While it is true that UAVs can be used for everything from cinema production, to emergency response, to real estate photos, to improving agricultural fields and so much more. There is also the fun aspect of flying, such as flying at the park, taking a fun video with your family, or drone racing. Drone racing has become a large industry in the last few years. Hundreds to thousands of pilots around the world have begun to fly high speed, first person view, carbon fiber drones. These drones can...

Over the last 5 years or so, local and state organizations have begun to see value in the use of UAVs in emergency response efforts. With th

In our last blog “UAVs in Emergency Management and Disaster & Emergency Response” we took a brief look at how UAVs have helped in emergency response and responding to disasters such as the 2017 Hurricane season. In the blog we are going to go deeper into how UAVs have been assisting law enforcement, and the history of their use in recent years. Let’s start where it all began. In 2005, a fixed wing “drone” was used by Irwin County Sheriff's Office in Georgia to assist in the search for...