Airspace Link and regional public safety agencies deploy a shared drone coordination and counter-UAS platform designed to support FIFA World Cup security and future urban drone operations. by DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill Kansas City Missouri has become one of the first regions in the U.S. to deploy an integrated drone-traffic coordination and counter-UAS platform, … [Read more...] about Kansas City Builds a World Cup-Era Drone Defense Network
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Kansas Police Launches Drone People Finder
The Kansas City Police Department is teaming up with a geo-location company to mate drones with a special radio-transmitting bracelet in an effort to save the lives of wandering Alzheimer’s and dementia victims. This past month, the department partnered with Care Trak and the local Civil Air Patrol to test the hybrid system. Care Trak markets telemetry-based tracking devices … [Read more...] about Kansas Police Launches Drone People Finder
The Growing Buzz for Drones in Business (Video)
from Biz Journals In the Kansas City Business Journal’s Weekly Edition, out Friday, the cover story explores how the demand for drones is growing almost as rapidly as the possible uses for the unmanned aircraft. From farmers to filmmakers to construction companies, businesses are envisioning ways to put unmanned aircraft systems to work. Among the stories: how … [Read more...] about The Growing Buzz for Drones in Business (Video)
Kansas City-Based General Contractor Explores Technology
from Biz Journals McCownGordon Construction LLC is breaking ground on new territory: drone technology. The Kansas City-based general contractor recently purchased a DJI Phantom 2 drone to take aerial photographs, but the company's IT Director Dustin Burns said the little unmanned aerial vehicle can do much more. Burns said McCownGordon purchased the Chinese-made drone … [Read more...] about Kansas City-Based General Contractor Explores Technology
