Cal Poly students use AI and drones to ‘forecast’ shark encounters
A team of students at Cal Poly is working to combine drones and artificial intelligence to ‘forecast’ shark encounters and to get beachgoers safely into the water again.
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Drones are an essential part of Choctaw Nation Disaster Preparation
The third week of National Preparedness Month is “Prepare for Disasters.” in Oklahoma, drones are an essential part of the Choctaw Nation Office of Emergency Management’s preparation and can be used to provide an aerial overview perspective in times of…
senseFly – Scaling new safety heights with fixed-wing drone technology
Ames Construction, one of the largest family-owned general contractors in the United States, has significantly improved the safety and accuracy of its surveying at a copper mining site in Arizona, thanks to innovative technology from senseFly, the global leader in…
Australian government is ‘comfortable’ with data security of DJI drones
Over the last couple of years, various U.S. government officials and lawmakers have expressed concerns about DJI and the data security of DJI drones and possibly stored on DJI servers in China. DJI has always maintained that the drone operator…
How Reuters uses drones to bring you real-world news in real-time
At this point, it seems that almost all news organizations use aerial photos and videos in their reporting. This story is about how Reuters, one of the world’s leading news agencies uses drones to bring you real-world news in real-time…
Indiana DoC selected AeroDefense’s AirWarden drone detection system
Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) will deploy AeroDefense’s AirWarden™ Drone and Pilot Detect, Locate, and Track System at two sites and four facilities to decrease and ultimately prevent drug, cell phone, and other drone-borne contraband delivery attempts.
Daily Drone News – Friday September 18, 2020
Here are today’s most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
Skyward partners with Parrot for sales of ANAFI USA drone
Skyward and Parrot, a European drone group, have partnered to deliver Parrot ANAFI drones along with Skyward drone program management, flight log sync, and training to U.S. enterprises.
Mavic 2 Pro delays Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs baseball game
For a third time (1,2) in a matter of months does a drone disrupt a baseball game. This time it was a DJI Mavic 2 Pro that delayed the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs game for a short time as…
Officials suggest Rome drone test site to Walmart and Amazon
Oneida county officials are trying to pursuade online commerce giant Amazon to start using the Rome drone test site for the second time two years, and this time they’re going after Walmart as well.
Auterion offers world-first payload integration of Sony A7R4 camera
During the Commercial UAV Expo Americas, drone solutions platform Auterion showed off its world-first integration of the Sony A7R4 camera on a drone.
RapidDeploy enters into agreement with Google to transform U.S. emergency response systems
RapidDeploy enters into agreements with Google, OnStar, ADT, Priority Dispatch and Rave Mobile Safety to transform U.S. emergency response systems. The industry’s premier platform teams up with leading technology companies to unify public safety workflow.