Ethan Jackson at Microsoft Research talks about outbreak prevention using drones

Posted on June 18, 2015June 23, 2015 by dan

Drones continue to be used in new research for life preservation, the latest project from Microsoft aims to do just that by using drones to collect data on disease carrying mosquitoes Microsoft Research, working with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, University of Pittsburgh and St. George’s University, conducted a feasibility study in Grenada to determine the viability of Project Premonition. The research uses autonomous methods such as drone-enabled mosquito traps to attract and collect mosquitoes,…

GoPro aim to release their own consumer drone before July 2016

Posted on May 28, 2015June 23, 2015 by dan

Gopro founder Nick Woodman has confirmed it will release their ultimate camera accessory CEO and founder of Gopro made the announcement at the Code Conference in California where he confirmed he aims to have a drone ready within the first half of 2016, he also unveiled a new mount which takes a step into capturing virtual reality footage holding multiple cameras. Nick Woodman commented “Quadcopters have a special place for us at GoPro because…

German designer creates Apple drone concept

Posted on April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 by dan

A German graphic designer Eric Huismann has designed a drone concept which has been widely named as the idrone by online media As many reports suggest we can confirm this is not a concept linked directly to Apple but in fact is the creative work of German graphic designer Eric Huismann, It is suspected Apple will release a drone at some point in the future but at the moment the concept design by huismann gives…

DroneDeploy form partnership with DJI

Posted on March 31, 2015June 24, 2015 by dan

DroneDeploy Announces New App, $9M Funding and Partnership DroneDeploy, a San Francisco-based start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for commercial drone operations, has raised Series A funding, launched a new mobile app and formed a partnership with DJI.The $9 million in Series A funding was led by San Mateo, Calif.-based Emergence Capital, with participation from previous investors SoftTech, DataCollective and Angelpad. The investment adds to the $2 million in seed funding the company received in…

Is the future of the emergency services unmanned?

Posted on March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 by dan

Drones could now replace police helicopters as the forces aim to save money Following a stream of drone concepts and innovations aimed at the emergency services and search and rescue, it comes to no surprise that Chief constables at Surrey and Suffolk police aim to implement five new drones in the near future to cut spending by £4000,000 a year. The police are forced to look at the new technology after government cuts are pushing local…

Epic Fail as drone smuggling drugs into bedford prison gets caught up in barb wire

Posted on March 23, 2015March 24, 2015 by dan

Smuggling contraband into prison using a drone might not be the best of ideas but it did not stop UK criminals trying! Although previous reports have been revealed about contraband smuggling in the USA it appears to be a growing trend now hitting the UK The criminals involved flew a DJI Phantom 2 vision into barb wire while attempting to smuggle drugs, phones and weapons into Bedford prison. Although drones are at a stage of…

NYC Drone Festival: The Winning Films

Posted on March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 by dan

Last weekend shone a positive light on the drone industry by showcasing cinematography shot with drones The winners were announced on March 7th at Directors Guild of America Theater, the New York Drone Festival is the first of its kind in a new dawn of drone publicity for all the right reasons, Awards were presented to the short film makers in eight categories,an additional award was dished which was voted entirely by the audience. Atleast 50%…

Lords committee calls for register of all drones and pilots in the UK

Posted on March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 by dan

Following a spout of negative media coverage within the recent months the Lords committee are now demanding all drones and pilots should be listed in a national database It seems the mainstream media channels and certain influences are only reporting news regarding drones with a negative impact, in other words, they are in the news for the wrong reasons, in return implementing further legislation proposals. The report from the house of lords states that a…

NBC’s Amazing Drone Video Above the Majestic, Frozen Niagara Falls

Posted on March 4, 2015March 19, 2015 by dan

The ice encasing the Niagara Falls, which has drawn in visitors from all over, isn’t expected to melt entirely until May. Drone footage captures this rare and beautiful occurrence

Drones used to monitor farmland in Bangladesh

Posted on March 4, 2015 by dan

Octocopter Drones have been used for the first time to monitor farmlands in the southern districts of Barisal and Patuakhali Two drones is equipped with state of the art cameras which take high resolution images of crops and soil. this enables scientists to assess the conditions of crops on a larger scale and reducing time expended through manual sampling “Issues like crop growth, nutrient deficiency and water abundance, disease attacks and insect infestation can easily…

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