Crazy Drone Footage Shows a Huge Lake of Melted Ice in Greenland
Gizmodo Crazy Drone Footage Shows a Huge Lake of Melted Ice in GreenlandGizmodoThe New York Times posted a story today about Greenland’s melting ice, which could add another 20 feet to global sea levels. To give us the real scope, they used video shot by a drone, capturing a huge lake of meltwater that’s one of many. It’s …
Octocopter! Experimental drone for agricultural research – Phys.Org
Phys.Org Octocopter! Experimental drone for agricultural researchPhys.OrgFollowing the revelation that English Premiership football club Everton FC is using drones to monitor player training sessions, it seems there’s nothing these Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) aren’t being primed to do: everything from delivering post …
Airborne drones newest ‘tool’ for anti-logging activists
The Province Airborne drones newest ‘tool’ for anti-logging activistsThe ProvinceWatt and other activists are using drone technology to shoot compelling, high-definition videos of “Canada’s grandest old-growth” rain forest near Port Renfrew. They say the area is endangered because in mid-September the B.C. Forest Service granted …
Drones played key role in Wimberley search – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Corpus Christi Caller-Times Drones played key role in Wimberley searchCorpus Christi Caller-TimesElizabeth Soltys, manager of the FAA’s UAS test site program, said the challenge is finding a balance between hobbyists and commercial drone operators, while also considering the safety of manned aircraft, such as helicopters and fixed-wing craft …
Name of ‘drones’ just one part of controversy – Chron.com
Chron.com Name of ‘drones’ just one part of controversyChron.comFueled by leaps in digital technology, availability of relatively affordable unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs – small, remotely controlled aircraft that can be fit with a video camera that records and sends real-time images to a screen held by the UAV …
