Tag Archives: Search-and-Rescue
Watch This Drone Find a Woman Lost in a North Carolina Cornfield
Folks, when it comes to search-and-rescue, drones are one of the most invaluable tools we currently have. unmanned aerial vehicles can reach vantage points previously only available via helicopter—which costs time as well as money—and can be modified with thermal … Continue reading
Stearns County deputies tap drones for aerial searches
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office is the latest law enforcement agency in Minnesota to deploy drones to help track fleeing suspects or missing people. The county purchased the drone earlier this year and has already used it to find a … Continue reading
Puerto Rico Is a Testbed for Emergency Drone Cargo Deliveries
Speaking from a generator-powered café by the airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico—a city still 90 percent without power nearly a month after Hurricane Maria struck—entrepreneur Joel Ifill describes the mood in this devastated territory. “It’s island culture, so still … Continue reading
How the FAA is using drones to speed up hurricane relief
Over the course of a month, hurricanes Harvey and Irma swept across the US, devastating homes, businesses and infrastructure and leaving thousands displaced. With airports forced to close or help with relief efforts, the FAA authorised drone operators en masse … Continue reading
