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Courtesy: Skyfire Skyfire Consulting has acquired a majority stake in Viking UAS, a drone design and manufacturing company operating in the military research sector. A Skyfire press release says the Maine-based company will work on drone solutions for “sectors such as public safety, infrastructure and last-mile delivery for coronavirus-related medical …

Source: DJI Website France is using drones to battle the coronavirus by using the drones as a tool to remind people of the restrictions on movements currently in place. Drones will be used to help keep people confined, in particular to keep an eye on the banks of the Seine …

courtesy: AIRT A Texas drone-safety group is teaming up with the Airborne Incident Response Team to respond more effectively to emergencies. The non-profit Public Safety Unmanned Response Team North Texas signed the agreement of cooperation with AIRT this past week. AIRT is the non-profit parent of DRONERESPONDERS, a group billed as …

This is a stunning drones for good story – yet another example of drones saving lives.  Drones are undeniably an incomparable tool for search and rescue missions.  Not only can they cover maximum area quickly, when equipped with thermal imaging payloads drones can continue a search through the nighttime hours. …

Have a story to tell about your use of drones or the technologies that make the applications better?  Commercial UAV Expo Americas and Commercial UAV Expo Europe just announce a call for speakers for their 2020 events.  Topics of interest include both vertical market segments (Agriculture,  Inspection, Mining, etc.) and/or  …

Courtesy of ResponDrone A global consortium focusing on public-safety drones asked first responders what they wanted in UAV systems. The response? It’s all about the data. ResponDrone, an international project co-funded by the EU and the Korean government, recently surveyed first responders at a “Design Thinking” workshop in Greece last …

Pro Read: As a leak indicates that Autel Robotics may be the first to offer a 6/8K camera on a drone, UAS expert and industry leader Douglas Spotted Eagle dives in to what the advantages of 8k may be – and if the drone industry is ready to take advantage …

Source: AIRT The world’s largest drone-industry event is teaming up with a major public-safety non-profit to create a new conference event that may literally save lives. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International and the Airborne International Response Team announced this week an inaugural co-located program designed to unite and …

An inside look as a team of drone and law enforcement experts explain the real life challenges of capturing precise aerial images of crime scenes at night. As part of DRONELIFE’s participation in the FAA’s Drone Safety Awareness Week, DRONELIFE will feature stories according to the themes outlined.  Today, we …

As drones become more widely used for public safely applications, Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) and officials in New York sponsored a “Fly-In” to showcase and educate public officials on various public safety applications. As discussed in their recent press release: “NUAIR hosted its first New York UAS Public …