Round Four of the DARTdrones Public Safety Grant is open for applications! DARTdrones made history as one of the very first drone businesses to win big on the TV show for startups, Shark Tank. Now, their business - providing quality, professional-level training for drone pilots - has proven to be a winner over and over. DARTdrones now offers trainers in 28 U.S. cities across … [Read more...] about DARTdrones Public Safety Grant: Round 4!
drones in public safety
Skydio for First Responders: A Round Table Discussion on Autonomous Drones in the Field [WEBINAR]
Join a roundtable discussion about Skydio drones for first responders. Skydio's Public Safety team and a panel of first responder agencies will present a free webinar on Wednesday, Dec 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM | Eastern Time (US & Canada). Register here to attend. Made in the U.S.A., Skydio's X2™ series autonomous drones fill a gap in the market for first responder … [Read more...] about Skydio for First Responders: A Round Table Discussion on Autonomous Drones in the Field [WEBINAR]
What People Think About Drones: New Study Shows Public Doesn’t Know About Drones in First Response
What people think about drones is of critical importance to stakeholders, as continued bad press about rogue drones, privacy issues, and security continue to plague the industry. The growth in public safety applications like police, firefighting, and search and rescue, however, is providing communities around the world with significant benefit. Drones are saving lives and … [Read more...] about What People Think About Drones: New Study Shows Public Doesn’t Know About Drones in First Response
Fighting Wildfires with Drones: On the Front Lines with Bridger Aerospace
Bridger Aerospace is on the front lines of fighting wildfires with drones. We got the inside look at their operations. By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill As wildfires continue to ravage vast swaths of land across the western United States unmanned aerial vehicle operators are stepping up to provide critical services, acting as eyes in the skies in support of … [Read more...] about Fighting Wildfires with Drones: On the Front Lines with Bridger Aerospace
NASA’s STEReO: Air Traffic Management for Emergency Response
By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill As emergency managers readily adopt the use of drones to aid in the response to natural disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes, the skies above those disaster zones are becoming increasingly crowded with aerial vehicles, both manned and unmanned, creating the need for an automated aerial traffic cop. Enter NASA, whose Ames Research … [Read more...] about NASA’s STEReO: Air Traffic Management for Emergency Response
