Posted: Jun 21, 2020 / 10:17 AM EDT / Updated: Jun 21, 2020 / 10:17 AM EDT Courtesy; CBS News When schools, theaters, amusement parks and libraries around the country closed due to coronavirus, kids were left with few activities to keep them busy. So Kelly Passek, a school librarian …
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used helicopters, airplanes and drones in more than 15 cities to watch protests over the killing of George Floyd and obtained more than 270 hours of surveillance. According to data from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) obtained by The New York Times and confirmed by The …
Read More »How Drones Are Helping India Fight The Coronavirus Pandemic
Drones made by Sagar Defence Engineering were used by the Mumbai Police to monitor lockdowns in … [+] Dharavi. Sagar Defence Engineering When India went under a nationwide lockdown in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus, civic authorities in the financial capital of Mumbai, knew they had a …
Read More »Red Deer airport using drones for runway inspections – Red D…
Red Deer airport using drones for runway inspections Unmanned aircraft vehicles will gather data and photos of runways Red Deer Regional Airport has teamed up with a Calgary company that specializes in using drones for runway inspections and other work. One of Aerium Analytics’ first projects will be …
Read More »$6.3 Billion Worldwide Drones Industry to 2025 – Impact of C…
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 15, 2020– The “Target Drones Market by End-use Sector (Defense, Commercial), End Use (Aerial Targets, Ground Targets, Marine Targets), Application, Mode of Operation, Payload Capacity, Build, Target Type, Engine Type, Speed, Type, and Region – Global Forecast to 2025” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The target …
Read More »LAFD using drones to determine brush clearance compliance am…
The Los Angeles Fire Department inspectors will begin using drones to determine brush clearance compliance checks on residential areas amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the department announced Friday. Last year, the Fire Department began using drones to do brush inspections at government-owned properties in the city, but was recently approved …
Read More »Eyes in the sky: Gathering evidence with drones | Science & …
Sometimes the capturing of an image or a single video can have a transformative effect. George Floyd’s killing is an example. The eight-minute, 46-second video speaks for itself. That is why it sent so many Americans onto the streets. And anyone contending with state violence, whether they are in Minneapolis, …
Read More »NYPD shows interest in ‘pandemic drones’ that outraged Conn….
New York City’s police department is reportedly considering the use of “pandemic drone” technology to determine if people are infected with coronavirus, even though a Connecticut town has already scrapped its plan due to privacy concerns. Westport residents were successful in stymying plans for a drone that could detect a person’s …
Read More »Drones to map property, assets of all villages in Rajasthan …
During the survey, which will be conducted over the next two years (2021-22 & 2022-23), ownership records of a…Read More JAIPUR: For the first time, drones will be used to conduct a survey of populated areas in all the 46,543 villages of Rajasthan with the objective of preparing ‘village maps’ …
Read More »In pandemic, using drones to drop medical supplies from sky
Martha Mendoza, Associated Press Updated 9:02 am PDT, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little …
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