Promotion Provides a Major Discount on Professional-Grade Drones Through the End of 2024 Teledyne FLIR, a part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has announced a limited-time promotion for first responders on its SIRAS™ drone. The promotion offers a 28 percent discount, bringing the price of the SIRAS down to $6,995. The offer is available until the end of 2024 and is open … [Read more...] about Teledyne FLIR Offers Discount on SIRAS Drones for First Responders
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Drones Go to Summer School
Students in a South Carolina County academic program received a firsthand view from above of how drones are changing the game for public-safety agencies. This month, the Horry County Fire Rescue showcased the department’s drone program to a local middle school project, the Summer Scholars Program. Part of an overall program to teach the principles of flight, the … [Read more...] about Drones Go to Summer School
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
Trail-marking Drone Software Could Find Lost Hikers
The story of hikers Elizabeth Edwards Moran and her wife, Jennifer is all too common. The couple took a six-mile hike in October along the Pratt River Trail in Washington only to find themselves lost, cold and desperate after taking a few wrong turns off the switchback trails. Their story had a happy ending – after spending what was probably the longest night of their life … [Read more...] about Trail-marking Drone Software Could Find Lost Hikers
Volunteer Drone Team Asks Support for Micro Drone Class
The proposed Micro Drone amendment to the AIRR Act, which would exempt drones under 4.4 pounds including payload from some FAA requirements, has been heavily supported by the commercial drone industry. Now a search-and-rescue organization made up of volunteer drone pilots is asking the public to lobby their legislators to support to the proposed rule. Air Bears is a global … [Read more...] about Volunteer Drone Team Asks Support for Micro Drone Class
