Tag Archives: rescue

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 …

The first drone that Kentucky’s Hardin County sheriffs used was a DJI Matrice 300. A local agriculture cooperative donated the Chinese-made device in 2021 to help officers track down teenagers who destroyed crops on a farm covering hundreds of acres. While officers on foot were always just a few steps behind, …

The development of drone technologies has brought about a change in search and rescue operations. Devices have been equipped with advanced technologies: expanding thermal cameras with artificial intelligence. This is greatly increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of rescue missions. Today’s article shows how drones are revolutionizing the scene of search …

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) – In the case of an emergency, minutes can be the difference between life and death. That’s why crews in one Brunswick County beach town are using new technology to protect the public. It’s the first year that Oak Island is using drones as part of …

The remote Angus glens have staged a demonstration of 5G drones experts hope could transform search and rescue missions. Mobile technology and drone specialists delivered the aerial display in the hills above Tarfside at the head of Glenesk. And it showed how a 5G eye-in-the-sky ‘bubble’ can be created in …

By Prathiba Raju and Abhijeet Singh New Delhi: Humanity’s oldest and deadliest vector-borne disease, malaria has continued to be a silent killer. Although there has been continuous impressive gains in reduction of the disease burden in the country, the emerging and re-emerging diseases transmitted by mosquitoes pose a growing threat. …

Canadian drone hardware and software solution specialist Draganfly has moved quickly to adapt the activity of its transport and situational awareness UAVs in Ukraine to provide emergency aerial support of efforts to rescue flooding victims in Kherson. Draganfly said its drones – which have already been operation for months assisting Ukraine’s defense forces, medical units, and …

A boy is struggling in the sea. Waves wash over his head again and again, as he flails in the water. But suddenly, a bright yellow life jacket drops down next to him, seemingly from out of nowhere. He manages to grab it, clinging on until lifeguards arrive and pull …

MOORPARK, Calif. and ZURICH — April 25, 2022 — Auterion, the company building an open and software-defined future for enterprise drone fleets, is excited today to welcome Drone Rescue Systems to the growing Auterion ecosystem. Drone Rescue Systems safety solutions combine an autonomous parachute with emergency blackbox and …

In early 2018, Anesu Mapisa walked out of the gates of Zimbabwe’s Midlands State University armed with a Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy and a vision. His peers began looking for employment in the agricultural sector, one of the best paying in Zimbabwe, but Mapisa’s mind was elsewhere; he …