Drone

Despite the fact that Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker has announced a state of emergency today due to an outbreak of the coronavirus, a statement published today by AUVSI says that the Xponential show, one of the biggest in the drone industry, will take place as planned. With any luck at …

A verified DJI pilot may have leaked photos of DJI’s new Mavic Air 2 drone. Tech Radar reports Twitter user @OsitaLV posted five photos which industry experts say could be the company’s planned mid-range drone. The model is rumored to be released in April. Osita’s profile lists him as a “verified …

Thursday, 12 March 2020, 10:34 amPress Release: New Zealand Government Hon Eugenie Sage Minister of ConservationMinita mō Te Papa Atawhai New predator-control drones to help nature in hard-to-reach places Crew from the Galapagos rat eradication project, attributed to ECT and Island Conservation. The Department of Conservation (DOC) is investing $790,000 …

Researchers from Edinburgh University are using drones to study and demarcate global warming, and to determine how it is affecting glaciers in the Andes, a recent BBC article reports. DRONELIFE reached out to the makers of the drones to learn more about the project – but first, the research. Researches from …

Drones for agriculture? Sounds a little far-fetched, but believe it or not, they are proving very useful for farmers to monitor their properties. Also, with drones finding application in an extraordinary number of fields, the idea does not sound off. The real question though is, will federal rules support or …

Image Provided by Ware The drone industry excels at addressing expensive and slow processes that can be dramatically improved with aerial assets.  One San Francisco startup has identified a major need in a $1.9 trillion industry, and they’re solving it with a combination of easily available commercial hardware and their …

LORDSTOWN, Ohio – Lordstown Motors Corp. paid Workhorse Group Inc. $12.2 million last year to license the Cincinnati-based electric truck manufacturer’s technology.  The noncash license income was part of the income Workhorse included in its fourth-quarter and 2019 full-year results Tuesday morning.  Under the agreement, which the two companies entered …

The new strain of coronavirus is our current natural disaster, and drones and other new technology are being used to respond. As Covid-19’s first site of attack, China has led the battle against the Coronavirus, and it has turned to technology as a tool to help stop the spread of …

WINDFALL GEOTEK SELECTS DRAGANFLY TO DEVELOP DRONE BASED SOLUTION FOR LANDMINE DETECTION – EIN News Trusted News Since 1995 A service for global professionals · Tuesday, March 10, 2020 · 511,644,562 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools Press Releases Events & Conferences

Masonboro Inlet, NC – Source: Edward Orde – licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 A North Carolina EMS agency lost a $26,000 drone last week in a maritime crash during a training exercise. According to Port City Daily, a DJI Matrice 210 belonging to Pender EMS and Fire crashed into the …