Authorities Warn Hikers, Drone Pilots To Stay Out Of Slide Area
Chief Ed Levesque says they've received reports of people hiking or biking on the ridge.
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Mexican Beef Exports Growth Continues; FAA Approves Spray Crop Drone
Mexican beef exports continue to grow. Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist reports Mexico is the tenth largest beef exporting country, exceeding Argentina for the first time in 2015. The U.S. is the largest destination for Mexican beef exports...
Boeing Co. Drone Unit to Open Office at Mississippi State
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A unit of Chicago-based Boeing Co. is opening an office in Starkville to work with Mississippi State University's unmanned aircraft center.
Insitu made the announcement Wednesday at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference in New Orleans...
La Nina Time Schedule Pushed Back; Self-Described Activist Plans to Fly Drones Over Farms
Some weather models that initially showed La Nina would develop by July have been pushed back a month or two, according to Kyle Tapley, senior agricultural meteorologist at MDA Weather Services. He also points out that El Nino has been weakening since November at a slower pace than with previous systems, resulting in the delayed timeframe...
‘Citizen Sciencists’ Use Drones to Map El Nino Flooding
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An environmental group in California is recruiting drone hobbyists and smartphone users to map flooding and coastal damage after El Nino storms with the idea that the images will help predict what the future coastline will look like as sea levels rise from global warming.
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Techno Fan’s Dream, CES Gadget Show Opens Today in Vegas
AS VEGAS (AP) — The CES gadget show, which officially opens at 9:00 a.m. today in Las Vegas, has begun catering more heavily to startups hoping to break through the noise. The sprawling show has sections for wearable fitness gadgets, drones, autonomous vehicles, education, virtual reality, video games, robots, 3-D printers and smart homes...
Robots to Have Big Impact in AG; ConAgra Foods Become Two Companies
A Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research report says robots are expected to transform agriculture. The report expects the agricultural robot market to grow to $16.3 billion by 2020 from $817 million in 2013. Specifically, unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, will take up a large segment of that market...
Drones Making Skiing Photos and Videos at Ski Resorts
DENVER (AP) — Ski slopes could soon become drone zones. Cape Productions is partnering with eight ski resorts in the U.S. and one in Canada to offer drone selfies. The drones will follow skiers done the slopes and capture their runs on video...
Flying Drones? Watch Where You are Flying, FAA Will Handed Out Fines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is trying to make a drone company pay for sending automated aircraft into areas they're supposed to steer clear of. The FAA is proposing a record $1.9 million fine to be paid by SkyPan International...
NFL Gets Permission For Limited Use of Drones
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL's sky-high popularity will now include drones.
The league has received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for limited use of drones.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an email to The Associated Press that the drones will not be used on the day of games; the league prohibits the use of drones on game day in stadiums and in parking lots...