Next up in our “Ask Drone Girl” series is about which drone to buy for travelers. If you have a question for Drone Girl, contact her here. I’m getting a drone. Mavic Pro or the X-Star Premium? I travel a lot and will take it with me. I am also …

Fearing possible threats from rogue unmanned aircraft, Swiss police deployed two anti-drone technologies during last week’s World Economic Forum in Davos. Canton-level police used DroneGun, a signal-killing device manufactured by American-Australian startup DroneShield that can drop errant drones and block video signals from their cameras, as well as DeDrone’s Drone …

The FAA has announced that the second meeting of the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) will be held on January 31. The DAC was formed last year and held it’s first meeting in September of 2016.  The committee plans to meet 3 times a year in order to help the FAA to …

A rendering of the three dimensional data set obtained from the Great Sand Dunes mapping project. UAS Colorado, a non-profit business league committed to promoting and improving the commercial drone industry in Colorado, has announced that the first drone mapping project within a US National Park has been completed at …

image courtesy Pix4D Swiss drone photogrammetry and mapping experts Pix4D will speak today at the UN Panel on Food Security.  The company’s participation is another sign that drones are becoming widely recognized as a significant factor in precision agriculture. “The United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) will …

image in public domain Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed refrigerated drones that could safely transport medical supplies such as blood, medications, and vaccines. Dr. Timothy Amukele, a pathologist and researcher with a special interest in solving healthcare issues in remote areas of the globe, has perfected a system of cooling …

The drone industry can be fickle.  While some drone companies have suffered through widely publicized failures – and consequent layoffs – in the last year, many are thriving.  With new customers, new products, and new funding some drone companies are expanding rapidly: but finding the right staff to support that …

A fixed-wing drone backed by DARPA soared into history books last month after achieving a world-duration flight record for drones in its class. Manufactured by Vanilla Aircraft, the diesel-fueled VA001 flew for nearly 56 uninterrupted hours at an altitude of 6,500 to 7,500 feet after being launched on Nov. 30 …

With the clear benefits that agronomists get from a birds’ eye view of their crops, precision agriculture has been one of the leading applications of drones across the globe.   The technology offers incredible advantages: with the data provided by drones farms of any scale can conserve resources, monitor crops, make better …

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