“Drones for Good” continue to prove their worth in saving lives. In the arena of search and rescue, UAV technology is helping public-safety agencies find missing people faster and provide assistance to distressed natural disaster victims. In Minnesota, a police drone successfully located a lost hunter in a swampy state wildlife area last month. The unidentified hunter … [Read more...] about Search and Rescue: Drones Keep Saving Lives
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Minnesota Town Cautious About Police Drones
An ill-fated flight into the safety-drone skies has crashed and burned for a small Minnesota town. At a recent meeting of the Baxter City Council, a measure that would have permitted local police to seek a $50,000 grant for a drone purchase failed to take flight in a 2-2 tie vote. Under the plan, a regional public-safety partnership stood to gain three drones for the … [Read more...] about Minnesota Town Cautious About Police Drones
Drones Blaze a Safer Path for Minnesota Firefighters
As drones continue to prove their worth saving lives, public-safety agencies have sparked a burning interest in UAV technology in firefighting. A recent propane-tanker explosion in Callaway, Minn. provided a perfect example how drones can enhance firefighting ops. On March 25, a propane tank caught fire after a train derailment – resulting in a 10-hour burn punctuated by … [Read more...] about Drones Blaze a Safer Path for Minnesota Firefighters
State Transportation Departments Turning to Drones to Cut Costs, Improve Safety
As the FAA continues its never-ending struggle to publish a final rule for regulating drone flights in the U.S., states' Departments of Transportation are finding value in drones at every turn. An American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) study published last month found that 17 state Departments of Transportation had either used or tested … [Read more...] about State Transportation Departments Turning to Drones to Cut Costs, Improve Safety
Minnesota Police Drones Apprehend Chilly Public Support
In the ever changing Game of Drones, UAV deployment by cops is one of the fastest-growing and most contentious arenas of debate. In Minnesota, drone use by law-enforcement is matching the winter weather of the Land of 10,000 Lakes – frosty and cloudy. In Rochester, Minn., the local newspaper opines ... um ... well, they don’t really have an opinion yet. The Post-Bulletin … [Read more...] about Minnesota Police Drones Apprehend Chilly Public Support
