DroneSeed Uses Drones For Planting Trees
Forests are havens for animal and plant biodiversity, provide us with food, natural resources, and job opportunities, are a barrier to natural disasters like landslides, and are natural carbon sinks.…
Researchers Used Drones to Count Birds on Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands are an archipelago that is about 752 miles from the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and is home to more than 63 species of birds, 16…
7 Woman From El Salvador Trained On Using Drones to Help Combat Troubles Faced From Climate Change
In 2009, during an El Niño event in Central America, an estimated 50-100% of crops were lost due to drought. This led to the term Dry Corridor being coined. The…
Conspiracy Theory: “Birds Aren’t Real” – So Are they Drones??
Since the FAA approved the first police drone program in Chula Vista, CA, there have been no reported incidents of police misuse of drones. Still, there are always those who…
Ukraine Military Using Bayraktar Drone For Defense
On September 14, 1814, 35 year old Francis Scott Key wrote a poem called “Defence of Fort M’Henry” after watching the Battle of Baltimore. Inspired by how the flag, the…
ConservationDrones.org Helps Researchers In Undeveloped Countries Build Drones for Conservation Purposes
In January of 2011, Lian Pin Koh, a conservation ecologist, and Serge Wich, a primate biologist, met in Zurich as part of a forum discussing the challenges of wildlife conservation…
US Military Designs Laser That Can Bring Down Drones
While the demand for drones in commercial industries in the United States has grown exponentially, the US Armed Forces still comprise the largest sector of drone research and development.…
Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Uses Drone to Successfully Find a Missing Person Lost in the Woods
An estimated 1,600 people get lost in North American wild lands each year, many of which are hunters who go out alone. Even the most experienced hunters can run into…
Connecticut’s State Senate Votes to Increase Drones For Traffic Monitoring and Roadway/Bridge Inspections
On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, Connecticut’s State Senate, led by Sen. Will Haskell, voted 34 to 2 on a transportation bill that would see increases in traffic monitoring cameras and…
ORKID Drone Company Partnering With Unify to Begin “Beyond Visual Line Of Sight” Flights
Logistical circumstances created by the global pandemic, COVID19, have shown the world two things about drone deliveries. The first is that they can be successfully and safely done. The…
