This is a stunning drones for good story - yet another example of drones saving lives. Drones are undeniably an incomparable tool for search and rescue missions. Not only can they cover maximum area quickly, when equipped with thermal imaging payloads drones can continue a search through the nighttime hours. In this latest example, a 62 -year old blind man who was reported … [Read more...] about Police Use Drone to Save Blind Man in Connecticut Forest
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New York Sponsors “Fly-In” To Show How Drones Can be Used to Save Lives
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
Rapid Response Mapping with Drones: The Aftermath of California’s Camp Wildfires
At today's DroneDeploy 2019 conference, Greg Crutsinger of consulting firm Scholar Farms gave an inside look at drone mapping after one of California's most devastating wildfires - the Camp Wildfires, which destroyed the town of Paradise, CA in 2019. Crutsinger has a lot of experience in the drone industry, playing leading roles at major drone hardware and software providers … [Read more...] about Rapid Response Mapping with Drones: The Aftermath of California’s Camp Wildfires
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.
