Tag Archives: 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 …

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 …

In northern Syria, Turkish drones played a major part this year in a series of devastating attacks on Syrian armored forces that caught some military observers by surprise and helped bring a Syrian government offensive against rebel areas to a halt. At home, the drones have become a symbol of …

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 …

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 …

Once rare off Southern California beaches, great white sharks are beginning to show up more often. The newcomers are mostly juvenile sharks, which prefer the warm waters closer to shore. That means many beachgoers who are now spotting sharks have never seen the predators before. “When these little fins started …

South West companies building drones to deliver Covid-19 tests and personal protective equipment (PPE) are among 20 projects to receive a share of £7million Government investment designed to drive innovation. A trio of businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly – Droneprep, Consortiq and Windracers – will use unmanned …

Documents obtained by The Age show drones have slipped past prison defences that until recently were hobbled by a reliance on manual observation by guard patrols and CCTV to protect airspace over the sprawling complexes. One incident report, released through freedom of information, shows authorities failed to detect a drone …

Australian surf patrol guards are using drones to survey beaches and ensure beachgoers are following social distancing guidelines. Guards are flying remote aerial drones around Sydney’s beaches to keep track of crowds this summer and prevent future beach closures, Bloomberg reported. Authorities were forced to close Bondi Beach in March …

Urgent warnings have been issued to drone operators in Alice Springs, after airport management noticed a spike in the number of drones being flown dangerously close to aircraft. Key points: Since June, more than 50 unauthorised drones have been detected within the 5.5-kilometre boundary of the airport. “We have the …