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The West Coast of the US is ablaze, turning skies an eerie shade of orange. The Verge captured photos of the apocalyptic landscape in San Francisco via drone as wildfires raged nearby. 
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A drone company on Great Abaco, in the Bahamas, was prepared to deliver emergency supplies if the hurricane struck. Dorian had other plans. Via PIRatE Lab
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DOWNEY, CA – Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – also known as “drones” – have continuously demonstrated incredible value assisting with disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, and volcanos. These catastrophic events have elevated the use of UAS technology beyond basic public safety and into an entirely new realm uniting stakeholders from government, industry, and academia all for …
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Airborne Response teams up with Edgybees and UgCS to provide UAS software for Hurricane Florence Response.
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The City of Redding has released an interactive 360 degrees aerial map that shows the vast devastation of the Carr Fire. Market Street, Keswick (Courtesy: Redding Geographic Information Systems) Aerial photos were collected as part of a m
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Some examples of all levels of aviation aiding in rescue and recovery from Harvey and Irma.
PIRatE Lab's insight:
Lots of good stuff here...but no reference to all the great drone surveys being done!!! Manned aircraft are not the end all be all of aerial response to disasters.
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This is the second one to break down in two weeks
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Another disaster robot killed by radiation. That environment is fierce!
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The Federal Aviation Administration may issue flight restrictions in the vicinity of disaster areas as a result of Hurricane Matthew.
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Of course they would...
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Energy Drone & Robotics Summit to Debut DRONERESPONDERS Emergency Management and Disaster Forum The use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – commonly
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A drone company on Great Abaco, in the Bahamas, was prepared to deliver emergency supplies if the hurricane struck. Dorian had other plans.
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Wildfires are consuming our forests. The institutions and technologies to keep these environments healthy have suffered decades of neglect. DroneSeed is a Seattle-based startup that aims to combat this problem.
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State Farm Granted FAA Waiver for Damage Assessment Drone Flights, which includes flying over people and BVLOS.
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Why training and coordination is needed for effective integration of UAS into disaster management By Christopher Todd MIAMI – Last year’s hurricane season was a benchmark year for the role of drones in emergency management. Harvey, Irma, and Maria all had varying characteristics that served well to showcase the benefits that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) …
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Great article and very good summary of the issues involved in emergency response post-disaster for UAV pilots. We need to get such a registry here in California!
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Insitu flies its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for disaster relief and fire suppression missions.
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The unmanned chopper will be tethered to the ground so it can stay airborne for days at a time.
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Over 200,000 residents evacuated Sunday.
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Some good shots here, but you do have to swim through some of the "low lights" first.
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