Drone

Pixabay License: Free for commercial use A Minnesota man faces criminal charges after a pilot reported a drone shooting as the aircraft flew over a meat-processing plant. The Watonwan County Sheriff’s Department charged Travis Duane Winters, 34, of Butterfield, Minn., with criminal damage to property and reckless discharge of a …

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Source: WingtraOne Orthophoto survey drones are providing new insights to scientists tracking ice and water levels in Alaska. A research team led by Gabriel Wolken of the University of Alaska Fairbank’s Climate Adaptation Science Center has been measuring rising and falling ice and water levels in Suicide Basin glacial lake …

Did that drone just tell us to stay 6 feet apart? By Lindsey Van Ness May 15, 2020 The plan for a pandemic drone didn’t last long in Westport, Connecticut. Within days in late April, the police department of the coastal town outside New York City reversed course on …

When a few moments count, unmanned aerial vehicles show huge benefit over traditional road transportation.  That difference in speed is what makes defibrillators and drones a compelling solution.  Now Swedish drone company Everdrone has announced that it is deploying a drone system that delivers Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to the scene of …

Drone professionals have a major investment in their aerial assets – but water and other environmental factors can ruin delicate electronics.  Some waterproofing methods add weight and reduce battery life.  Plasma nanocoating could be the solution. The following is a guest post by Simon Vogt, CCO of liquid repellent nanotech …

Image: CDC/Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS Drone disinfection  – using modified spraying drones to disinfect large public areas – was first used in China during the initial phases of the current pandemic.  Now, environmental solutions company OMI will offer drone disinfection services for large indoor spaces, such as sports …

The FAA’s remote ID cohort hopes to launch at last one remote ID service supplier by sometime next year, according to documents viewed by Avionics. (Airbus) The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to have remote ID service for drones — a foundational component of integrating unmanned aircraft into the national …

Autonomous drones – those that can be programmed to execute missions from a distance – are a growing market segment.  While U.S. regulations for flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) do not yet accomodate fully remote operations, in other countries autonomous drones have taken a significant role in industrial …

The Trump administration has extended the executive order banning American businesses from working with companies that pose a national security risk, extending the muddled relationship between US enterprise and Chinese conglomerates such as smartphone maker Huawei and telecom equipment manufacturer ZTE. The order, called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act …