First responders

The Shropshire Star, reports that drones from the county’s ‘Harper Adams University’ (HAU) may be used to disinfect coronavirus hotspots across the UK. Harper Adams, near Newport, has plans to offer drone sprayer training to emergency […]

WAtoday.com.au report Western Australia’s Premier Mark McGowan announced at a press conference this week that the WA police will employ drones to broadcast messages to groups of people not adhering to strict new regulations that ban […]

AFP News Agency reports that after helicopters and patrols, Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (police) is now using drones to keep an eye on the population and make sure there are no gatherings, as Italy continues […]

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According to a company press release, DJI has formed a partnership with Rosenbaur Group, the  manufacturer of fire service vehicles and fire-fighting equipment, to advance the digitalistion of emergency services by combining an aerial perspective […]

According to the online publication register.co.uk, late last week the Neath Port Talbot Council, which serves the Welsh towns of Neath and Port Talbot, began working with local police and the ‘Safer Neath Port Talbot […]

The UK’s DailyMail.com reports that drone maker Draganfly is collaborating with the University of South Australia (UniSA) to design an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which can monitor and detect people with infectious conditions, so as to […]

As reported by Urban Air Mobility News yesterday, Italy has expanded its deployment of drones to monitor citizens’ social distancing and outdoor movement. Yet, according to the Independent newspaper, Mayors are now becoming so angry […]

All around the world drones are being used to film and capture the extraordinary scenes of towns and cities in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, where an eerie desolation has descended upon them. The […]

euronews.com reports that local police in Italy are now permitted to use drones to monitor the movements of citizens during the coronavirus pandemic. The Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) confirmed their approval on Monday, after receiving […]