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Romeo Durscher: Six ways drones can help fight COVID-19
We have seen many Countries around the world use drone to help in the fight against COVID-19. Mostly, unmanned aircraft are used to communicate with people to keep a social distance from one another. But, we have also seen drones…
Join DJI’s webinar on drone deployments in Disaster Relief
Find out from DJI’s public safety experts, Romeo Durscher, DJI’s Senior Director of Public Safety Integration, and Wayne Baker, DJI’s Director of Public Safety Integration, on how drones are currently being utilized throughout the US, and what this could mean…
Drone light show was part of the Wuhan ‘unlocking’ celebrations
After 76 days of being in lockdown, the city of Wuhan in China reopened again this morning. The unlocking of the city, where the coronavirus outbreak started, was celebrated with a massive light show that included a Drone Light Show…
Drone used by Mennonite imposters to track children in attempted kidnappings
In this bizarre story that takes place in Virginia‘s Shenandoah Valley, Mennonite imposters used drones to track five children in an attempt to kidnap them, newly-unsealed court documents show. Discover more from DroneXL Subscribe to get the latest posts sent…
Inmates burying coffins on NYC’s infamous Hart Island – Drone video
A Drone Video seems to show inmates in protective gear burying coffins on NYC’s infamous Hart Island in the Long Island Sound. The city has said that they may burry victims from the COVID-19 pandemic on the island. Discover more…
DJI is NOT leaving the U.S. market, contrary to what some might say
Contrary to what you might have read online today, DJI is NOT leaving the U.S. market. And honestly, why would they? DJI all but owns the professional and consumer drone market in the U.S. Why would they leave? It doesn’t…
Elizabeth Police Department receives five DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones
The Elizabeth Police Department in New Jersey receives five new DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones as part of the recently launched DJI U.S. Disaster Relief Program. These new DJI drones will be flown around the city of Elizabeth with an…
Skydio releases iOS firmware update for the Skydio 2 drone – Version 6.0.38
After a short wait, the Apple app store is a lot more strict and thus slower to approve new apps, it is finally here. A new iOS Firmware Update (version 6.0.38) for the self-flying Skydio 2 drone. The firmware update…
DJI Easter Sale around the world, but not in the USA and Canada
DJI just launched their Easter Sale earlier this month and it offers you some nice discounts. The sale is ongoing in Europe, the UK, Australia, and Singapore. Surprisingly, and I would argue, disappointingly there does not seem to be a…
World’s first documented drone delivery of insulin happened in Ireland
The international medical team that accomplished the world’s first documented drone delivery of insulin for a patient living in a remote community described the project in an ENDO 2020 abstract that will be published in the Journal of the Endocrine…
Mysterious drone tells New Yorkers to keep social distance. FAA starts investigation.
Here’s an interesting story. A mysterious drone tells New Yorkers to keep a social distance, but it is not an official NYPD drone. No, this is a drone from the ‘Anti-COVID-19 volunteer drone task force’, which seems to be a…
French police explains how they use DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise to fight Coronavirus
A French Police officer explains how he uses the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise to fight the Coronavirus in Doubs, France, close to the Swiss border. The DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise is outfitted with a loudspeaker. This allows the police to…
Zipline is ready to deploy medical drone deliveries to fight COVID-19
Here’s another great article about ZIpline and the fact that this drone company is ready to deploy medical drone deliveries to fight COVID-19 across the United States. It makes you wonder if the FAA will be able to keep up…
Search and Rescue drone finds stranded hikers in the dark
A Search and Rescue drone was used to find stranded hikers in the dark in Weber Country, Utah. The pair had wondered off-trail by accident and became stranded on steep cliff last Friday. When they realized that it had become…
Jordan joins growing list of countries deploying drones to fight Coronavirus
Jordan joins a growing list of Countries in the MiddleEast that are deploying drones to fight the Coronavirus. On Sunday, Police in Jordan started to deploy drones to enforce curfews, deliver public health announcements and even monitor people’s temperatures. Discover…
Police drone helps to find missing 12-year old boy in England
A police drone helps to find a missing 12-year old boy, who had disappeared overnight. Police officers had started their search after he was reported missing just after 8 p.m. in Nottinghamshire on Saturday, April 4th. This story is our…
Skydio 2 drone counts warehouse inventory with Ware
Ware, a San Francisco-based technology company, has launched the first warehouse inventory automation system built on Skydio 2, the world’s smartest drone. Tracking and counting inventory cost-effectively is one of the $1.9 trillion warehousing industry’s greatest challenges. Ware’s product was…
Coronavirus: Surveillance drones put into service to enforce curfew in India
Within 24 hours after the surveillance drones were put into service in Jalandhar, India, 20 people had been arrested for violating curfew norms that were implemented to stop the Coronavirus from spreading. The unmanned aircraft have been used to enhance…
Aha delivers coffee by drone in Reykjavik, Iceland
The WSJ had a great article [paywall] about deliveries by drones last week. It covers Wing Aviation, Amazon, DJI, UPS, Flytrex and the lesser-known company, and a subsidiary from Flytrex, Aha that delivers coffee by drone in Iceland. Here are…
DJI Matrice 210 checks body temperature at hospital in Javits Center
Today, we learn that a DJI Matrice 210 with a Zenmuse XT2 Dual thermal camera is being used at the entrance of the makeshift hospital in the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Discover more from DroneXL Subscribe to…
Drone video shows what lunch time for dolphins looks like in Tampa, Florida
Pretty amazing footage in this Drone Video, that shows what seems to be lunchtime for the dolphins in Tampa and St. Pete area beaches in Florida. The footage was shared by See Through Canoe on Youtube. Discover more from DroneXL…
Hiker lost in Alaskan woods is found with help of a drone
In our second story of today about drones for good, we turn to Alaska. Police in Anchorage used a drone with a thermal camera to quickly find a hiker who had gotten lost in the dense woods. Update: it was…
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