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Farmers told to adopt drone technology to minimise input cost
Research on developing new technology for testing moisture per cent in paddy is in progress: ANGRAU Research Director Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) Director of Research N. Trimurthulu on Saturday appealed to farmers to adopt drone technology to minimise the input cost on agriculture workers apart from effective practices of seed sowing and spraying …
Clovis Police drone program on the forefront of technology in law enforcement
CLOVIS, California (KGPE) – Clovis Police Department’s drone program is taking off. Like many smaller law enforcement agencies without helicopters, they rely on technology to be their eyes from above. “It’s become one of those tools we can’t live without now,” said Lt. Jim Munro. The Clovis Police drone program started in 2018. They now …
From the air: Drone technology locates unplugged oil and gas wells
By Jennifer Micale February 08, 2021 America’s first oil and gas rush began before the Civil War, with New York and Pennsylvania at the forefront. In 1821, the country’s first gas well was drilled in Fredonia. The first oil well came to Rushford in 1860. As the wells went offline through the years, some were …
IAEA develops drone technology for radiation monitoring : Regulation & Safety
02 February 2021 A new technology using drones, developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for use by the authorities of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan, allows for the remote monitoring of radiation measurements in areas where contamination is too high for people to enter. The IAEA said the technology is now available for practical …
American Drone Company, Skyfish, Launches Advanced Autonomous Drone Technology Stack Designed for Precision Commercial Applications
Much has happened this year to disrupt the market share of DJI in America, the biggest being its addition to the U.S. Government’s Entity List. Since then, American drone companies, like Skydio, Auterion, and Parrot, have been ramping up their efforts to level the playing field of the drone market in America. The newest addition …
Alphabet unit Wing blasts new U.S. drone ID rule, citing privacy
Alphabet Inc’s drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote identification of drones, saying they should be revised to allow for internet-based tracking. On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued rules that will allow small drones to fly over people and at night in the United States and …
Alabama State University testing drone technology to protect against COVID-19
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 / 06:55 PM CST / Updated: Dec 16, 2020 / 06:55 PM CST MONTGOMERY, Ala (WIAT) — Officials at Alabama State University promoting COVID-19 prevention technology say they will speed up getting lives back to normal, especially for sporting events. The university was host for a sanitizing drone demonstration at its …
The Israeli technologies fighting the drone threat at airports
Airports are slowly getting back to business amid the coronavirus crisis. While that’s a hopeful development for the travel industry, airports will need to plan for an ever-increasing threat of disruption from unauthorized drones overhead. The last time an incident was widely reported was February 3, about a month before the pandemic started grounding planes. …
Agbioscience startup using multisensor drone technology sees growth
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Despite changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, a Purdue University-affiliated agbioscience startup focused on research-grade sensing data for agriculture is growing as it takes multisensor drone data collection technology to market. GRYFN, which offers precise geomatics solutions for coaligned and repeatable multisensor drone data collection, is adding members to its team, …