Drones occupy a highly visible place in contemporary American farm and livestock management. But their emerging role in pest control in the nation’s greenhouses and nurseries, while less heralded, may…
Drones are being used to transport badly needed medical supplies – often across distances of several thousands of miles – to remote villages in Africa, for example, and even to…
Drones play a well-known role in wildlife conservation by monitoring endangered species in their natural habitats; they can also track and deter the same species’ predators. However, not all of…
The short answer is, yes, drones are banned in US national parks. The main law governing the issue is Policy Memorandum 14-05, issued by the National Park Service (NPS) on…
Drones are widely viewed as a boon to the world’s expanding conservation efforts. With their thermal imaging sensors, drones can track endangered species as well as predators and poachers. They…
Drone package delivery services are expanding worldwide but Latin America’s are consistently cutting-edge. In May, a Brazilian start-up, Speedbird Aero became that country’s first company to be certified by the…
Residents of Austin, TX were thrilled, shocked and bewildered by the appearance over their city last Thursday of a swarm of bright lights that briefly hovered, then suddenly shot…
Australia may be the world’s leader in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to track and protect endangered wildlife. When massive bush fires broke out in 2019, the national…
Oklahoma is the leading drone delivery state in the nation, according to an authoritative report released last week by the Fairfax, VA-based Mercatus Center. Part of the reason, the report…
A high-altitude “satellite” drone known as the Zephyr just touched down on Earth after setting a number of records for continuous flight by an unmanned aerial aircraft. The Zephyr managed…
