Blue sUAS and Public Safety: Adorama’s James Bushey on New Challenges, and How to Get Started Anyway
The Blue sUAS list was designed to provide secure platforms for U.S. defense agencies – but use of the list has spread, causing confusion in the commercial and public safety drone sect... Read more
There are tremendous benefits realized from using drones in law enforcement: in a good program, drones enhance safety for both officers and the community. Now, early adopters of drones in l... Read more
Law enforcement drones are a new, and sometimes controversial, tool for public safety agencies. With the increasing need for social distancing and the usual budgetary stressors, local polic... Read more
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EHang has had a great year. Now, the world’s leading passenger drone platform is not introducing an entirely new aircraft, but a new application. EHang is launching a new version of t... Read more
DRONELIFE got a first look at Pix4DReact at their user conference last month. The software is designed to provide 2D mapping intelligence in the field – processing immediately, so tha... Read more
Updated November 13, 2018. When I had the opportunity to meet Marc Langley at this year’s InterDrone conference, it was clear that he’s a man with a passion. Not just for his ow... Read more
If you’re part of a public safety agency considering a drone program, read this article by faculty at leading aeronautical university Embry-Riddle, to evaluate whether or not your agen... Read more
Drones are providing important security at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, reports the LA Times, but police are warning participants not to bring their own. “With 125,000... Read more
“Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that his Advisory Group on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has issued its final report, which includes a model policy for use by law... Read more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a new initiative to support scientific research for the development of drones that fly like bats and insects. The Department of Defense (Do... Read more
Leading thermal imaging solutions provider FLIR is helping the public safety sector get on board with drones. “Of all the uses of this technology, this to me is by far the most import... Read more
French drone company Elistair has signed an agreement with the DGA – French Defense procurement Agency – to finance its AIRWATCH project, a tethered drone for surveillance and telecommunicat... Read more
News and Commentary. In the category of “this shouldn’t need to be said,” we’ll say it – drone operators should stay away from the California wildfires if they... Read more
Yuneec partnered with local law enforcement at this month’s InterDrone conference to demonstrate their new H520 drone for accident reconstruction. While the demonstration was impressi... Read more