Giving Drones a Central Nervous System
As drone technology and regulatory processes progress, an exciting new avenue for drone applications has begun to emerge. Drones have proven to be excellent for the transportation of small packages.…
NYPD Drone Innovations Boost Emergency Response Strategies
It didn’t take long for police and emergency officers, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), drone industry insiders, and the public to recognize how powerful a tool a drone could be…
Drones Revolutionize Avalanche Control in Alaska
Avalanches are a constant threat in many mountainous regions, posing significant risks to both individuals and infrastructure. They occur frequently around the world, killing an estimated 150 people each year.…
India’s Amaravati Drone Summit 2024
While only the seventh-largest country by land mass, India is the world’s most populous country, with more than 1.3 billion people, or 17% of the global population. This demographic has…
How Drones and MRMaps Revolutionized Mountain Rescues in the UK
In the United Kingdom, providing emergency services for hikers is a difficult job that falls to a series of chapters of the Mountain Rescue (MR) organization. One of the most…
US Department of Defense Begins Round 2 of the Replicator Drone Program
In 2021, Kathleen Hicks became the first Senate-confirmed woman to be appointed as the deputy secretary of defense for the United States Department of Defense (DOD). As the highest-ranking woman…
Strengthening Indigenous Communities With Drone Opportunities
At the dawn of the commercial drone industry, Chris Healy saw a golden opportunity and became one of the industry’s early pioneers. Based in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, Chris founded In-Flight…
Professors at the University of California Are Using Drones to Study Sharks
Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Douglas McCauley from the University of California, Santa Barbara, is hoping to change the way the world understands the ocean. Professor McCauley operates…
NOAA and Black Swift Technologies Revolutionizing Hurricane Research with Drone Technology
For over 50 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been tasked with providing the best scientific resources on all things weather-related. As the impacts of climate change…
Underwater Drone Discovers World War 1 Shipwreck
With its headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland, Scottish Power was established in 1990 and is a subsidiary of the multinational Spanish power company Iberdrola. Scottish Power is one of the six…
