Nearmap and New Light Technologies have deepened their collaboration to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during major natural disasters. The partnership centers on using high‑recency aerial imagery and automated workflows to speed damage assessment, coordination, and relief‑funding decisions across presidential disaster declarations. How drones and … [Read more...] about Nearmap and New Light Deploy FEMA Disaster Response System.
Emergency management
Drone Docking Stations on Poles Can Respond to Emergencies
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill A catastrophic flash flood, which inundated a large swath of the Central Texas Hill Country in the early-morning hours of July 4, 2025, claimed the lives 135 people, a total that officials have said could have been much lower had an early-warning system been in place. Now a Texas-based research and development start-up is … [Read more...] about Drone Docking Stations on Poles Can Respond to Emergencies
Blue Innovation Announces Successful Implementation of Drone Tsunami Warning System
This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Following Japanese company Blue Innovation’s creation of the BEP Port Disaster Prevention System, aiming to help Japanese port towns and coastal areas improve their response to natural disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, and heavy rain, it was announced … [Read more...] about Blue Innovation Announces Successful Implementation of Drone Tsunami Warning System
EagleView’s High-Tech Response to Natural Disasters: Capturing Devastation from Above
EagleView produces high-resolution images in the wake of disasters By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Soon after two powerful and devastating hurricanes, Helene and Milton, struck Florida within weeks of each other last fall, data analytics company EagleView Technologies was on the scene, capturing high-resolution aerial images of the destruction to aid recovery efforts … [Read more...] about EagleView’s High-Tech Response to Natural Disasters: Capturing Devastation from Above
Airborne Response Onboards Over 100 Drone Pilots to Help Combat Rapid Intensification Threat from Hurricanes
Specialized UAS for Disaster Response workshops train remote pilots to help assess damage and restore community lifeline services following a major storm impact. Forecasters have been projecting above-average intensity for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and with large parts of the Caribbean and South Texas still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Beryl, their … [Read more...] about Airborne Response Onboards Over 100 Drone Pilots to Help Combat Rapid Intensification Threat from Hurricanes
