National Geographic team surveyed Mount Everest with a drone! [video]
A team from National Geographic surveyed Mount Everest with a drone at 28,300 feet putting the unmanned aircraft in uncharted territory.
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Drone footage shows extent flood damage in St. Croix County, Wisconsin
On Wednesday, St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office shared police drone footage that shows the extent of the flood damage in St. Croix County that resulted after flash flooding in parts of western Wisconsin on Monday morning, June 29.
Arizona police use drone footage to arrest Black Lives Matter protesters
Police in Tempe, Arizona has used police drone footage to justify the arrest of three Black Lives Matter protesters last weekend. As you can see in the footage the protesters were blocking an intersection. Two people were arrested for allegedly…
Daily Drone News – Wed July 1, 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…
NSW Government doubles number of drones to keep people safe from sharks in Australia
In Australia, the New South Wales Government announced a new $8 million strategy to keep people safe from sharks this season. Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall commented that up 80 drones will be used to do so. This is double the…
DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Phantom 4 Pro among the police drones used in Arizona
Here’s a detailed article that describes how popular drones such as the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Phantom 4 Pro are being used as police drones by the local law enforcement and other agencies in Arizona.
Two drones flying during Poeville Fire halted operations for an hour
Two drones that were flying during the Poeville Fire in Nevada halted fire fighting operations for about an hour. This drone incident took place last weekend.
Beluga whale captured by drone off coast of San Diego for the first time
A boat captain spotted a beluga whale and captured the very rare mammal by a drone off the coast of San Diego for the first time. Since drones are becoming less expensive and more capable, amazing wildlife aerial images and…
Drone News – Tue June 30, 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…
Autel EVO II Dual with thermal camera. A nice alternative to new ANAFI USA
If Parrot’s marketing campaign, which included falsely accusing DJI and taking stabs at Chinese-made drones in general, left you with a foul taste in your mouth, but you are in the market for a thermal drone, you might want to…
Drone shows 9/11 Memorial unlike you have never seen before!
Now, here’s something worth writing about. This drone video shows the 9/11 Memorial unlike you have never seen before, without people and from the air. The video was made by Kevin P. Coughlin and Jin-Sup Lee from All Island Aerial…
Parrot CEO Henri Seydoux falsely accuses DJI during ANAFI USA presentation
During the presentation of the ANAFI USA, Parrot’s founder and CEO, Henri Seydoux falsely accuses DJI of silently removing some software from the DJI Go app that would feed into a Chinese data intelligence platform. Not only is this a…