Drone with a thermal camera locates canoers in distress
A drone with a thermal camera locates two canoers who were in distress after their vessel began taking on water in Bridgewater, MA. #dronesforgood
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Drone news – Fri June 19, 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…
Judge orders release of police drone videos from investigation into “phantom car crash”
A Superior Court judge has ordered the release of police drone videos and other video footage from the investigation into the disappearance and deaths of Stephanie Mayorga and Paige Escalera, and what was referred to a “phantom car crash.”
Drones map High Plateaus Basin in the Moroccan Atlas for first time
Drones map High Plateaus Basin in the Moroccan Atlas for the first time according to a paper of the Centro Nacional de Investigación Sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) in the Journal of Maps. The drones capture high-resolution aerial images and…
Turkey has swarming suicide drones ready for export
Turkey reportedly has plans to buy more than 500 quadcopter drones of the Kargu type that could be used as suicide drones, could be operated in swarms, and could be ready for export.
City Council forces NYPD to disclose use of drones
The New York City Council passed a bill that when signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio would force the NYPD to disclose their use of drones and other spy technologies in New York City.
DJI FPV camera shows up in patent. Will DJI finally release an FPV drone?
Today we see drawings from a new DJI patent showing what seems to be a new DJI FPV camera. Will DJI finally release its own DJI FPV drone as well? Let’s take a closer look.
Continued search for missing girl will include a drone
The search for a missing 8-year-old girl will be continued today and will include a helicopter, search dogs, a drone, and the Lincoln Fire Departments Urban Search & Rescue Team/Nebraska Task Force 1.
Drone News – Thu June 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…
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam begins trial with inspection drones
A one-week trial with inspection drones will begin at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. During the trial, taxiways, small buildings, and aircraft will be inspected by drones. There will also be drones that transfer light goods between different locations.
Black Lives Matter mural appears on the streets in Birmingham, Alabama
Over the last two weeks, we have seen a number of murals saying “Black Lives Matter” appear. The first one we reported on was on the streets Washington, D.C., but since then we have seen more of them appear across…
Lenin-shaped Siberian forest captured in drone photo
Can’t see the forest for the trees? Well, then check out this Lenin-shaped Siberian forest that is only visible from the air and is stunningly captured in this drone photo.