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Contraband

Two men arrested after trying to fly drugs into prison with DJI Phantom 3 drone

Two arrested after trying to fly contraband into the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl with a DJI Phantom 3 drone.

Haye KestelooSep 11

Data Security

Cybersecurity firm FTI Consulting analyzes DJI’s data sharing or lack thereof

The cybersecurity firm FTI Consulting analyzed DJI's data sharing, or more accurately the lack thereof, and concluded that not only does the

Haye KestelooSep 10

Industry

Daily Drone News – Thursday September 10, 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 email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.

Haye KestelooSep 10

California

Drone footage shows orange skies over San Francisco and Bay Area

Drone footage shows orange skies over San Francisco and Bay Area that resulted from form the thick wildfire smoke that blocks the sunlight.

Haye KestelooSep 10

U.S. Fish & Wildlife uses a drone to monitor Skagit Wildlife Area habitat

Washington

Washington State uses drone to monitor Skagit Wildlife Area habitat

Fish & Wildlife Service used a drone to monitor Skagit Wildlife Area habitat in Washington collecting photos of 1,200 acres of tidal marshes.

Haye KestelooSep 10

Drone Delivery

Tesco starts testing home drone delivery service in Ireland

Tesco has partnered with drone startup Manna Aero to start testing a home drone delivery service in Co Galway, Ireland. The supermarket giant

Haye KestelooSep 10

Technology

Anduril’s new Ghost 4s drone uses AI to elevate warfare intelligence

Anduril's new Ghost 4s drone uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the surveillance and intelligence on the battlefield. One drone...

Haye KestelooSep 10

Industry

Daily Drone News – Wednesday September 9, 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 email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.

Haye KestelooSep 9

Drone Delivery

Walmart tests delivery drones in effort to keep up with Amazon

Walmart started testing delivery drones in Fayetteville, North Carolina in an effort to keep up with Amazon, whose subsidiary Amazon Prime Air

Haye KestelooSep 9

Drone Delivery

Drone Delivery Canada appoints Manish Arora as Chief Financial Officer

Drone Delivery Canada Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Manish Arora as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company

Haye KestelooSep 9

Drones for Good

Drone aids in search for missing 73-year-old man in Ohio

A drone aids in the search for a 73-year-old man who went missing after a boat overturned on the Great Miami River in Ohio on Tuesday evening.

Haye KestelooSep 9

New Zealand

Drone photos show aftermath of White Island volcano eruption

Filmmaker Geoff Mackley asked permission to enter the no-fly zone. His drone photos show the aftermath of the White Island volcano eruption

Haye KestelooSep 9

DJI

DJI expands data privacy protections for government and commercial drone operators

DJI expands data privacy protections for government and commercial drone operators. Following a new cybersecurity audit, Local Data Mode

Haye KestelooSep 9

Industry

Daily Drone News – Tuesday September 8, 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 email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.

Haye KestelooSep 8

Drone Research

Groundwater tracking drone used by URI researchers to monitor salt ponds

A groundwater tracking drone is used by the University of Rhode Island researchers to monitor salt ponds. Leaking septic systems, damaged

Haye KestelooSep 8

ASSURE

ASSURE partner K-State Polytechnic launches UAS Fire response training

ASSURE research partner K-State Polytechnic launches UAS Fire and HAZMAT Response Training. The best ways to use UAS in fire and emergency

Haye KestelooSep 8

Dutch Atmos UAV expanads distributor network to South America with Capital Drone

Drone Companies

Dutch Atmos UAV expands distributor network to South America with Capital Drone

Atmos UAV, the fast-growing Dutch drone manufacturer that develops high-end VTOL fixed-wing drones for surveying and mapping applications

Haye KestelooSep 8

Drone Mapping

Virtual surveyor offers enhanced functionality in free version of drone surveying software

In release 7.4, Virtual Surveyor has added new functionality to the free pricing level of its popular drone surveying software. The “Valley”

Haye KestelooSep 8

Wildlife

Australian-made wildlife tracking drone allows researchers to track endangered animals

Dr. Debbie Saunders uses wildlife tracking drone to track endangered animals, such as Pangolins, swift parrots, honeyeaters, koalas...

Haye KestelooSep 8

Kansas

Thermal drone reveals ancestral Wichita site in Kansas

Thermal drone reveals ancestral Wichita site in Kansas and shows how drone technology is used to discover archaeological structures buried...

Haye KestelooSep 8

Industry

Daily Drone News – Monday september 7, 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 email going forward, be sure to subscribe using the form below.

Haye KestelooSep 7