Wildfires

Source: Skyward Verizon is dialing up a new mission for its drone subsidiary – wildfire damage inspection. The telecom announced today the FAA granted Portland-based Skyward a temporary waiver allowing company pilots to fly Percepto Sparrow drones from their homes to inspect critical communications infrastructure near the Big Hollow wildfire …

Photo courtesy of Arizona State Forestry Safety officials across the country continue to warn drone users “Don’t fly aircraft over wildfires.” This week, Arizona State Forestry officials spotted a drone over the Coldwater fire – a blaze that has burned more than 6,000 acres of the Coconino National Forest since being …

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is taking swift steps to foretell wildfires by partnering with a drone agency. Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies lately introduced the drone deal – the deployment of “a tightly integrated system consisting of an airframe, avionics, and multiple sensors capable of research-quality measurements of CO2, …