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Project looks into how drones can predict spread of wildfire
A University of Missouri researcher is teaming up with scholars in Kansas and Georgia to develop drone technology to monitor and potentially predict the spread of wildfires. The $1.2 million research project that began last month aims to use unmanned … Continue reading
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Tagged Emergency Management, Environment and Conservation, Maps and Surveys, Surveillance
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The counter-drone conundrum
For years, security experts have warned about the myriad threats presented by consumer-grade unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones. Aside from UAVs being used to carry out physical attacks on crowds of innocent civilians or against targeted … Continue reading
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Tagged Disabling Drones and Counterdrone, Drone Operator, Weaponized Drone
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Regulators To Ease Restrictions On Drones, Clearing The Way For More Commercial Uses
Package delivery by drone is one small step closer to reality today. Federal regulators announced plans Monday to change rules to allow drone operators to fly their unmanned aerial vehicles over populated areas and at night, without having to get … Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Drone, Drone Delivery, FAA, Regulation, Restrictions
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Miami Beach Cops Use Tethered Blimp for Surveillance to Get Around Drone Ban
The state of Florida passed a law in 2015 banning the use of drones to monitor citizens from the air. But police in Miami Beach, Florida have come up with a clever workaround: They’re using a tethered blimp, called an … Continue reading
