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One of the primary schools to launch an FAA-approved drone training program for police and hearth departments plans to launch a three-day convention to construct on previous successes. Piedmont Virginia Community College is organizing the Second Annual Public Safety Unmanned Aerial Systems Conference in Crozet, Va., March 5-7. The convention …

Getting worn out by 100ft waves is all a part of the enjoyable when browsing in Portugal’s Praia do Norte… The mixture of drone and excessive sports activities is one which continues to seize the imaginations of aerial photographers. Crazy issues simply look higher from above. Sure, it’s largely to do …

GENIUS NY, Syracuse’s main enterprise accelerator program based mostly out of HeartState CEO’s Tech Garden, has introduced the sixteen groups named as semi-finalists in the competitors’s second spherical. The groups will compete for $three million in funding funding, together with a $1 million grand prize funding. Genius NY is a …

SkyX Systems Corporation, a Canadian aerial information evaluation agency, has efficiently accomplished an unmanned information assortment flight of 100km (62.three miles), one of many longest journeys in its class. The agency flew its SkyOne Unmanned Aerial System, a VTOL drone, in Mexico on an autonomous information mission over greater than 100 kilometres …

It’s that point of yr once more, people. The climate’s getting colder. Obscure family members loom on the horizon. A tidal wave of meals and good will is headed your means. Oh, and drone fans are making last-minute additions to their Christmas lists. A rising fanatic market and huge numbers …

French ​sensor and sensing options firm Terabee has introduced a new addition to their line of light-weight, small-dimension, low-value​ ​distance​ ​and​ ​ranging​ ​sensors. The TeraRanger Evo sensor weighs simply 9g (about 1/three ounce – 12g with communication board), making it perfect to be used on drones.  Despite the sensor’s tiny dimension, it …

As public-safety businesses proceed so as to add drones to their tool-kits of life-saving options, distributors of UAV packages have seen a exceptional uptick in demand. “Sales have definitely doubled in 2017,” Rob Schield, CEO/Founder of Fire Cam stated in a latest DroneLife interview. Fire Cam is an Illinois-based, drone-solution …

Ah sure — the sports activities stadium expertise, our cultural heritage. The anticipation of the gamers, the roar of the crowded and – wait – the thrill of the drone? If Drone Parks Worldwide has its means, the cacophony of racing drones may sometime be an enormous a part of …

It’s at all times good to see a optimistic drone story. Today we’ve heard a couple of new approach in which drones are serving to with conservation efforts. A mission in some of the distant components of the world, Antarctica, has proven that aerial images can be utilized to successfully …

Matternet, a California-based developer of autonomous drone logistics methods, and Mercedes-Benz Vans not too long ago flew right into a key milestone for drone supply, finishing 100 deliveries for Swiss on-line retailer siroop between September and October. The pilot challenge has taken off after the automotive big struck a deal …