Press Herald Drones may be Grand Canyon lifesaverPress HeraldPHOENIX — The desperate effort this week to find two hikers who disappeared at the bottom of the Grand Canyon represented the National Park Service's most extensive use yet of drones in a search-and-rescue mission. The Grand Canyon is the only …Drones used in major Grand Canyon search […]

Drones used for first time in major search at Grand CanyonABC NewsIn these undated photos from 2016, a Grand Canyon National Park employee operates a drone at the park. The Grand Canyon is the only national park with its own fleet of unmanned aircraft for reaching people who have gotten lost, stranded, injured or killed. […]

CBS News Drones armed with sensors fly through erupting volcano's ash cloudsCBS NewsDrones can do more than capture high-flying footage, and researchers recently put the unmanned vehicles to work studying a volcano as it erupted. During a research trip to Guatemala, a team of volcanologists and engineers used customized drones (also … and more » Brought to […]

IEEE Spectrum Whose Drone Was That Anyway?IEEE SpectrumIn late 2015, mandatory drone registration went into effect in the United States. Since then, anyone who wants to fly a drone (or model aircraft) weighing over 0.55 pound (0.25 kilogram) must register with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to …Learning what's legal about dronesOnMilwaukee.comMore Farmers Considering Drone […]

Stuff.co.nz Drones on farm: Are they eyes in the sky . . . or just pie?Stuff.co.nzDrones seem like an obvious fit for farming – a tool that allows you to keep track of a large operation while potentially profiting from the data generated. What's not to like? DairyNZ scientist Callum Eastwood takes a closer look […]

The Guardian MoJ to launch unit cracking down on drones smuggling drugs into jailsThe GuardianA special unit has been set up in an attempt to crack down on a surge in the number of drones smuggling drugs and mobile phones into prisons in England and Wales. The prisons minister, Sam Gyimah, said stamping out the […]

The Guardian MoJ to launch unit cracking down on drones smuggling drugs into …The GuardianNew hit squad set to tackle rising number of incidents while prisons minister vows to put people orchestrating drop-offs 'behind bars'Specialist squad set up to stop drones dropping contraband into …Telegraph.co.ukCourts crack down on drones delivering drugs to UK prisons | […]

CBS Minnesota / WCCO Minn. College To Offer Drone Repair TrainingCBS Minnesota / WCCOFARGO, N.D. (AP) — With the number of commercial drones expected to soar into the millions in the next few years, operators whose unmanned aircraft malfunction or crash will be looking for places to get them fixed. Some repair shops authorized by …Help […]

News & Observer Law enforcement officials look to drones as way to improve public safetyNews & ObserverAs drones become more readily available, the technology has caught the eye of public safety officials who see them as a new tool to keep first responders and the public safe. A growing interest among law enforcement and emergency […]

Forbes Drones Are Being Used For More Than Just Aerial PhotographyForbesDrones follow the basic three “Ds” of robotics and are often used to handle tasks that are considered dull, dangerous or dirty, Osantowske said. As unmanned aerial vehicles continue to pick up momentum in a variety of industries, drone providers are … Brought to you […]