vehicles engaged in fierce... Read More
US Border Patrol has a new friend: A DJI M300 drone that can provide real-time aerial surveillance of both sides of the border, filming continuously. The drone, with its limited battery power, can’t perform this mission alone. Now, thanks to Volarious, a Singapore-based drone services company, it doesn’t have to. Volarius has designed a... Read More
The proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has led to important technological and operational advancements in the management of farms. With drones, what was once tedious and time-consuming field work, often requiring long hours in the hot sun using expensive difficult-to-recruit farm labor, has become a fast, efficient and cost-effective process that makes farming more... Read More
America’s most beloved – and notorious – sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe, didn’t get her start, professionally, in Hollywood. Her first full-time job was at a military production plant at the height of World War II. At the tender age of 18, she was hired to spray fire retardant on the parachutes used to drop explosives... Read More
Women are making great strides in the drone industry, especially when it comes to owning and flying their own drones. But men still overwhelmingly dominate the ranks of drone company owners. Are there exceptions? A few. One is Manal Habib, CEO and founder of Mighty Fly, a San Francisco based drone startup founded in October 2019.... Read More