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Public safety drones are an increasingly important sector in the drone industry – and in communities across the country.  Now, an agreement between ASTM International and DRONERESPONDERS will move towards standardized global training of public safety personnel. “ASTM International, the global leader in fully transparent standards development, and the DRONERESPONDERS …

This year’s AZDroneFest and Education Expo is going virtual – and with a film festival, keynote speakers, informational panels and training classes, drone photographers and interested parties from anywhere in the world will want to attend.  The AZDroneFest will be held October 22 – 24, 2020: you can check out …

One of the biggest commercial drone shows in the industry is AUVSI’s Xponential.  Our Editor-in-Chief, Miriam McNabb, will be participating in two sessions: as a panelist for Session 2065, Public Perception of Unmanned Systems on Tuesday, October 06, 2020: 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM; and as moderator for Session 2144, Charting …

Source: Beagle Drones Dwight Neptune never dreamed his interest in electrical engineering would morph into founding a drone company – especially not by the age of 18. Yet there’s where Neptune, now 22, finds himself – as CEO of Beagle Drones, a New Jersey startup specializing in FPV racing drone …

Drones and mapping go hand in hand: the aerial imagery captured by drones provides a new way of creating accurate maps and models of areas both large and small.  DroneDeploy has been at the forefront of drone mapping since 2013.  It’s founders have always done what they could to help …

Source: Dedrone Counter-drone startup Dedrone caught something much more positive than a rogue drone. This week, the California-based company snagged $12.1 million in a funding round led by Euro-tech investors TempoCap. Founded in 2014, Dedrone has already racked up an impressive roster of VC investors, including Felicis Ventures, Menlo Ventures, …

image courtesy GLOBHE Swedish drone services company GLOBHE has signed a global agreement with a world leading telecom company.  The GLOBHE network will provide telecom site inspections by drones in up to 30 countries: “from Norway in the north to South Africa in the south,” says a company press release.  The …

International drone services company Hojung Solutions is successfully reaching beyond borders despite the COVID crisis. Hojung Solutions is a respected South Korean engineering firm with a well-developed drone program, using the award-winning Remo-M fixed wing mapping and inspection platform.  They’ve formed strong international partnerships across the globe: in Africa, in …

by DRONELIFE staff writer Jim Magill Manatee County, Florida may become the first local government entity in the country to use its emergency 9-1-1 system to dispatch the delivery of emergency medical supplies by drone for people suffering from heart attacks or other serious medical emergencies. On September 15, the …

California’s Freefly Systems introduces a new commercial drone for the enterprise: The Astro.  The Astro Enterprise Drone Solution is a collaboration with Auterion, the largest open source drone software platform.  The Astro is a multi use enterprise drone for utility, telco, and infrastructure companies, as well as drone service providers and first …