Police in North Dakota are celebrating after search-and-rescue drones helped locate a missing child last week. Working with top-rated drone firm SkySkopes, the Minot police and fire departments found two-year old Kevin Hochsprung in a nearby unoccupied, unlocked house several hours after the boy wandered away from home. According to the Minot Daily News, Kevin slipped … [Read more...] about Search-and-rescue Drones Help Locate Missing Child
Fire and Police
Drone Tech Can ID COVID-19 Symptoms From Above
A Connecticut town is testing a drone that can measure social distancing and detect COVID19 symptoms from the air. The Westport Police Department recently partnered with Canadian drone company Draganfly to deploy unmanned aircraft equipped with a sensor package that can display body temperature, heart and respiratory rates, as well as detect people sneezing and coughing in … [Read more...] about Drone Tech Can ID COVID-19 Symptoms From Above
Drone Patrols Support COVID Lockdown Efforts in Kazakhstan
A subsidiary of Japanese drone provider Terra Drone is helping keep communities safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan. The Nur-Sultan Police Department hired KazUAV to patrol the capital city to ensure residents obey lockdown orders. On March 16, Kazakh officials imposed a quarantine on Nur-Sultan, and the Central Asian nation’s largest city, Almaty, after the number … [Read more...] about Drone Patrols Support COVID Lockdown Efforts in Kazakhstan
UK Police Force Takes Flak for COVID Drone Tweet
As drones help flatten the curve that is the global coronavirus pandemic, a British police force has been criticized for going too far with aerial surveillance. On Thursday, Derbyshire Police tweeted a 90-second aerial video of two people walking their dog in the Peak District’s Curbar Edge national park days after the UK issued a coronavirus lockdown. “Despite posts … [Read more...] about UK Police Force Takes Flak for COVID Drone Tweet
DJI Announces Partnership with Rosenbauer: Digitalization of Emergency Response
DJI has been a leader in the use of drones for emergency response, forming key partnerships with large firefighting operations around the world to expand use cases and explore new applications. Now, DJI announces a partnership with Rosenbauer International AG, the global leader in the manufacture of firefighting vehicles and equipment. "From today, the two companies will … [Read more...] about DJI Announces Partnership with Rosenbauer: Digitalization of Emergency Response
