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| ====== Drone News for Week of 11/29/18 ====== | ====== Drone News for Week of May 27th 2019 ====== |
| ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== | ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== |
| |[[https://dronedj.com/2018/11/20/drone-dirt-biker-crash/|Drone and dirt biker crash midair during massive jump ]] - A drone and a dirt biker crash midair during a massive jump. The motorcyclist suffered an injury to his shoulder after colliding with the drone.| | |[[https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/radio-1-big-weekend-drones-16331112|Radio 1 Big Weekend: Drones spotted above festival site as police release warning to steer clear ]] - Cleveland Police released the warning after tracing a drone owner on Friday| |
| |[[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/16/drone_pilot_fined_flying_under_police_helicopter/|Bloke fined £460 after his drone screwed up police chopper search for missing woman ]] - A Russian-speaking man from Cambridgeshire has become the first person in the UK to be convicted of illegally flying a drone beneath a police helicopter during a search operation.| | |[[https://techxplore.com/news/2019-05-pulp-dronet-gram-nano-uav-insects.html|A 27-gram nano-UAV inspired by insects]] - Researchers at ETH Zürich and the University of Bologna have recently created PULP Dronet, a 27-gram nano-size unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a deep learning-based visual navigation engine.| |
| |[[https://blog.executivebiz.com/2018/11/dhs-seeks-info-on-counter-drone-systems/|DHS Seeks Info on Counter-Drone Systems ]] - The Department of Homeland Security has issued a request for information from potential providers of counter-unmanned aircraft systems in a move to address security concerns over hostile drones.| | |[[https://www.techexplorist.com/parrot-develop-short-range-reconnaissance-drone-u-s-army/23579/|Parrot to develop Short Range Reconnaissance drone for the U.S. Army ]] - Parrot selected by U.S. Department of Defense to take part in the development of the next-generation of Short Range Reconnaissance drone for the U.S. Army.| |
| |[[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/china-develops-small-multi-rotor-drone-that-can-climb-to-5000-meters/articleshow/66710735.cms|China develops small multi-rotor drone that can climb to 5,000 meters ]] - The X-M20 "Crane", with the weight only 20 kilograms, is designed to have a service ceiling up to 5,000 metres and wind resistance capacity up to seven level, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.| | |[[https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/29/us/tulsa-floods-drones-helicopters-trnd/index.html|Drones are hurting rescue efforts in Tulsa as dangerous flooding continues]] - Homes are inundated with floodwater from the Arkansas River in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa.| |
| |[[https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-hartford-drone-hearing-20181119-story.html|Residents weigh in on Hartford ordinance proposing council oversight of city drones]] - A controversial ordinance that would place the Hartford police department's drones under strict city council oversight — stifling strict oversight, the police chief says — was up for a public hearing Monday night in council chambers.| | |[[https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/90281-nasa-begins-urban-drone-traffic-management-testing-in-nevada|NASA Begins Urban Drone Traffic Management Testing in Nevada ]] - Back in February of this year, NASA announced it had selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly complicated technical demonstrations involving small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. According to a news report, several drones were spotted last week, flying at the same time in Reno, Nev., including one from the rooftop of a casino parking garage. Similar tests have been conducted in rural areas, says the report. The tests will continue throughout the following months in Reno, . . .| |
| |[[https://stockhead.com.au/tech/why-safety-is-paramount-to-growth-of-the-drone-industry/|Why safety is paramount to growth of the drone industry ]] - Regulators are still grappling with how to support commercial drone use while ensuring public and civil safety are first and foremost, with the FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) leading the way.| | |[[https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/north-las-vegas/at-north-las-vegas-festival-ailing-boy-delivered-cake-via-drone-1674266/|At North Las Vegas festival, ailing boy delivered cake via drone ]] - Las Vegas-based Miracle Flights surprised 13-year-old Jordan Boren of Texas with a cake flown in via drone at Carnival in the Clouds at Craig Ranch Regional Park.| |
| |[[https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/19/first-ever-drone-delivered-kidney-is-no-worse-for-wear/|First ever drone-delivered kidney is no worse for wear ]] - Scalea and his colleagues modified a DJI M600 drone to carry a refrigerated box payload, and also designed a wireless biosensor for monitoring the organ while in flight.| | |[[https://sg.news.yahoo.com/construction-company-charged-for-operating-drone-without-a-license-032630269.html|Construction company charged for operating drone without a licence]] - SINGAPORE — In the first case of its kind, a company was charged in the State Courts on Tuesday (28 May) for operating a drone without a licence.| |
| |[[https://dronebelow.com/2018/11/20/drones-swarms-and-ai-for-search-and-rescue-operations-at-sea/|Drones Swarms and AI for Search and Rescue Operations at Sea]] - A group of authors at the University of Bologna, Italy have decided to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for search and rescue operations at sea. The relevance of the drone swarm in this case as well as the use of technology is clear – to help the search and rescue missions and yield with more lives saved at sea.| | |[[https://cfjctoday.com/2019/05/27/drone-photos-and-new-software-being-used-in-search-for-ryan-shtuka/|Drone photos and new software being used in search for Ryan Shtuka ]] - SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The family of a young man who went missing in February 2018 has never given up the search. | |
| |[[http://uasweekly.com/2018/11/19/whitefox-impresses-u-s-dod-at-worlds-largest-counter-drone-testing-event/|WhiteFox Impresses U.S. DoD At World’s Largest Counter-drone Testing Event ]] - WhiteFox Defense Technologies, Inc., a drone airspace defense and security company, had their flagship product, DroneFox, participate as selected equipment by the U.S. Government for the prestigious Black Dart counter-UAS and Red Teaming exercise last month. It was the first time WhiteFox had performed testing at Black Dart, the largest counter-drone testing exercise in the world.| | |[[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/05/27/vodafone-creates-technology-can-send-no-fly-zones-drones-force/|Vodafone creates technology which can send no-fly zones to drones and force them to land ]] - Vodafone has successfully tested technology that sends information to drones about no-fly zones, potentially forcing them to land if pilots accidentally stray into restricted areas.| |
| |[[https://www.wlky.com/article/drone-footage-shows-aftermath-of-camp-fire-in-california/25229172|Drone footage shows aftermath of Camp Fire in California ]] - Since the Camp Fire broke out November 8, it has destroyed more than 11,700 homes and torched an area the size of Chicago.| | |[[https://www.kmvt.com/content/news/Twin-Falls-native-looks-to-bring-drone-technology-to-the-farm-510457561.html|Twin Falls native looks to bring drone technology to the farm]] - Jeremy Cutler is the owner of Treasure Valley based company Skeye, an aerial imagery company that is looking to put an "eye in the sky" to help crops on the ground here in Idaho.| |
| |[[https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2018-11-19/faa-processes-more-50000-laanc-drone-applications|FAA Processes More than 50,000 LAANC Drone Applications | General Aviation News]] - The FAA has processed more than 50,000 applications under the LAANC (low-altitude authorization and notification capability) from drone operators to fly in controlled airspace since November 2017—far exceeding the agency’s expectations for program participation. LAANC covers 300 ATC facilities serving 500 airports and it allows UAS operators with near-instant approval, a major flight-planning convenience.| | |[[https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/u-s-states-use-drones-to-predict-rockslides-watch-wildlife/4927942.html|US States Use Drones to Predict Rockslides]] - Many American states are now using drone technology to watch avalanches and endangered animals, among other uses. A number of states are beginning to explore how to create laws to control a flood of private drone traffic that is likely to come in the future.| |
| |[[http://gothamist.com/2018/11/19/drone_crash_midtown.php|Virginia Man Arrested After Wind Whips Drone Into Barclays HQ]] - Travel conditions improved dramatically across the tri-state area after last Thursday's microblizzard (by which I mean three to six inches of snow slush) subsided, but still, the skies were not safe for the city's illicit drone pilots. On Friday, police arrested 27-year-old Steven Funes after a rogue wind gusted his drone into the side of Barclays headquarters in Midtown. The building sustained no injuries in the crash, but unfortunately for Funes, it is almost always illegal to fly a drone in New York City.| | |[[https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900072422/utah-teal-drones-army-contract.html|'Prodigy' founder taking Utah's Teal Drones to unexplored heights ]] - Just 21 years old, George Matus launched Teal Drones, has raised over $20 million and just announced a new U.S. Army contract for a battlefield-ready reconnaissance craft that could help save lives. | |
| |[[http://inmenlo.com/2018/11/18/menlo-park-fire-drone-team-deployed-to-butte-county-to-provided-aerial-damage-assessment/|Menlo Park Fire Drone Team deployed to Butte County to provided aerial damage assessment ]] - The Menlo Park Fire Protection Districts UAS/Drone Team is working for the Butte County Sheriffs Department along with personnel from Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Sheriffs’ Departments and the Union City and San Francisco Police Departments to provide aerial damage| | |
| |[[https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Yellowstone-investigating-illegal-drone-photo-13403317.php|Yellowstone investigating illegal drone photo taken in park ]] - Yellowstone National Park officials say they're investigating after a photo was posted online showing one of the park's geothermal features from a drone, which is illegal. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported the photo of Grand Prismatic Spring was posted on Instagram and then deleted after criticism from other users. Drones are banned in Yellowstone and many other parks. The National Park Service says drones can harass wildlife and the noise is a nuisance to visitors. Violation of the ban is a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. A Dutch tourist crashed a drone into Grand Prismatic Spring in 2014 and was fined more than $3,000.| | |
| |[[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7767881/drone-smuggling-criminals-jailed/|Jail bosses nail dozens of crooks using drones to smuggle drugs and mobile phones to inmates]] - According to new figures, forty-five people have been convicted of illicit drone activity and those involved have been jailed for a total of more than 140 years since 2015| | |
| |[[https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/first-of-its-kind-drone-expo-comes-to-the-great-new-york-state-fair/1604122120|First of its kind Drone Expo comes to the Great New York State Fair]] - Pilots from New York and Canada visiting the fairgrounds this weekend for a drone racing competition. It's the first of its kind, hosted by a local drone chapter. For some people, it's a hobby they've stuck with for a long time.| | |
| |[[https://wpde.com/news/local/drones-and-dogs-now-included-in-search-for-missing-north-carolina-teenager|Drones and dogs now included in search for Hania Aguilar]] - The Lumberton Police Department and the FBI say they are continuing to their search for 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar. FBI and SBI agents are using foot and drone searches in their pursuit for a lead. An SBI K9 is also searching for clues to find Hania.| | |
| |[[https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-police-chief-seeks-drone-capability-tl-1122-story.html|Highland Park police chief says drones could aid in lakefront searches ]] - Some Highland Park City Council members would like to see a city policy on drone use by law enforcement before buying an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.| | |
| |[[https://dronelife.com/2018/11/15/swiss-start-up-fores-up-laser-based-drone-charger/|Swiss Start-Up Fires Up Laser-based Drone Charger ]] - Lab-grown diamonds can focus laser beams with enough energy to stay stable over long distances – powerful enough to charge recharge photovoltaic cells on a drone in flight.| | |
| |[[https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2018/11/kcaa-says-drone-regulations-will-be-released-soon/|KCAA says drone regulations will be released soon ]] - Regulation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, is still in limbo, five months after the National Assembly rejected the regulations that had been proposed by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA).| | |
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| ===== Australia Drone News ====== | ===== Australia Drone News ====== |
| |[[https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/11/australian-pair-jailed-for-trying-to-use-a-drone-to-send-drugs-to-prisoner.html|Australian pair jailed for trying to use a drone to send drugs to prisoner ]] - A man and woman in Queensland have been arrested and sent to prison after attempting to use a drone to drop drugs into a prison.| | |[[https://www.futurefarming.com/Tools-data/Articles/2019/5/Autonomous-drone-improves-irrigation-432559E/|Autonomous drone improves irrigation]] - Australian Monash University is using autonomous drone technology to improve irrigation practices.| |
| |[[https://www.wired.com/story/your-drone-can-give-cops-a-surprising-amount-of-your-data/|Your Drone Can Give Cops a Surprising Amount of Your Data]] - IF YOU'RE A nefarious sort, you might use a commercial drone to smuggle drugs, carry explosives, or to just spy on your neighbors. Drones are appealing to criminals in part because they seem fairly anonymous, flitting through the sky with an invisible digital tether to its owner. But anonymity is no longer a safe bet. In the hands of crime investigators, a drone can reveal a range of personal and financial information about its owner.| | |[[https://www.abacusnews.com/future-tech/dhl-drones-make-package-deliveries-southern-china/article/3012268|DHL drones make package deliveries in southern China ]] - Operating out of a DHL service center in Dongguan -- a tech manufacturing hub between Shenzhen and Guangzhou -- the project delivers cargo weighing up to 11 pounds within a distance of 5 miles. The mini aircraft are supplied by Ehang. The drone maker is perhaps best known for its elaborate drone light shows and its effort to build a self-flying vehicle carrying human passengers.| |
| | |[[https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/what-whale-snot-tells-us-about-australias-whale-populations/11162574|What whale snot tells us about Australia's whale populations ]] - Dr Vanessa Pirotta has created a specially designed waterproof drone that collects bacteria, viruses and DNA from the snot that humpbacks blow from their blowholes.| |
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| ===== Videos ===== | ===== Videos ===== |
| |[[https://jalopnik.com/this-guy-has-to-be-one-of-the-best-drone-pilots-in-the-1830573469|This Guy Has to Be One of the Best Drone Pilots in The World]]| | |[[https://www.koco.com/article/drone-video-captures-moment-house-falls-into-cimarron-river-more-at-risk/27612561|Drone video captures moment house falls into Cimarron River]]| |
| |[[http://www.washingtonbeerblog.com/behold-the-magic-of-the-hop-harvest-a-video/|Behold the magic of the hop harvest ]]| | |[[https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/watch-drone-video-shows-flooding-in-boardman/2035430709|WATCH: Drone video shows flooding in Boardman]]| |
| |[[https://fox8.com/2018/11/16/drone-fox-video-helping-with-fatal-crash-investigation/|Drone FOX video helping with fatal crash investigation ]]| | |[[https://www.king5.com/video/news/local/putting-drones-to-work-in-search-and-rescues/281-a521e4af-16ba-411a-b107-070d0fc66368|Putting drones to work in search and rescues ]]| |
| |[[https://www.kagstv.com/video/weather/accuweather/drone-footage-shows-i-81-backed-up-from-snow-day-wreck/607-8324743|Drone footage shows I-81 backed up from snow day wreck ]]| | |
| |[[https://sivweek.com/kyiv-in-captivity-fog-shot-with-a-drone-spectacular-footage-video/7720/|Kyiv in captivity fog shot with a drone: spectacular footage ]]| | |
| |[[http://m.news9.com/story.aspx?story=39518121|Residents Upset After Drone Video Captures Delivery Driver Hurling Packages In Newcastle]]| | |
| |[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUX6bzqfflI&feature=youtu.be|Drone footage of Camp Fire aftermath in Butte Co. ]]| | |
