After the fleet of U.S. Department of Interior drones was downed earlier this year in response to concerns about Chinese-manufactured drone platforms, the DOI has not flown except for emergency response. (See our 2 part coverage of the U.S. ban on Chinese drones, here and here.) As the party responsible for managing U.S. public lands and land resources, Department of the … [Read more...] about U.S. Department of the Interior to Use U.S. Manufactured Drones
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U.S. Federal Agency Tests and Approves DJI’s Government Edition Solution
The US Department of the Interior has completed an independent 15-month analysis and validation of DJI's Government Edition Solution. The news represents a significant and positive step in DJI's ongoing struggle to prove its customers' data is safe. The Chinese manufacturer's hardware and software are relied upon by government and industry for all sorts of sensitive … [Read more...] about U.S. Federal Agency Tests and Approves DJI’s Government Edition Solution
Teen’s Drone Flight Contributed to Wildfire Warning
from bendbulletin.com As the Two Bulls Fire sent up a massive column of smoke over west Bend on June 7, Morgan Tien and his friends were hanging by the Awbrey Glen Golf Club pool just miles from the flames. The 14-year-old amateur cinematographer hustled to his nearby home and sent his DJI Phantom — a small quadcopter carrying a GoPro camera — aloft. Launching the … [Read more...] about Teen’s Drone Flight Contributed to Wildfire Warning
