Tag Archives: Drones

Police Use of Automated Drones Prompts Privacy Concerns

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A police drone flies over a French marketplace on March 24, 2020 as local authorities enforce a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of covid-19.Photo: Gerard Julien (Getty Images) Police drones are already a dystopian horror story straight out of the pages of 1984, but now they’re even beginning to think …

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Drones are poised to reshape home design

With a few taps on your phone—no onions, please—the order is placed, with delivery set for within the hour. Soon, your specially wrapped burger appears on the horizon, borne aloft by a humming drone. A retractable door on your rooftop opens to reveal a landing pad and delivery receptacle. The …

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Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves

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CHULA VISTA, Calif. — When the Chula Vista police receive a 911 call, they can dispatch a flying drone with the press of button. On a recent afternoon, from a launchpad on the roof of the Chula Vista Police Department, they sent a drone across the city to a crowded …

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How 5G drones are saving Canadian crops

It’s going to be a while before drone fleets deliver packages en-masse in urban areas, but with 5G networks that improve their capabilities, they are gaining interest with industries in rural areas like farming. Moreover, drones can also improve the quality of life for those who reside in segregated small …

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This company is using drones to replant forests devastated b…

Regenerating the forests that sat on much of that land would ordinarily take years and involve hundreds of people manually replanting saplings grown in dedicated nurseries. Seattle-based DroneSeed has what it says is a much faster and more effective solution. As the company’s name suggests, it uses fleets of drones …

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Why P.E.I. RCMP is training more officers to fly drones

It’s been three and a half years since P.E.I. RCMP trained its first five drone pilots and just last week, eight more members were added to the team.  “As time goes on we’re seeing more and more calls where a drone is useful,” said RCMP Staff-Sgt. Kevin Baillie, the drone co-ordinator for …

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Global Drones in Logistics Market (2020 to 2026) – by Soluti…

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 1, 2020– The “Drones in Logistics Market by Solution, Sector, Drone Type, and Geography – Forecast to 2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Drones in Logistics Market is projected to grow at the rate of 22% CAGR by 2026. Drones in logistics refers to the …

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PLDT-Smart to Deploy Drones to Preserve Philippines’ Peatlan…

PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) will soon deploy more digital innovations to protect key biodiversity areas throughout the Philippines. PLDT-Smart’s most recent initiative under its Gabay Kalikasan environmental stewardship program is for the protection of the Caimpugan Peatlands in the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS). Named as …

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Use drones to combat illegal dumping says Cheevers

Using drones to identify people carrying out illegal dumping could prove an effective way for the Galway City Council to combat this major problem. This is the view of Fianna Fáil Galway City East councillor, Alan Cheevers, who is calling on the council to invest in drone technology. “I believe …

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