NOAA has awarded Black Swift Technologies (BST) a contract to develop GPS-denied navigation, enabling Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations for drones in GNSS-denied environments. N... Read more
It’s not an Ark, but NOAA is charting a new course for aquatic research using autonomous drones. The federal agency recently launched a sea-going sortie of three aquatic drones bound for the... Read more
NOAA is predicting clear skies for a new drone program the agency rolls out this week. In a media statement, the agency announced the launch of the Unmanned Systems Operations Program. “The... Read more
Drones may someday become the first line of defense in hurricane forecasting. A NOAA research paper in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society reveals that disposable UAS could be us... Read more
We’ve written on several occasions about how drone technology is being used for marine research and conservation, particularly with efforts involving our oceans’ largest inhabita... Read more
It’s always nice to see a positive drone story. Today we’ve heard about a new way in which drones are helping with conservation efforts. A project in one of the most remote parts... Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is taking swift steps to predict wildfires by partnering with a drone firm. Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies recently announced the... Read more
While most people think of drones in the air, CA-based Saildrone Inc., is using drone technology on the ocean. Saildrone doesn’t call themselves a drone company, but rather “a... Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is at the forefront of the fight to save the planet – and they’ll use any tool available to do so. Here are three incr... Read more
Estimating the “when and where” of a hurricane is obviously one of the toughest predictions to nail down in meteorology. Now, thanks to a successful test flight, an enhanced drone system may... Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and the Vancouver Aquarium have joined together to use drones to capture the most detailed footage of killer whale behavior ever seen... Read more
(Source: info.jafcofoods.com) Look up! Pizza delivery. If the thought of pizza being dropped at your door step by an unmanned aerial vehicle sounds crazy, think again. It has already been... Read more
(Source: myFox, NY) Hurricane Edouard was the perfect environment to test new data-collecting drones because the storm was strong, had a well-defined eye and never threatened land, U.S. go... Read more
from Wall Street Journal Online MIAMI—As hurricane season enters its second week, scientists are gearing up to unleash a new tool that stands to improve their ability to predict intensity, t... Read more