(Source: The Guardian) Verizon, the US’s largest wireless telecom company, is developing technology with Nasa to direct and monitor America’s growing fleet of civilian and commercial drones from its network of phone towers. According to documents obtained by the Guardian, Verizon signed an agreement last year with Nasa “to jointly explore whether cell towers … could … [Read more...] about Nasa and Verizon Plan to Monitor US Drone Network From Cell Towers
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Greased Lightning! NASA Drone Advances Unmanned Craft
(Source: yahoo.com) A huge, 10-engine drone dubbed "Greased Lightning" successfully completed a series of flight tests recently, paving the way for new types of unmanned vehicles that could one day carry people. Earlier this spring, NASA engineers flew the so-called GL-10 (the "GL" stands for "Greased Lightning") prototype drone at a military base located about two … [Read more...] about Greased Lightning! NASA Drone Advances Unmanned Craft
Explaining the FAA’s ‘Drone No Fly Zone’ Flight Bans
Perhaps you were hoping to catch some breathtaking aerial footage of the running of the 141st Kentucky Derby a few weeks ago with your shiny new Phantom 3? Or maybe the arrival of spring has you pining to throw that new hobbyist drone up over the nearest MLB stadium on game day? If I may, please allow me a word of caution: Don’t do it. FAA has gone to great lengths – most … [Read more...] about Explaining the FAA’s ‘Drone No Fly Zone’ Flight Bans
Cable & Wireless Pioneers Drone Technology for Post Hurricane Surveillance in the Region
(Source: businesspress24.com) As the Caribbean prepares for the upcoming hurricane season, which begins on June 1st, 2015, Cable and Wireless Communications (C&W) has begun to test drone technology that would help expedite network and connectivity restoration in the aftermath of natural disasters such as a hurricane or a tropical storm. The drones would undertake … [Read more...] about Cable & Wireless Pioneers Drone Technology for Post Hurricane Surveillance in the Region
The End of the Droneless World As We Know It: Will We Feel Fine?
“Change is not merely necessary to life - it is life.” ― Alvin Toffler, Future Shock (1970) Philosophers may argue about whether or not technological advances shape human culture or vice versa. As is the norm in philosophical bull sessions, the answer probably lies in the median. To say that the rise of domestic drones will change the world as we know it may be the … [Read more...] about The End of the Droneless World As We Know It: Will We Feel Fine?
