On February 23rd, Long Island resident Gerard Chasteen allegedly fired his Shotgun three times at a DJI Mavic 2 Zoom flying near his property. Rather than a neighbourhood menace up to no goo... Read more
Night flights and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations are coming and DJI is preparing the ground. Today the Chinese manufacturer launched an upgrade to their most popular enterpri... Read more
Thermal imaging specialists FLIR Systems have plenty of interest in the drone industry, particularly when it comes to public safety. The Oregon-based company partnered with DJI earlier this... Read more
Drones are increasingly being adopted by public safety teams and first responders. A study out this week from DJI, the European Emergency Number Association (EENA) and Irish research firm Bl... Read more
The team at FLIR hears about new uses for thermal imaging all the time – and as thermal imaging is adopted by more drone pilots, those use cases will continue to expand. That’s... Read more
It’s another story for drone manufacturer DJI’s list of lives saved by drones. Police in the UK captured the moment that a drone saved a missing elderly woman lost in the woods.... Read more
DJI has released a new report stating that at least 65 people have been saved by drone technology in the last year. The report, following from the release of a similar publication last year,... Read more
DJI and the European Emergency Number Association (EENA) have for two years been collaborating to see how drone technology can be used by public safety organizations. Today they announced an... Read more
There’s no question that drone technology has progressed far beyond strictly recreational use. Drones are critical equipment in enterprises including agriculture, construction, inspec... Read more
Search and rescue is a valued application for drones, but mountain rescues at high altitude have been difficult due to the technology barriers created by the use of lithium batteries. Commer... Read more
Search and rescue operations are one of drones’ great contributions to the world – allowing teams to save lives in a way that is faster, cheaper, and better than a ground search.... Read more
Drone manufacturer DJI is taking a leadership role in the “Drones for Good” movement – ensuring that drone technology is fully utilized for humanitarian projects. DJI has... Read more
In the majority of missing-person cases, time is often not on the side of police. Every hour that ticks by in a search decreases the probability the missing will be found. Often faced with t... Read more
A group of Canadian search-and-rescue volunteers wants the British Columbia government to draft a policy permitting drone-related SAR missions. Coquitlam Search and Rescue recently petitione... Read more