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| ====== Drone News for Week of ====== | ====== Drone News for Week of 3-11-19 ====== |
| ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== | ===== Drone NewsBytes Your Unfiltered Drone News Source ===== |
| |[[https://movieweb.com/the-drone-trailer/|The Drone Trailer: A Drone Gets Possessed by A Deranged Serial Killer]] - The first trailer for The Drone is here, which finally gives us the horror movie about drones that was always inevitably going to happen.| | |[[https://dronedj.com/2019/03/12/man-killed-while-trying-to-retrieve-quadcopter-drone/|Man killed while trying to retrieve quadcopter drone ]] - A 37-year-old man was killed and another man was injured while trying to retrieve a quadcopter drone near power lines in Forest Park, Georgia on Saturday.| |
| |[[https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1065758/drone-near-miss-news-latest-car-video-footage-camera-gatwick-airport-incident-somerset-uk|Drone near miss: Moment out of control drone almost CRASHES into car]] - SHOCKING footage shows an out of control drone drop from the sky in Somerset, forcing a driver to slam on their brakes to avoid crashing their car.| | |[[https://efficientgov.com/blog/2019/03/13/reno-flirtey-approved-to-test-drone-delivery-of-aeds/|Reno, Flirtey Approved to Test Drone Delivery of AEDs]] - The City of Reno and Flirtey are partnering to test the use of drones to deliver Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to cardiac arrest patients in Washoe County, Carson City and the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony.| |
| |[[https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17329216.armed-police-dogs-and-drone-unit-used-in-raid-on-york-flat/|Armed police, dogs and drone unit used in raid on York flat ]] - ARMED police officers raided a flat in York on New Year| | |[[https://unmanned-aerial.com/airmap-forms-new-partnerships-in-support-of-safe-drone-operations|AirMap Forms New Partnerships in Support of Safe Drone Operations]] - AirMap and Honeywell have teamed up to develop a new drone tracking solution to provide airspace safety authorities with situational awareness of manned and unmanned aircraft operations within an airspace system.| |
| |[[https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181231/milford-woman-chases-drone-gets-stuck-in-tree| Milford woman chases drone, gets stuck in tree ]] - MILFORD – A woman was rescued Sunday after she chased her drone 30 feet up a tree and became stranded, public safety officials said.“She climbed a tree to retrieve a drone that was stuck up there,” Fire Lt. Michael DeTore said.The police and fire departments responded to a home on Water Street just after 5 p.m. Sunday, for a report of a woman stuck in a tree. The police log said she was at the top and “about to fall.”Firefighters used a ladder truck to help| | |[[https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/seychelles-science-mission-chases-wayward-drone-vain-61662588|Seychelles science mission chases a wayward drone, in vain ]] - A British-led marine scientific mission off the Seychelles failed on Wednesday to retrieve a key underwater drone from the sea bed, where it had fallen after its cable was cut the day before.| |
| |[[https://www.slashgear.com/nypd-to-monitor-times-square-with-a-drone-for-the-first-time-tonight-31559602/|NYPD to monitor Times Square with a drone for the first time tonight ]] - The New York Police Department plans to deploy around 7,000 police officers tonight for security in Times Square, as well as a drone that will monitor the| | |[[https://www.futurity.org/drones-artificial-intelligence-controller-2007122/|'Neuroflight' drone controller gets a boost from A.I. ]] - Artificial intelligence could power controllers that help drones fly faster and more precisely.| |
| |[[https://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/2018/12/31/vineland-electric-utility-helps-out-after-drone-snared-lines/2451498002/|Vineland Electric Utility helps out with gift return after drone snared in lines]] - A Vineland Electric Utility lineman rescued a snared drone on Monday and saved a Williamstown man from having to tell his wife he lost the GoPro camera she gave him for Christmas.| | |[[https://www.constructiondive.com/news/cloud-app-creates-drone-deliverables-in-hours-instead-of-days/550367/|Cloud app creates drone deliverables in hours instead of days]] - For contractors and developers that are on a tight schedule and need to map large swaths of land or expansive projects, sometimes the only thing better than the convenience and insight that unmanned aerial system (UAS), or drone, imaging provides is getting the shots back in a few hours versus days. Engineering and environmental consulting firm Dudek, which provides drone imagery services to contractors, has found an effective solution for turning around image projects for construction clients fast.| |
| |[[https://hamodia.com/2018/12/31/drone-near-miss-idf-helicopter/|Drone in Near-Miss with IDF Helicopter]] - A civilian drone nearly collided with an IDF helicopter over a military base in central Israel on Sunday night, the Air Force said. | | |[[https://www.rt.com/news/453748-syria-drone-warehouse-destroyed/|Russian jets destroy ‘DRONE-FILLED’ terrorist warehouse in Syria’s Idlib to prevent airbase attack ]] - The Russian military says an airstrike has obliterated a terrorist munitions stockpile in Syria’s Idlib province, which contained a whole fleet of drones. The UAVs were set to attack Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base in western Syria.| |
| |[[https://www.fisherphillips.com/resources-newsletters-article-whats-that-buzzing-overhead-dont-get-stung|“What’s That Buzzing Overhead?” Don’t Get Stung By An OSHA Safety Inspection Drone]] - When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a memorandum in 2018 announcing that agency inspectors are now authorized to use camera-carrying Unmanned Aircraft Systems—or drones—to collect evidence during inspections in certain workplace settings, employers across the country should have collectively raised their eyes to the sky.| | |[[https://www.inverse.com/article/54009-drone-landing-gear|Video Shows a Drone With Talons That Hangs Upside Down Like a Bat ]] - A researcher has figured out how to make drones substantially more energy efficient by making them more like bats and birds. The secret is mimicking how winged animals can take a load off pretty much anywhere they want. | |
| |[[https://www.ketv.com/article/firefighting-drone-used-in-recent-wildfire/25704263|Firefighting drone used in recent wildfire]] - Nebraska startup company developed drone| | |[[https://newatlas.com/multicopter-drone-landing-sea/58851/|New process uses multicopters to catch fixed-wing drones at sea]] - Because fixed-wing drones are more energy-efficient than multicopters, they're often used for tasks such as mapping the ocean. Many of them require landing strips, however, which there isn't always room for on ships. A new technique gets around that problem, using copters to catch them.| |
| |[[https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/travel-question-simon-calder-drone-flights-gatwick-compensation-a8704231.html|Can we claim over drone trouble? ]] - Q We were due to leave Gatwick for Marsa Alam in Egypt at 8.20am on Thursday 20 December. But due to the drone incident at Gatwick we did not depart until 11am the following day. We lost more than 24 hours of our all-inclusive holiday. Are we entitled to any form of compensation? Adriana T A Assuming you booked a proper package holiday| | |[[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6801359/Drone-no-fly-zones-extended-1km-5km.html|Drone no-fly zones will be extended from 1km to 5km ]] - The ‘no-drone zone’ around UK airports is extended today to just over three miles. It comes after around 1,000 flights were grounded at Gatwick in December.| |
| |[[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-fly-zone-at-hogmanay-celebrations-to-prevent-drone-attacks-pqj7rg76p|No-fly zone at Hogmanay celebrations to prevent drone attacks]] - Hogmanay revellers in Edinburgh will be subject to a no-fly zone to prevent a drone attack. It comes after a drone at Gatwick airport last week disrupted the holidays of hundreds of thousands of travellers.Police in Edinburgh advised that no aircraft may fly below 2,200ft above sea level between 2pm on New Year’s Eve and 3am on New Year’s Day, or between 3pm and 11pm the day before. They said that operators of drones and other aircraft were prohibited from a two-mile radius over the street party between East Market Street and Jeffrey Street.| | |[[https://finance.yahoo.com/video/drone-racing-now-flying-nbc-202648151.html|Drone racing is now flying with NBC and Twitter ]] - Yahoo Finance's Zack Guzman and Seana Smith are joined by Kelly Hultgren, ‘HerMoney’ co-founder, to discuss the Drone Racing League's new partnership, with Nicholas Horbaczewski, Drone Racing League CEO and founder.| |
| |[[https://news.yahoo.com/drone-video-shows-bantens-labuan-222527201.html|Drone Video Shows Banten's Labuan Covered by Tsunami Floodwaters ]] - Drone video gives an aerial view of Labuan, located in the province of Banten, Indonesia, still inundated with water on December 26 after a deadly tsunami struck on December 22. The tsunami ripped through the coastal regions in the Indonesian provinces of Banten and Lampung on Saturday evening, December 22, killing at least 281 people and injuring 1,016 others . It is believed that the tsunami was caused by an underwater landslide, triggered by a volcanic eruption on the Krakatoa island chain. | | |[[https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/video/4044760-police-deploy-drone-to-track-suspects-running-through-wooded-area/|Police Deploy Drone To Track Suspects Running Through Wooded Area]] - Murrysville Police used a drone to help them catch two vehicle theft suspects who ran into a wooded area Monday;| |
| |[[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6543347/Startup-plans-launch-worlds-jetpack-racing-league-2019.html|Startup plans to launch the world's first jetpack racing league in 2019 ]] - JetPack Aviation is preparing to launch the world's first jetpack racing league in 2019. To mark the announcement, it released a video showing a test flight between two jetpack-wearing pilots.| | |[[https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/metafly-insect-drone/|Insect-Inspired Robot Uses Wings to Fly Like a Drone]] - A French inventor took to Kickstarter to raise funds for an insect-inspired winged drone called MetaFly. It generated quite a buzz. As of the time this article was published, more than 1,850 people have pledged over $187,500 to bring the drone to market. It's expected to ship in September 2019.| |
| |[[https://fox43.com/2019/01/02/new-pa-peeping-tom-drone-law-protecting-peoples-privacy/|New PA ‘Peeping Tom’ drone law protecting people’s privacy]] - A new law in Pennsylvania is aiming to protect people’s privacy from drones. The 'Unlawful Use of Unmanned Aircraft’ law, which goes into effect January 12 will prohibit anyone from getting surveillance of someone in a private place using a drone.| | |[[https://www.cbs19news.com/content/news/Albemarle-students-learn-about-drone-mapping-skills-506994161.html|Albemarle students learn about drone mapping skills]] - A drone took over the sky at Albemarle High School on Friday morning to show students how to map out the area.| |
| |[[https://www.thedickinsonpress.com/business/technology/4551229-grand-forks-area-drone-industry-announces-huge-milestone|Grand Forks area drone industry announces ‘huge’ milestone ]] - The University of North Dakota achieved a “major industry milestone” on Dec. 21 with first-ever test flights that will open up the skies for broader commercial use of drones, the university said. UND and research partners from Harris Corp. and the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site performed the test flights near Hillsboro. Harris Corp. used a system of integrated ground infrastructure that enables commercial unmanned aircraft to fly farther and safer beyond the visual line of sight.| | |[[https://www.logistics.dhl/global-en/home/press/press-archive/2018/rapid-response-from-the-air-medicines-successfully-delivered-using-a-parcel-drone-in-east-africa.html|Rapid Response from the Air: Medicines Successfully Delivered Using a Parcel Drone in East Africa]] - Three experts in their respective fields are making it happen: DHL, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German drone manufacturer Wingcopter.| |
| |[[https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/neighbors-rescue-deer-who-fell-through-icy-pond-using-canoes-shovels-drone|Neighbors rescue deer who fell through icy pond using canoes, shovels, drone ]] - A couple of quick-thinking neighbors in upstate New York came to the rescue of a deer who had fallen into an icy lake — and one even used a drone to lead the animal back to land.| | |[[http://www.digitaljournal.com/tech-and-science/technology/valkyrie-drone-will-accompany-us-fighter-jets/article/544980|Valkyrie drone could accompany US fighter jets]] - The US Air Force has carried out a successful test of an advanced, jet-powered drone called the XO-58A Valkyrie that may some day fly alongside a piloted plane on missions or even absorb enemy fire instead of the piloted plane.| |
| |[[https://thespoon.tech/scoop-airspace-link-lets-you-opt-in-your-address-for-home-drone-delivery/|AirSpace Link Lets You Opt-in Your Address for Home Drone Delivery ]] - AirSpace Link is a startup looking to help alleviate those and other administrative issues around drone delivery. The company came out of stealth mode today and launched its drone delivery registry, where people can register their dwelling or business as a location at which drone deliveries can be made.| | |[[https://www.theepochtimes.com/drone-operator-yells-at-swimming-boy-apparently-unaware-of-mortal-danger_2831911.html|Drone Operator Yells at Swimming Boy Apparently Unaware of Mortal Danger]] - Artem Tkachenko was flying his drone over a beach in the Bahamas, capturing on camera the picturesque scene ...| |
| |[[https://www.windpowerengineering.com/business-news-projects/drones-a-safer-option-for-up-tower-blade-inspections/|Drones: A safer option for up-tower blade inspections]] - A few years ago, sending wind technicians up-tower was the O&M option to conduct turbine tower and blade inspections.| | |[[https://www.voanews.com/a/libya-s-tripoli-airport-reopens-after-drone-alert-/4821650.html|Libya's Tripoli Airport Reopens After Drone Alert ]] - The airport in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, reopened Saturday after a brief closure because of an unidentified drone flying in the area, officials said. Residents have repeatedly spotted drones flying over Tripoli in the past few days but the reason for their flights is not clear.| |
| | |[[http://floridapolitics.com/archives/290343-drones-house-floor|Police drones soar over privacy qualms, clear for House floor]] - The House is ready to vote on a bill allowing law enforcement to use remotely piloted aircraft in investigations. It cleared its last committee Thursday.| |
| | |[[http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/new-video-released-in-search-for-hit-and-run-driver|New video released in search for hit-and-run driver ]] - Investigators in Fayette County are releasing surveillance video of a fatal hit and run accident in the hopes that someone will come forward with information about the driver who caused it. ...| |
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| ===== Australia Drone News ====== | ===== Australia Drone News ====== |
| |[[https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/tim-robinson-calls-for-compulsory-education-for-drone-operators/|Drone's near-miss with police helicopter prompts calls for tighter regulations]] - Pilots are calling for tougher regulations around drones to prevent more near misses, like the close call in Auckland early on New Year's Day. | | |[[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.5052948/new-zealand-farmer-uses-a-barking-drone-to-herd-his-sheep-1.5052952|New Zealand farmer uses a barking drone to herd his sheep]] - Corey Lambeth uses a drone to keep an eye on his livestock — but he still keeps his pooches busy, too| |
| |[[https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/12/drone-close-shave-might-see-rules-tightened-operator.html|Drone close shave might see rules tightened ]] - The authorities might be tempted to crack down on drone users after last night's near-miss.| | |[[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/11/australia_google_drones/|Strewth! Apoplectic Aussies threaten to blast noisy Google delivery drones out of the sky ]] - The folks who lived under the Project Wing trial program, held in the Canberra suburb of Bonython, absolutely hate the autonomous flying machines, and have set up a community action group to stop others from having to deal with the noise and disruption.| |
| |[[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/business/europe-commercial-drone-delivery.html|With Drone Deliveries on the Horizon, Europe Moves to Set Ground Rules ]] - Two years after Amazon completed its first delivery by commercial drone, the idea of routinely using unmanned devices to drop off items at front doors remains a distant, if not far-fetched, dream. The recent shutdown of London’s Gatwick Airport, caused by sightings of drones near the runway, underscored the risks and complexities of the efforts.| | |[[https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/all-but-powerless-government-concedes-it-can-t-stop-delivery-drones-20190313-p513sz.html|'All but powerless': Government concedes it can't stop delivery drones]] - The ACT government admits it has "very limited" powers to regulate household delivery drone services, including the level of noise emitted during flights, a Legislative Assembly inquiry has heard. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has also acknowledged that no single federal agency is responsible for policing drone noise, as more gaps in the regulation of the divisive innovation start to emerge.| |
| |[[https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8079515/camera-drones-to-be-flown-over-beaches-to-look-out-for-deadly-sharks/|Camera drones to hunt killer sharks in new patrols on Australian beaches]] - A FLEET of drones fitted with cameras will patrol shorelines to find deadly sharks and alert beach-goers. Over 50 beaches in Australia will use the technology as the New South Wales government announced it would expand the surveillance system along the 1,300-mile coast.| | |[[https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/03/new-noise-blocking-material-could-make-jets-and-drones-super-quiet/|New Noise-Blocking Material Could Make Jets And Drones Super Quiet ]] - The most effective way to block an annoying sound is to simply build a barrier — the thicker, the better. But instead of everyone living in sound-blocking caves in a few years as noisy drones criss-cross the skies, researchers at Boston University have engineered an acoustic meta material that’s designed to silence annoying sounds at their source, without blocking the movement of air.| |
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| ===== Videos ===== | ===== Videos ===== |
| |[[https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/12/31/ubisoft-mysterious-new-video-tom-clancy-project/|Ubisoft's Mysterious Drone Video Could Hint At a New Tom Clancy Project]]| | |[[http://digg.com/video/draining-dam|Glorious Drone Footage Of California's Glory Hole Dam Spillway Draining ]]| |
| |[[https://www.wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/bobcat-family-spotted-in-port-st-lucie-neighborhood|Bobcat family spotted in Port St. Lucie neighborhood]]| | |[[https://www.wavy.com/video/drone-10/drone-10-video-lake-shores-drive-fire-damage-in-portsmouth_20190312211930/1843629742|Drone 10 Video: Lake Shores Drive Fire Damage in Portsmouth]]| |
| |[[https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/4003351-raw-drone-footage-of-plane-that-crash-landed-in-american-river/|Raw: Drone Footage Of Plane That Crash-Landed In American River ]]| | |[[https://dfw.cbslocal.com/video/4044024-drone-video-shows-damage-left-behind-by-tornado-in-mesquite/|Drone Video Shows Damage Left Behind By Tornado In Mesquite ]]| |
| |[[https://www.statesman.com/news/20190102/sheriff-drone-video-shows-brushy-creek-at-brushy-bend-closed-by-rising-waters| Sheriff: Drone video shows Brushy Creek at Brushy Bend closed by rising waters]]| | |[[https://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/traffic/watch-drone-footage-of-fatal-sr-100-wreck-in-san-mateo-putnam-county/77-732ba67f-a293-4c0c-ab10-f21d09677b3c|WATCH: Drone footage of fatal SR-100 wreck in San Mateo, Putnam County ]]| |
| |[[https://www.rt.com/news/447960-drone-magnitogorsk-aftermath-explosion/|Haunting drone footage captures extent of Magnitogorsk tragedy (VIDEO) ]]| | |[[https://www.sfgate.com/surfing/article/heart-attack-mavericks-surfer-christy-davis-13686068.php|Surfer says he's lucky to be alive after suffering heart attack while surfing Mavericks ]]| |
| |[[https://www.wwltv.com/article/life/holidays/watch-new-orleans-lights-up-at-midnight-on-new-years-eve/289-598c79d4-33c6-464b-ab27-00a6554fd741|WATCH: New Orleans lights up at midnight on New Year's Eve ]]| | |[[https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/family-mourns-late-trucker-semi-escort-funeral-anyone-knew-dad-knows-likes-go-big-164533069.html|Truck drivers escort casket to funeral in touching tribute]]|| |
