Water Sampling Drones Are In Growing Demand
Drones have many useful roles to play in the area of environmental hazard detection and remediation. One of the least known is the growing use of drones for water sampling…
More Than 200,000 DJI Agricultural Drones Are Currently in Global Service
Aerial surveillance and mapping drones have numerous commercial and public safety applications, but their expanding role in agriculture easily ranks as one of their most important. That’s because increasing farm…
Should Drones Enjoy Free Rein to Document Hazardous Waste Incidents?
Should governments and corporations – and the FAA – allow drones to fly freely over hazardous waste spills to document the full extent of the damage? Or are there legitimate…
Meet Paul and Susie: The World’s Most Satisfied Retail Drone Customers
One of the frequently heard complaints about retail drone delivery is that aggregate consumer demand for the service remains weak. It’s true: Amazon’s service, which finally got off the…
FAA Certifies Pyka’s Agricultural Drone for Crop Dusting Operations Nationwide
Pyka, an Oakland, CA-based agricultural drone company known for its pioneering crop-dusting work in several Latin American countries, is starting to gain serious traction in the United States. The 6-year…
China’s EHang Hopes to Fully Commercialize Its Air Taxis By 2024
China remains far and away the world’s leading drone design and technology provider. A single company, DJI, currently occupies 75% of the total market in production and sales; no other…
Drone Advisory: FAA Deadline for “Remote ID” Compliance is Fast Approaching
September 16, 2023 is the deadline for nearly all unmanned aerial vehicles flown in the United States to be equipped with “Remote ID,” a digital broadcast signal that allows the…
Drones and Scenic Waterfalls: Too Beautiful to Resist?
Federal aviation law prohibits drone-flying over most national parks and wildlife refuges. But there are separate state laws and guidelines that govern drone flights in and over state parks; these…
More Drone Light Shows Will Replace Fireworks Displays on July 4th
Celebrating our nation’s independence is typically a boisterous and noisy affair, The day is filled with music and marching bands, and the night is capped off with a booming…
More Texas Police Departments Are Turning to Drones for Speedy Life-Saving Assistance
San Marcos, Texas just joined the growing list of police departments nationwide – about 1,600 total, or 10% – that are deploying drones to pursue fleeing criminal suspects or to…
