Islamabad: Pakistan‘s army said Thursday it had shot down a small Indian surveillance drone in Kashmir, as tensions rose over continued cross-border shelling in the disputed territory. According to a statement from the army media wing, the Indian quadcopter — about the same size as a commercially available hobby drone — had crossed 600 …
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U.K.-based Frazer-Nash, is a Systems and Engineering Technology Consultancy, offering a drone specialty. “In my area we are passionate about our vision: making drones common place, safely benefitting society; currently we are doing this by supporting a number of large national organisations in the UK to make the most of …
Read More »Partnership will Donate Drones and 3D Modeling Software to P…
Public safety departments use drones in all kinds of emergencies – but with communities across the country suffering the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis, first responders are required more than ever to do more with less. The National Public Safety Drone Donation Program (NPS-DDP) was set up to address …
Read More »Autonomous Drone Platform Resupplies Military Ops
Source: Near Earth Autonomy As emergency aerial missions become increasingly important during times of pandemic, drones are proving their worth, delivering vital cargo to remote or unreachable areas. Pittsburgh-based drone firm Near Earth Autonomy has developed a system that allows military units to safely execute resupply missions with cutting-edge obstacle …
Read More »It’s Time for Drones to be Part of the Conversation! Join Dr…
It’s time. Drones are part of industry, of enterprise businesses, government and military processes, and the everyday life of millions of hobbyists and photographers. But in this day and age, there’s another real sign of mainstream acceptance – an emoji. Drone services firm DroneUp is leading the charge – sign …
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The development of 4G’s successor began before the fourth-generation wireless network had even rolled out. In 2008, less than a year after Steve Jobs unveiled the first ever iPhone, Nasa started work on 5G in the hope that the futuristic technology would one day facilitate “a new economy in space“. It would take …
Read More »Social Distancing Enforcement Drones Arrive in the U.S.
[Drone voice]: Go home! Photo: John Nacion/NurPhoto via Getty Images In late January, a viral video from China showed people who’d wandered outside in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak getting scolded by a disembodied voice from a drone flying overhead. Last month, similar campaigns began in France, where …
Read More »DJI Extends Some Drone Warranties
DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer, has announced it will extend the warranty service period for products with an original warranty ending from March 14, 2020 to April 30, 2020. They will have the warranty extended to April 30, 2020, in response to customers’ inability to leave their homes during …
Read More »The digital trends brands should activate during the Covid-1…
Many brands have traditionally considered digital to be a nice-to-have – a platform for social media content and community management with some tech thrown in. Digital has traditionally been cut when funds are needed for a billboard or an event, based on the assumption that SA doesn’t have a widespread …
Read More »SimActive Used to Determine Solar Potential from Satellite I…
In a recent press release, SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces that their Correlator3D™ product is being used by Dutch company NEO B.V. to assess solar potential in multiple cities. Digital surface models (DSMs) are generated from WorldView and GeoEye satellite stereo images and serve to calculate …
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