As drones become more widely used for public safely applications, Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) and officials in New York sponsored a "Fly-In" to showcase and educate public officials on various public safety applications. As discussed in their recent press release: "NUAIR hosted its first New York UAS Public Safety Fly-In, bringing more than 100 … [Read more...] about New York Sponsors “Fly-In” To Show How Drones Can be Used to Save Lives
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Thinking of Starting a Public Safety Drone Program? Take Embry Riddle’s MOOC (For Free)
An MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course - a new way of educating communities on the subjects they really want to know. Now, world leading aviation university Embry Riddle is offering an MOOC for public safety stakeholders. The course is free of charge and will be held from November 18-December 1. From the website: This two-week MOOC covers key concepts related to small … [Read more...] about Thinking of Starting a Public Safety Drone Program? Take Embry Riddle’s MOOC (For Free)
Anduril’s Interceptor: The Counter-UAS System Giving Ethicists a Headache
We've seen plenty of counter-drone technologies emerge in recent years, from lasers and nets to remote hacks and actual eagles. Anduril, a technology startup founded by Palmer Luckey - the man who sold Oculus to Facebook in 2014 and then left the social media giant under a cloud in 2017 - has a novel approach to the problem of rogue drones. Rather than seek to jam or … [Read more...] about Anduril’s Interceptor: The Counter-UAS System Giving Ethicists a Headache
Drone Helps Find Chinese Cave Fugitive
"All good things have to end,"goes the age old maxim. That was the case for a Chinese fugitive who was discovered hiding in a mountainous region of China, through use of a drone. In a case of a reverse search and rescue, the drone was used to find someone who had spent 17 years going to great lengths not to be found Song Jiang, age 63, was living in a prison camp in his … [Read more...] about Drone Helps Find Chinese Cave Fugitive
Drones Doing Good: AOPA Assists in Organizing Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts.
AOPA, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, is lending a helping hand in Florida and the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Drones can be used in a variety of ways for assessment, search and rescue, and coordination of emergency relief efforts. From their recent release: AOPA Lending a Helping Hand in Florida and Bahamas "Extensive damage in the … [Read more...] about Drones Doing Good: AOPA Assists in Organizing Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts.
