German company Rent-a-Drone have created a revolutionary service, that does what it says on the tin. It seems they will let you hire a Microdrone and fly it yourself from as little as 190 Euros per hour. That would be an impressive testament to the control systems of the Microdrone if it proves true. There is even the opportunity...
Amateur Photographer reports the removal of a Daily Mail article, prompted by Microdrones claim of working with Google. Google UK’s public affairs manager Laura Scott told Amateur Photographer: ‘The entire article was removed because it was completely factually inaccurate and is totally untrue…’ Google said in a statement: ‘Google is not testing or using this technology. This was a...
Techradar reports that Google does not have a business relationship with Microdrones and is not using their products for Street View tests. Its increased Microdrones web presence no end, perhaps Google should sandbox them for a while! Google and drones keep bumping into each other, in 2009 The Times of London reported that Google Earth images proved that US...
German Magazine Wirtschaft Woche reported at the weekend that Microdones, have sold a unit to Google. This has sparked comments over data protection fears. Microdrone CEO Sven Juerss, told Wirtschaft Woche that his company hopes to deliver dozens more drones to Google soon. “The UAVs are well suited to provide timely recording of the map service Google Earth,” says Juerss. Civilian UAVs...
From the Guardian Newspaper in the UK http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/feb/15/police-drone-arrest-backfires For Merseyside police, the “eye in the sky” arrest was a landmark moment in policing history. The force had managed to track down and apprehend a teenager who had fled from a presumed stolen Renault Clio, senior officers revealed, by using a remote-controlled flying robot equipped with thermal imaging cameras. But...
From the Liverpool Echo http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/02/11/merseyside-police-make-uk-s-first-ever-flying-drone-arrest-in-litherland-100252-25810555/ MERSEYSIDE police made the first ever arrest in the UK using a flying drone to catch a suspected car thief in thick fog. It swooped into action in Litherland to find a suspect who was hiding at night in poor visibility. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) acts as a flying CCTV and thermal imaging...
