Skyfire and Ondas Partner to Provide U.S. Public Safety Markets with Advanced Drone Technology by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Ondas Holdings’ business unit Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) and public safety UAS consulting group Skyfire Consulting have announced a partnership to provide public safety and Drone First Responder (DFR) markets in the United States with … [Read more...] about Drone-in-a-Box Infrastructure for Public Safety, Drone as First Responder (VIDEO)
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The Evolving Benefits of Drones in Search and Rescue: From the Floor of ElevateUAV
Mike Sember is a south Florida Firefighter. As a first responder, he knows exactly how difficult search and rescue operations can be. At the Drone Nerds ElevateUAV conference in Miami today, Mike spoke about the ways in which drone technology empowers search and rescue missions, and how the evolution of drone technology has benefited SAR operations. Sember has been a … [Read more...] about The Evolving Benefits of Drones in Search and Rescue: From the Floor of ElevateUAV
A Drone and Wearable Sensor Solution Locates Firefighters in a Burning Building: Research from George Mason University
Drones are widely recognized as an indispensible tool in firefighting. Now, researchers from George Mason University are working on a drone and wearable sensor solution that can locate each firefighter working in a burning building - and notify their team if they're in trouble. Drones equipped with thermal and RTK imaging solutions are used heavily in firefighting, … [Read more...] about A Drone and Wearable Sensor Solution Locates Firefighters in a Burning Building: Research from George Mason University
OSU Researchers Launch Autonomous Drones to Study Wildfires
Researchers with The Ohio State University are using autonomous drones to help prevent and mitigate wildfires. As witnessed by the ongoing blazes across the U.S., wildfires are difficult to predict and fight. Flames can travel up to 14 mph in dry grass and spread in unexpected directions. An OSU team led by mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Mrinal Kumar … [Read more...] about OSU Researchers Launch Autonomous Drones to Study Wildfires
Fighting Wildfires with Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting
Advancing Technology Aerial Firefighting Through Massive Multimodal Mobility By: Dawn Zoldi The United States (U.S.) is on fire… literally. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, this calendar year the nation has experienced 39,955 wildfires, two thousand plus more than the ten-year average (37,675). Thus far, 104 large fires have ravaged 2.4 million … [Read more...] about Fighting Wildfires with Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting