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Drones for Good
Drones For Good: Discover inspiring stories of drones making a positive impact worldwide. Explore how drones are used for humanitarian aid, conservation, and more.
The Parrot ANAFI UA – The perfect drone for search and rescue operators?
Only a few days ago, we wrote about this tender from the department of the interior in France and how they are looking to purchase 651 drones. Part of the tender seemed to be specifically written for the Parrot ANAFI…
Washington County receives two new DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones
As part of DJI’s US Disaster Relief Program, Washington County, New York has received two new DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones for planning purposes during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Drone pilot saves fawns from an agonizing death in Swiss Alps
In the Swiss Alps, the meadows are mowed from early May to mid-July. Each year about 1,500 fawns are accidentally killed in the process as the animals hide in the tall grass. Drone pilot, Livio Son uses his unmanned aircraft…
Deceased kayaker in Colorado lake found with help of underwater drone
A multi-day search on North Lake, west of Trinidad, Colorado was organized after a kayaker was reported missing on Monday, April 6th. Witnesses said that they had seen the kayaker capsize, but that he wasn’t spotted again. The missing kayaker…
Drones capture devastation caused by tornadoes over Easter weekend
Drones capture the devastation caused by at least 40 tornadoes over the Easter weekend, as they struck parts of the South and Southeast of the United States, leaving 30 people dead, hundreds of buildings destroyed and 1.3 million people without…
Wyckoff Police use drones for good with Birthday Drive-By program
This is a really nice story. The Wyckoff Police in New Jersey, use drones for good with their highly successful Birthday Drive-By program. Based on the number of videos they have shared on Facebook, it seems that they just recently…
Zipline is ready to deploy medical drone deliveries to fight COVID-19
Here’s another great article about ZIpline and the fact that this drone company is ready to deploy medical drone deliveries to fight COVID-19 across the United States. It makes you wonder if the FAA will be able to keep up…
Search and Rescue drone finds stranded hikers in the dark
A Search and Rescue drone was used to find stranded hikers in the dark in Weber Country, Utah. The pair had wondered off-trail by accident and became stranded on steep cliff last Friday. When they realized that it had become…
Police drone helps to find missing 12-year old boy in England
A police drone helps to find a missing 12-year old boy, who had disappeared overnight. Police officers had started their search after he was reported missing just after 8 p.m. in Nottinghamshire on Saturday, April 4th. This story is our…
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.
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…