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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
States turn to drones in droves; UDOT uses them to predict snowslides, mudslides
In Utah, drones are hovering near avalanches to watch roaring snow. In North Carolina, they’re searching for the nests of endangered birds. In Kansas, they could soon be identifying sick cows through heat signatures. Governments as well as hobbyists have … Continue reading
