Drones for Good

Conservation, medical delivery, disaster response — the missions where drones save the day.

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Drones for Good

Dutch Coastguard studies how drones can be used to locate rip currents and keep swimmers safe in the province Noord-Holland.

Wiebe de JagerApr 30

Thermal Drone

Researchers are using thermal drones to count flying foxes, a species that are listed as vulnerable to extinction due to a drop in numbers.

Haye KestelooApr 27

First Responders

The Roanoke County Fire and Rescue crews are testing the use of drones to deliver supplies in emergency situations to crews and victims.

Haye KestelooApr 9

First Responders

According to drone maker DJI, the man is the 577th person who's rescued with the help of an unmanned aircraft, a thermal drone in this case.

Haye KestelooMar 31

Drones for Good

The SARDO experimental drone has an AI-based system that determines an increasingly accurate position determination during the flight.

Wiebe de JagerMar 25

Drones for Good

At a wind farm located in the North Sea, drones have been used in search and rescue tests. The trials aim to show how the use of unmanned...

Haye KestelooMar 12

Drone Delivery

The University of Maryland team that used a drone to deliver a life-saving kidney received the Golden Hour Award from the Helicopter...

Haye KestelooMar 12

Drones for Good

In Ghana, a shipment of corona vaccines from AstraZeneca was delivered by Zipline drones to a remote village in the middle of the country.

Wiebe de JagerMar 10

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