Last week Canadian police were able to find a missing Lethbridge man with a DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drone.
Canadian police find missing Lethbridge man with a DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drone
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drone used by APD homicide detectives to arrest murder suspect
A DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drone outfitted with a spotlight was used by homicide detectives from the Atlanta Police Department to assist in the arrest of the murder suspect of Thomas Jefferson Byrd.
Drone with loudspeaker warns surfer of nearby white shark
On Wednesday, in New South Wales, Australia, a drone with a loudspeaker saved a former surfing champion from a potential shark attack. Matt Wilkinson was surfing at Sharpes Beach at Ballina when the Surf Life Saving NSW team noticed a five-foot white shark swimming up to him.
Drone technology acquired by San Mateo Police
New drone technology to be acquired by the San Mateo Police Department to help locate missing persons and solve auto burglary crimes, among other tasks. Likely to include the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise and the just-released DJI Matrice 300 RTK.
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise series firmware update 01.01.0700
Right after we publish the firmware update for the Inspire 2 Controller, we also noticed that DJI has released a new firmware update for the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise series.
Drone used to search for possible victims after SUV crash in Ogden Canyon, UT
Last Thursday, a 25-year-old man was rescued from the Ogden River after the SUV he was driving had crashed in Ogden Canyon, UT. The Weber County Search and Rescue team used a DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise with a thermal camera and spotlight to look for any other possible victims. #droneforgood
Two DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual drones helped put out Chernobyl wildfire
On April 4th, a massive wildfire broke out in the forests around the Chernobyl exclusion zone, almost exactly 34 years after the meltdown of reactor four in April 1986. A fleet of 10 unmanned aircraft including two DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual drones were deployed to help fight the wildfires. Insights gained from thermal drone imagery helped firefighters extinguish the fire that posed a threat to local communities.
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.
Honolulu Fire Department uses drones to enforce stay-at-home order at beaches
The Honolulu Fire Department uses drones to enforce stay-at-home and work-at-home order from Mayor Kirk Caldwell at local beaches around Oahu, city officials said on Friday.
Elizabeth Police Department receives five DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones
The Elizabeth Police Department in New Jersey receives five new DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones as part of the recently launched DJI U.S. Disaster Relief Program. These new DJI drones will be flown around the city of Elizabeth with an automated message from the Mayor telling you to STOP gathering, disperse and go home in an effort to halt the spreading Coronavirus.
French police explains how they use DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise to fight Coronavirus
A French police officer explains how he uses the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise to fight the Coronavirus in Doubs, France, close to the Swiss border. The DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise is outfitted with a loudspeaker. This allows the police to fly over certain areas, such as the popular cliffs in Doubs, and look for people who are in violation of the stay-at-home order.
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 to dangerous to try and find the trail back as the evening set in, the couple decided to call for help.
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 indeed a DJI Mavic @ Enterprise drone.
Calvert County Sheriff’s Office puts DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones to fight Coronavirus
In Maryland, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office puts DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drones to use during the Coronavirus outbreak. Calvert County Sheriff’s office is not new to the use of drones. Their drone program is not even one year old, but during that time they have flown over 560 separate drone missions to locate missing persons, to map crash and crime scenes and to provide watch at special events.
DJI commits 100 drones to US Disaster Relief Program to fight COVID-19
DJI’s Senior Director of Public Safety Integration, Romeo Durscher writes in a post that the Chinese drone maker has already committed 100 drones to 40 police, fire and public safety organizations in 21 states as part of the US Disaster Relief Program to help fight COVID-19.