Tag Archives: Emergency Management
Drones to start delivering medicine in US
California, US-based company Zipline has announced the launch of a programme to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to deliver medicine and blood to remote areas of the US. Zipline has been operating a similar operation in remote areas of Rwanda … Continue reading
Modesto Police Unveil New Crime-Fighting Drones
Police drones are now in the Central Valley. The Modesto Police Department unveiled their unmanned aerial vehicles to the media Tuesday. According to the department, the drones will help them fight crime. The drone the police department demonstrated may look … Continue reading
Public agencies put drones to work
Drones are being put to good use by public agencies in Central Louisiana, and their usage is expected to increase. Unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly called drones, are being used by agencies to help them do their jobs more efficiently, and … Continue reading
Fire-Spitting Drones Could Help Control Wildfires, Scientists Say
A fireball-shooting drone could help suppress catastrophic wildfires and restore grasslands. Dirac Twidwell, a range ecologist at the University of Nebraska, developed fireball igniters called “dragon eggs” about the size of ping-pong balls, which are pitched out of an unmanned … Continue reading
