By Lalit Gupta & Nandita Pegu The Ministry of Civil Aviation recently notified the Draft UAS Rules 2020 and invited public comments on the proposed rules. This was necessitated due to increasing commercial and civilian use of drones in the country as also evidenced by current Covid-19 and anti-locust drone …
Read More »Drone Delivery Canada Transporting COVID Supplies to First N…
Drone Delivery Canada Sparrow Drone Drone Delivery Canada is partnering with the Georgina Island First Nation (GIFN) to provide delivery services to the Ontario community. Working with sales agent Air Canada and the Pontiac Group, DDC will launch a two-way delivery flight route to the First Nation’s mainland community using …
Read More »WA Police drones: fleet of more than 40 drones to patrol met…
The Police Minister says more than 40 drones will be patrolling regional and metro WA over the next 12 months. The State Government had announced the purchase of 35 drones last November, and in a video published on Facebook yesterday, WA Police said the first deployment would be rolled out …
Read More »DJI EP Core Launches Educational Robot System
Source: DJI Drone giant DJI today unveiled the RoboMaster EP Core, an all-in-one classroom solution that includes an educational robot. The first product of DJI Education, the new offering sports hardware capabilities, supplemental teaching materials and a competition database to introduce students to AI, engineering, programming and robotics. “Built to …
Read More »Drone Harmony Upgrade Terrain Aware Platforms
Source: Drone Harmony Switzerland-based Drone Harmony is upgrading its line of terrain aware flight planning platforms to better account for differences in elevation – a key requirement in many industries from surveying to mining inspection. Several drone systems gather 3D data geographic data for analysis and, with this growth, the …
Read More »Harness buys Drone.io to expand into software integration
Harness Inc. said today it has acquired the self-service continuous integration firm Drone.io Inc. for an undisclosed price. Harness sells a “continuous delivery-as-a-service” platform that uses machine learning algorithms to monitor new software updates for any problems. Continuous software delivery is an emerging model that’s popular with companies that want …
Read More »Marines pilot 5G in ‘living lab’ at Miramar — Defense Syste…
Connected Warrior Marines pilot 5G in ‘living lab’ at Miramar By Stephanie Kanowitz Aug 05, 2020 As the first military base to deploy Verizon’s 5G ultra wideband, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar will serve as a living lab for the technology, facilitating collaboration between the Defense Department and vendors. …
Read More »BCG ECONOMY THRIVING ON RICH BIODIVERSITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL …
Thailand is embracing the Bio-, Circular and Green Economy (BCG) model as a path towards more sustainable growth, which will be marked by more employment, higher people’s incomes and an eco-friendly society. Focusing on applying technology to further enhance the market values of agribusiness products and the service sector and …
Read More »PrecisionHawk Lights Up Drone Tech for Utilities
Source: PrecisionHawk Drone companies like PrecisionHawk have led the industry in the inspection power distribution and transmission infrastructure like lines, towers, transformers and other components of the electrical grid – work that can be dangerous and costly for non-aerial inspectors. Drone tech has improved conditions for power workers by keeping them …
Read More »Drone Rescue of Beluga Whale in the Arctic Sea
image courtesy Atlas Dynamics There is nothing better than a search and rescue story – no matter who it is being rescued. Last week, Atlas Dynamics documented the drone rescue of a Beluga whale – an endangered species – by the Norwegian People’s AID Search and Rescue Unit, using the …
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