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Aerial drones are law-enforcement tools that need formal oversight

7 May 2012
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Aerial drones are law-enforcement tools that need formal oversight

Making the editorial slot in the Seattle Times this weekend, lets hope city councils hold Police departments accountable for the platforms they choose. Its gold rush time, the X6 is an established known platform that has enjoyed success around the world. Some of the others being looked at can’t claim the same heritage. The Seattle Police Department needs to...

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UAS program confers first degree

6 May 2012
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UAS program confers first degree

By MICHAEL STRAND Salina Journal Imagine majoring in a field that is set for untold growth in the next 10 years — and being one of the first five people in the country with that degree. That’s the enviable position Zach Powell finds himself in this spring. Powell, from Colorado Springs, was among about 90 people graduating Saturday from Kansas...

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Shelby County sheriff wants 2 drone helicopters

6 May 2012
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Shelby County sheriff wants 2 drone helicopters

MEMPHIS — A committee of the Shelby County Commission has voted to approve the sheriff’s department buying two tiny remote-controlled drone helicopters that it hopes to use for finding missing persons, investigating traffic accidents and spotting marijuana crops. The drones were included in the Sheriff’s Office request for other gear that also included scuba equipment. The Commercial Appeal reported some...

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FAA official overseeing UAS coming to Grand Forks

6 May 2012
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FAA official overseeing UAS coming to Grand Forks

One of the keynote speakers at this year’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Summit in Grand Forks is the top Federal Aviation Administration official overseeing unmanned aircraft regulations, according to Sens. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and John Hoeven, R-N.D. James Williams was named executive manager of the UAS Integration Office, a new agency, in March. The other keynote speaker is Jamie Morin,...

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AUVSI Presses DOT to Release Small UAS Proposed Rule

5 May 2012
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AUVSI Presses DOT to Release Small UAS Proposed Rule

On 4 May, AUVSI President & CEO Michael Toscano sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood asking him to expedite the publication of the small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) notice of proposed rulemaking. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been examining the issue of allowing small UAS to fly in the airspace since 2008, when it formed an...

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What a Cattle-Theft Case Could Mean for U.S. Law Enforcement Use of Drones

5 May 2012
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What a Cattle-Theft Case Could Mean for U.S. Law Enforcement Use of Drones

By Ryan Gallagher Slate It was a strange and historic moment when North Dakota police decided to call in an unmanned Predator surveillance drone over a farmers’ dispute about animals. Now a court case in the small town of Lakota has become the primary testing ground for the use of unmanned aircraft by law enforcement across America. The odd episode began...

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Imint Continues Expansion to North America

4 May 2012
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Imint Continues Expansion to North America

Uppsala, Sweden, May 4th, 2012: Imint™ announced today the appointment of Aydin Visual Solutions (AVS) a division of Video Display Corporation (Nasdaq: VIDE)) as their North American distribution partner. The addition of AVS adds to the other new previously international Imint™ resellers announced in 2011. Imint™ – Image Intelligence AB, is proud to announce the signing of a new North...

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Growing prevalence of drones a plus for some, privacy concern for others

4 May 2012
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Growing prevalence of drones a plus for some, privacy concern for others

By John Hollenhorst KSL SALT LAKE CITY — These days, almost anyone can put an eye in the sky with a new generation of drones — tiny, unmanned aircraft. While a recent Congressional order directing the FAA to loosen restrictions on drones will certainly mean spectacular imagery, it’s also raising concerns over privacy. In addition to military drones that...

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Hood Tech UAV Imagers Show Up Big at a Simulated Showdown

3 May 2012
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Hood Tech UAV Imagers Show Up Big at a Simulated Showdown

According to a recent article in Lookout Navy News Online, the use of Hood Tech’s imagers on board an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) evened the big odds against a small group of four frigates in a simulated, late-March battle with the USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group. The mission of the simulation was for the four ships to find and...

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Police apologize for not keeping council in loop on new drone

3 May 2012
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Police apologize for not keeping council in loop on new drone

Lynn Thompson of the Seattle Times reports the first of perhaps many retorts to local Police units in America wishing to start flying UAS. An assistant Seattle police chief apologized to City Council members Wednesday for not keeping them informed about the department’s plans to use aerial drones. City leaders and the public were caught by surprise last week when...

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