The Chatham-Kent (CK) Police Service was able to use technology to its advantage over the weekend. On Saturday, surveillance camera footage at a business in CK showed a man on the property. A report was made to police, who said upon their arrival, the suspect ran into …
Read More »GHMC revenues to soar with GIS mapping and drone survey of p…
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation head office in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: File photo The revenues of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation are set to rise by 50-80% in the near future following the survey of properties undertaken by the corporation through the use of Geographic Information System (GIS). Additional …
Read More »Ukraine’s Drone Industry Takes Flight
Vladyslav Ripko’s day job is working for the Ukrainian government as a financial analyst. But in the evenings and on weekends, he and his friends make drones for the army. He calls their group an “enthusiast collective.” All 12 members volunteer their time. They raise money for drone components on …
Read More »Africa primed for major drone revolution
Players in the tech industry in Africa are preparing for a projected massive revolution in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). During the recently held Elevate Africa UAS Summit 2024, participants acknowledged Africa’s potential to tap into the Sh5 trillion industry to support health, agriculture and logistics sectors. The summit, which …
Read More »Kenya hosts first African Drone Summit
Kenya has become the first African country to host the Elevate African drone summit in a bid to tap into the lucrative global drone market. The two-day event gathered over 500 participants from 21 countries, including Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, and Nigeria, to discuss the future of drone technology across …
Read More »Vernon’s Canada Day drone show cancelled at last minute | iN…
Drones create a downhill skier on Canada Day, Monday, July 1, 2024, in Kamloops. Image Credit: SUBMTTED/Sandy Madden July 02, 2024 – 1:12 PM Canada Day drone show show went ahead in Kamloops to mixed reviews Drone …
Read More »CM urges drone monitoring of drainage
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif embarked on emergency visits to various areas of the city to review ongoing operations and arrangements to deal with the situation after unusual rains. “Like the sanitation campaign on the Eid recently, Safe City Authority’s cameras and the drone technology should be used …
Read More »Ukraine developed a new kind of RPG-7 drone to combat Russia…
Main battle tanks are big, powerful and expensive. Even though tanks appeared during the First World War, they are still the kinds of every battlefield. Russia has infinitely more tanks than Ukraine can gather, but the defenders of Ukraine come up with new creative ways to defeat the Russian armour. …
Read More »Sask. RCMP use drone technology in remote rescue operation
After a group of hikers became stranded by an unexpected rise in water levels, RCMP officers on-scene took to the skies to track them down. “They were well prepared hikers, they went into an area they knew,” said Superintendent Devin Pugh, the officer in charge of support services with Saskatchewan …
Read More »US police launch drone programs, but no FRT on UAS – yet
Police across the U.S. are putting eyes in the sky, as the adoption of drones for law enforcement emerges as a trend. Forces deploying drones – also called Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – for surveillance and public safety have promised not to use the flying …
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