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The latest rescue took place last month, when sherriff’s deputies found a missing 93-year-old woman in a dark field in Missouri – using a DJI drone with a thermal imaging camera.  That brings the total to more than 500 lives saved by drones, according to DJI’s project counting the lives …

Drones provide an aerial perspective for almost any use.  Mobile apps for drones can take that aerial perspective and turn it into something useable: from counting sheep and cattle to pizza delivery.   Meet Godfrey Nolan, president and founder of RIIS: one of the companies helping drones work harder in …

China’s government is determined to lead the world in implementing urban air mobility, enabling companies like EHang to accelerate applications from emergency response to aerial sightseeing. “The General Office of the State Council of the PRC has recently issued a circular proposing to accelerate the strategic development of Urban Air …

There is still time to get deeply discounted hardware and software for your business.  Check out these Cyber Monday drone deals and Pix4D‘s Cyber December offers! This year, the industry is embracing year end discounts: Cyber Monday drone deals are going well beyond recreational hardware (but that’s included, too.)  If …

If you are looking for a job, or hoping to get into the business, you may want to know where the most drone companies are located.  RS Components has put together a report  outlining the drone capitals of the world.  Using Crunchbase data, the report also looks at investment funding for …

The turkey’s been eaten, and now it’s time for another classic tradition – shopping.  This year, online is the way to go – but there are a lot of options for purchasing  – or winning – a drone on Black Friday. Autel’s EVO II For the U.S. market, Autel’s EVO …

Source: Percepto Autonomous drone developer Percepto has snagged a financial bounty just in time for Thanksgiving—$45 million. Koch Disruptive Technologies led the Series B funding round to launch “a transformative solution for remote, fully autonomous, asset monitoring, inspection and compliance of industrial sites.” Along with VC investors State of Mind Ventures, Atento …

Source: Coptrx British drone provider COPTRZ is offering free online drone training for emergency services agencies–including mountain rescue teams—across Great Britain. In addition, the company recently announced a competition to award a winning public-safety agency with a Mavic Enterprise Dual to support SAR call-outs. English agency Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team …

Source: Walmart “Attention, Walmart shoppers – check out the drone light show.” Retail giant Walmart is launching a holiday drone light show in eight store locations throughout December. The event, described by a press release as a “magical experience that brings the joy and wonder of the holiday season to …

Source Drone Racing League The Drone Racing League (DRL) this week announced new first-time partnerships with sports drink BODYARMOR, apparel brand Champion Athleticwear and gaming furniture brand RESPAWN as part of the 2020 DRL Allianz World Championship Season. Throughout the season, DRL pilots battle it out in the DRL SIM, the …