Author Archives: Martin Walls
US States Use Drones to Predict Rockslides, Watch Wildlife
In the western American state of Utah, drone aircraft are flying near avalanches to watch snow crashing down from mountains. Drones are also being used in the southeastern United States. For example, in North Carolina, they are searching for endangered … Continue reading
NASA’s first-of-kind tests look to manage drones in cities
NASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the first time beyond the operator’s line of sight as businesses look in the future to … Continue reading
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In new program, Fairbanks police use drone to survey transient camp
Fairbanks police used an unmanned aerial vehicle — commonly known as a drone — on Tuesday to survey a transient camp near the westbound College Road offramp of the Johansen Expressway. According to police spokeswoman Yumi McCulloch, the flyover was … Continue reading
Meals from above: Drone delivery coming to North Carolina
A 50-year-old Triad aviation company, an Israeli start-up and the North Carolina Department of Transportation are preparing to test a program to deliver meals by drone. Rather than arriving at the front door like an order from TakeOut Central or … Continue reading
