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UAS News
- Ohio DOT Plans to Use Drones to Monitor Traffic Conditions
A three-year, $5.9 million study in central Ohio will use drones to monitor traffic on … Continue reading →
- Spokane, Washington Will Use Drones to Inspect Infrastructure and Monitor Construction
The Spokane Public Works Department has decided to implement unmanned aerial vehicles into local infrastructure … Continue reading →
- Can flying drones save whales trapped in fishing gear?
From mapping coral to delivering medical supplies, unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are proving to … Continue reading →
- Federal Aviation Administration drone rules ‘overly strict,’ new report says
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking an “overly conservative” approach to integrating drones into … Continue reading →
- Senate Bill Could Grant Homeland Security Power to Seize and Destroy Your Personal Drone
There’s a new Senate bill in town which would grant the Department of Homeland Security … Continue reading →
- Hampton Police & Fire Departments Using Drones to Keep Citizens Safe
Drones are getting more familiar. There’s the whir, the buzz, the speed and then the … Continue reading →
- Drone operator cited for using unmanned aerial vehicle in no-fly zone
A California man was cited this week after allegedly flying a drone in a restricted … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Environment and Conservation
Can flying drones save whales trapped in fishing gear?
From mapping coral to delivering medical supplies, unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are proving to be good for all sorts of tricky tasks. Now the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has teamed up with a California-based nonprofit to see … Continue reading
UAV Helps Facilitate Prosecution of Illegal Moose Poacher
Drone solutions company Draganfly Innovations and Saskatchewan Polytechnic succesfully used an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to help with a prosecution following a conservation-related crime. In April 2017, Draganfly Innovations and Sask Polytech received an Engage Grant from the Natural Sciences … Continue reading
Texas A&M Researchers Using UAVs to ‘Read the Weeds’
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is deploying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of a project to determine the right tools for early identification and control of weeds. Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan, an AgriLife Research weed scientist at Texas A&M’s College Station, … Continue reading
Drones Make New Caribou Discoveries
A study recently used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect overhead footage of migrating caribou and discover “enormous variation” in the herd. In the darkening weeks of late fall, Dolphin-Union caribou herds cross the stretches of frozen ice seasonally connecting … Continue reading