Communication, cooperation keys to successful drone disaster response by DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As unmanned aircraft are increasingly used as tools in response to natural disasters, there is a growing need for better communication and cooperation among federal and state and local emergency responders, private company volunteers, casual drone pilots and the … [Read more...] about Drones in Disaster: Why Coordination Saves Lives
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Drones on Patrol: Texas Constable’s Office Expands UAV Program
Texas constable’s office beefs up its drone program By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill In a recent incident, a suspect whose vehicle had evaded deputies from Harris County Texas Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s office tried to evade capture on foot by running into a wooded area. Using drones, deployed in combination with K-9 dogs, the officers were able to subdue and … [Read more...] about Drones on Patrol: Texas Constable’s Office Expands UAV Program
DroneSense: Teaming Up with Texas Law Enforcement
Texas law teams up with Austin-based drone software company By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill Picture a search and rescue mission in which a hiker is lost in a remote brush-covered region of West Texas. The state’s premier law enforcement agency, the Department of Public Safety, launches several drones to conduct the search, as does the local sheriff’s department. An … [Read more...] about DroneSense: Teaming Up with Texas Law Enforcement
Autel, DroneSense Pilot an Integrated Drone Public-Safety Platform
Public-safety UAV software provider DroneSense is teaming up with drone manufacturer Autel Robotics to create a supercharged platform for public-safety operators using Autel’s EVO drone series. The partnership will marry the Autel EVO II Dual with DroneSense’s out-of-the-box solution for police, fire and rescue agencies designed to build, manage and scale drone … [Read more...] about Autel, DroneSense Pilot an Integrated Drone Public-Safety Platform
States Play Catch-Up to Industry in Adoption of Drone Technology
By DRONELIFE staff writer, Jim Magill Over the past decade, industry has embraced the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, to do everything from detect for leaks in natural gas pipelines to inspect electric transmission towers: but it has only been within the last few years that the state agencies that regulate those same industries have begun to use drones in … [Read more...] about States Play Catch-Up to Industry in Adoption of Drone Technology
