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Drones Assess Global Climate Change

Aug 27, 2020 | Climate, Drones, Featured

New instruments in the research tool kit bolster scientific understanding of the ecology of a greening Arctic. As Earth warms, satellite images send strong indications of Arctic greening. But a greening signal belies greater complexity. Climate change brings a ground...

Scientists Use Drones to Study Great White Sharks

Jul 30, 2020 | Drones

Scientists are using drones and other technology to study great white sharks along the coast of Southern California to better understand interactions between these marine predators and people and assess the risks to human beachgoers. The two-year study by the Shark...

Air Force to Fly New Skyborg Drones

Jul 30, 2020 | Defense, Drones

Skyborg is one of the service’s top three “Vanguard” science-and-technology initiatives aimed at delivering game-changing capabilities for the future force.The aim of the effort is to integrate attritable drone technologies with open missions systems to enable...

Police Drones Expanded Use: Arizona

Jul 2, 2020 | Drones, Justice, Law Enforcement

The Tempe Police Department recently released video from its DJI Phantom Pro 4 drone that it used to surveil protesters over the weekend, but the agency isn’t the only law enforcement in the state with the technology. A review of Federal Aviation...