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Welcome to your Weekly UAS News update live from Lakeland, Florida. We are at Sun ‘n Fun this week. You can see the booth right behind me and we have three stories for you this week. Of course, the DJI Avata 2 came out. We’ve been talking about this for a while. We’ll get you…
In a collaborative effort, the nonprofit Friends of the Detroit River and Downriver firefighters have employed drone technology to survey litter along Ecorse Creek, streamlining the process of identifying target areas for upcoming summer volunteer trash cleanups, reports The Detroit Free Press. This high-tech approach has significantly reduced the time required for the spring litter…
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin utilized a thermal drone equipped with a thermal camera to locate a missing woman.
Farmers leverage drone technology to gather precise field data, enabling them to make informed decisions and optimize their farming practices.
In a concerning trend, major US insurance companies like State Farm and Allstate are increasingly using aerial photographs captured by drones to justify denying home insurance policies. This practice has raised questions about privacy, accuracy, and fairness in the insurance industry, reports The Register. The Role of the Geospatial Insurance Consortium The Geospatial Insurance Consortium…
A puzzling maritime drone has been discovered in Romanian waters of the Black Sea. The capsized vessel combines a U.S.-built hull with a massive Soviet-era Russian warhead, sparking questions about its origin and purpose, reports Naval News. Discovery and Destruction The unusual uncrewed surface vessel (USV) was found floating upside down on April 3, 2024.…
An Air Force civilian contractor, Stephanie Cosme, tragically lost her life on September 7, 2023, when she walked into the moving propeller of an MQ-9 drone at Gray Butte Airfield in California. The final accident investigation report by Air Force Materiel Command revealed that Cosme’s death was due to her losing situational awareness and supervisors…
The University of North Texas (UNT) has unveiled its latest addition to Discovery Park, the UNT Advanced Air Mobility test facility. This massive, state-of-the-art drone testing center is poised to transform the transportation landscape in the United States. The facility, made possible by generous donations from UNT alumnus Jim McNatt and the College of Engineering,…
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