senseFly fixed-wing drones have been used to track and monitor the formation of lake ice hazards on Lake Winnipeg by NextGen Environment Research Inc., a Canadian company based in Winnipeg. The project, conducted as part of the Canadian Space Agencies Earth Observation Applications Development ...

Drone manufacturer teams up with a malaria task force using the Agras MG-1S to contribute to malaria elimination DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, and a team of entomologists in the field of malaria elimination are working together to develop a ...

New Agreement Ensures Continuity of Mapping and Monitoring Methods Developed Through Forests 2020 Ghana is stepping up its commitment to help end deforestation due to cocoa farming, by partnering with Ecometrica, the downstream space and sustainability company. The agreement sees ...

Combining drone-mapping and AI-powered object detection to localize mosquito breeding spots According to the World Health Organization, mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals in the world. Annually, mosquitoes infect nearly 700 million people all over the world. Mosquito-borne diseases like ...

This white paper describes the observational data challenges that impact modern numerical weather forecasts and how these could be overcome with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Small rotary wings UAV have the potential to provide a unique observing system capable of measuring detailed vertical ...

Provides flight monitoring for world's first unmanned aircraft delivery of donor organ for transplant surgery in an urban environment AiRXOS, a part of GE Aviation, participated in the world's first unmanned aircraft (UA) flight that delivered a donor kidney to surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland for ...

Scouting, mapping or collecting data - drones are proving to be a vital tool in assessing and mitigating the effects of climate change. Climate change is already affecting our world, and remote and inaccessible areas are some of the most at risk. When teams step in to assess the damage to ...

This week the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority received a notification from Arnarlax about a hole in one of the company’s nets at Hringsdalur, Arnarfjörður, north west Iceland. The hole was discovered during a diver’s inspection and measured 50x15cm, at a depth of 20m. Repairs have now been ...

IN-FLIGHT Data, one of Canada’s leading commercial drone operators, has been awarded three GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for drone (UAS) flights recently carried out as part of a groundbreaking BVLOS project with help from senseFly, the industry’s leading provider of fixed-wing drone solutions. The ...

At UnmannedNews we love to see how the UAVs indsutry is using UAVs and Drones, but lets be honest using UAVs to save lives is something special. Here is a great videos from ZipLine, saving lives in Africa, supporting medical care by delivering life save blood.  

Drones are finding all kinds of applications in farming operations. One company has developed a drone that will replace your sprayer. Most drone applications involve taking pictures or collecting data on crop and soil conditions, but Fly Dragon,  has turned a drone into a sprayer. Jason wen, Fly ...