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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.
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.
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…
Dog found safe by drone team after missing for six days in Swiss Alps
Last week, a dog that had been missing for 6 days was found by a drone team on a steep cliff in the Swiss Alps, near Levron / Val de Bagnes. The drone that was outfitted with a thermal camera…
Drone video shows revelers dancing away in ‘isolation disco’
Hundreds of revelers in Newcastle in the UK were dancing away in an ‘isolation disco’ during the coronavirus lockdown. The incredible sight was captured by a drone and shown in the video below.
Increased pressure on FAA to relax drone regulations in fight against coronavirus
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, we have seen the use of drones expand quite dramatically in a number of Countries. For instance in China, Spain, and France local police are using unmanned aircraft to communicate to the public to…
Draganfly’s ‘pandemic drone’ can remotely detect people with a fever
Draganfly, an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer within the commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (“UAV”), Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (“RPAS”), and unmanned vehicle sector, today announced that it has been selected as the exclusive global systems integrator for a project (the “Vital Intelligence…
Viral drone date video on TikTok may not be so romantically spontaneous after all
Remember that TikTok video that went viral last week in which the twenty-year-old freelance photographer Jeremy Cohen shows how he lands a date with a ‘quarantined cutie’ by sending his drone over with his phone number attached? Well, it turns…
Calvert County Sheriff’s Office puts DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones to fight Coronavirus
In Maryland, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office puts DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones to use during the Coronavirus outbreak. Calvert County Sheriff’s office is not new to the use of drones. Their drone program is not even one year old,…
Pix4D releases a whole new suite of photogrammetry tools
This week, Pix4D released a whole new suite of photogrammetry tools that will address the “modern-day professional challenges”. The four new applications, Pix4Dsurvey, Pix4Dmatic, Pix4Dinspect, and Pix4Dscan, have been developed in close collaboration with customers and partners and the company…
Irish drone startup Manna Aero delivers medicines to self-isolated people during Coronavirus crisis
Earlier today, we posted this story about Zipline planning to make deliveries by drone in the United States to help fight the Coronavirus crisis. Now, we learn that an Irish startup called Manna Aero is planning to provide similar services…
To fight Coronavirus Zipline brings medical delivery drones to the U.S.
To help fight the rapidly spreading Coronavirus, Zipline will bring its medical drones to the U.S. Until now, the company has been most active in a number of African Countries, most notably in Rwanda where it has successfully completed over…
DJI teamed up with Moment and Andy To for the ‘Learn It to Earn It’ Giveaway
DJI teamed up with Moment and Andy To for this ‘Learn It to Earn It Giveaway‘. A total of $2,500 in gear will be given away. The winner will be announced on April 7th, 2020. Here’s what DJI announced: Moment…
Launch DJI Mavic almost certainly delayed because of Coronavirus
Not too long ago, when I was still working for another news outlet, we reported on the first leaked photos of what appears to be the successor of the DJI Mavic Air, the DJI Mavic. This drone has been rumored…
First Autel EVO II drones are showing up at customer’s doors
Late last year, Autel Robotics surprised us when an FCC filing showed us the specs of their, at-the-time, yet-to-be-announced EVO II drone. This new Autel drone had the potential to blow the competition out of the water, and it caused…
Drone Racing League and FanDuel announce Fantasy Sports Partnership
Today the Drone Racing League and FanDuel announce their Fantasy Sports Partnership for a player-to-pilot esports tournament. Drone racing pilots from 75 Countries around the world entered the 2020 DRL SIM Tryouts, which live-streams tonight at 9 pm EST on…
Swoop Aero operates drone fleet in Malawi remotely from their Melbourne office
Here’s a great example of how sometimes a crisis can speed up the application of new technology. In this case, the Coronavirus outbreak forced Swoop Aero employees to move back from various African Countries to their home base in Australia.…
John Mayer’s ‘Drone Shot of My Yacht’ is the right song at the right time!
Two days ago, I came across this article in The Guardian about billionaires, such as David Geffen, who escape the Coronavirus by boarding their yachts and heading off to some tropical destination. Sigh… Wouldn’t that be nice, I thought, to…
Drone videos show deserted streets around the world because of Coronavirus
These drone videos show almost completely deserted streets in major cities around the world. The empty streets are the result of measures to slow down the rapidly spreading Coronavirus and to ‘flatten the curve‘. The aerial footage is shared on…
Police around the world are using drones to warn public of Coronavirus
Police around the world have started to use drones to warn the general public of the highly contagious Coronavirus. We have seen examples already in China, France, Spain, the U.S. and now also in Western Australia. The drones are mostly…
DJI commits 100 drones to US Disaster Relief Program to fight COVID-19
DJI’s Senior Director of Public Safety Integration, Romeo Durscher writes in a post that the Chinese drone maker has already committed 100 drones to 40 Police, fire and public safety organizations in 21 states as part of the US Disaster…
Fire experts ask people to not use drones near wildfires
The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ask people not to use their drones near wildfires. In Minnesota, the months of April and May are typically the most active times for such fires, say experts.…
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