A pair of tethered drones built by a local company will hover over the Boston Marathon starting line in Hopkinton for the first time as part of a high-tech security plan targeting low-tech terror attacks. Built by Danvers-based CyPhy Works, the Persistent...
Continue ReadingUAVUS recommends Gold Seal’s UAVGroundSchool.com to prepare for the Part 107 Remote Pilot Knowledge Test. As a UAVUS Gold ($19 annually) or Gold Plus ($24 annually) member, you can purchase a four-year subscription for the special price of $149 (reg...
Continue ReadingUAVUS has selected BWI as the association’s preferred drone insurance provider based on the firm’s long record of delivering excellent customer service and competitive rates.
Continue ReadingDrones are now banned from Sacramento County regional parks. It’s an update to a 1971 ordinance that only mentioned “flying model airplanes.” Since they weren’t around during that time, the county wants to make it clear — drones are not ...
Continue ReadingToms River, the New Jersey township, which has already cracked down on aggressive real estate agents on the ground, is now looking to curtail their activities in the air: by restricting the use of drones. A new ordinance introduced by the Township Coun...
Continue ReadingThe Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General is conducting an audit of the FAA to assess processes for: (1) granting waivers under the rule for small UAS operations, and (2) conducting risk-based oversight of UAS operators with waivers. Th...
Continue ReadingDrones have been hot talk in agriculture for the past several seasons. But how popular are they, really? According to a recent Farm Journal Media Pulse poll that surveyed more than a thousand farmers and ranchers, use of this technology has definitely gai...
Continue ReadingWashington wildfire season officially started this weekend and the Spokane Fire Department is preparing by adding three new drones to the team in June. Spokane will become the only city in the Northwest to use drones. The drones will be used for specific,...
Continue ReadingRescue teams at the Grand Canyon enlisted the help of drones in an attempt to find two hikers who went missing in the national park, the Associated Press reports. This is the most serious use of drones in a rescue mission of this kind, according to the r...
Continue ReadingAiming to make drone-captured data management easier, Seagate and DJI have announced the first data solution from their strategic partnership – the Seagate DJI Fly Drive. According to Seagate, Fly Drive will allow drone pilots to efficiently back up the...
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