Police to get tough new anti-drone powers including on-the-spot fines

Police will be given stop and search powers around airports and prisons in new drone legislation going through Parliament, the Government has announced.
Officers will be able to land, inspect and seize drones if an offence has been committed and a warrant is obtained, the Department for Transport said.
The Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill will amend the Police Act 1997 to allow the police and senior prison authorities to authorise the use of counter-drone measures to combat illegal drone use.
On the spot fines will be introduced for certain offences such as flying drones too high or close to buildings without permission, or failing to complete the online registration or safety test.
Since November 2019, it has been mandatory for operators of small unmanned aircraft to register themselves and take an online competency test.
Transport Minister Baroness Vere said: “Most people using drones want to do so responsibly, and we encourage them to familiarise themselves wit..

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Delivery drones can save people’s lives

Is it a bird … is it a plane? No, it’s a drone carrying life-saving medical supplies.
If they had ever heard of it, villagers in Rwanda might have mused over this line, borrowed from a musical composed by Charles Strouse, when the first drone delivery system in the world was launched in 2016 to make on-demand emergency blood deliveries to transfusion clinics across their country.
Fast forward three years and Keenan Wyrobek, founder of the California-based automated logistics company, Zipline, that operates the service, will be one of the speakers at the Design Indaba Conference later this month in Cape Town. It will run from February 27 to March 1.
Wyrobek will speak about how the company used design-thinking to enhance the lives of others and, in his case, save lives.
Since its inception, the service has flown 4 000 flights, covered 300 000km and delivered 7 000 units of blood.
Their mission – bringing life-saving medicine to the most-difficult-to-reach places in the world.
“Zipline’s..

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Advanced tech in BPL creates universal appeal

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Advanced tech in BPL creates universal appeal

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Update: 2019-02-02 8:22:27 PM

Rangpur Riders Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza bowls against Comilla Victorians. (File photo)

DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has changed the way cricket was viewed in the cricket-crazy country introducing a plethora of technological advancements by incorporating the use of several state-of-the-art gadgets on the field.

The ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2019 is garnering a huge response to the audiences both on and off the field for introduction of the new technology and BCB is immensely delighted with the positive strides the home-grown league is making, said a press release.

The influx of technology and drones have made this year’s BPL more colorful as the crowd is feeling more connected with the annual tournament which is no less than a big carnival.

The latest stumps, spider cam, drone in the stadiu..

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HSRC Releases a New In-Depth Analysis of the Explosives Detection Industry & Technologies Market

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HSRC Releases a New In-Depth Analysis of the Explosives Detection Industry & Technologies Market

With 5 volumes, 1235 pages, 599 tables & figures, the Explosives Detection Systems report is the most comprehensive explosives detection market report available

WASHINGTON DC, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, February 2, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — With 5 volumes, 1235 pages, 316 tables and 283 figures, the “Explosives Detection Systems Market, Technologies & Industry – 2018-2025” report is the most comprehensive explosives detection systems market report available today.
According to Homeland Security Research Corp. (HSRC) new report, Explosives Detection Systems Market, Technologies & Industry – 2018-2025, The explosives detection technologies & global market will grow during t..

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Drones, the new scouts for diseases, pests on the farm

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Late blight is a highly contagious disease as it quickly spreads from one farm to another. The cutting edge technology offered by the drone has put farmers ahead, enabling them contain pests and diseases thanks to early detection and control.According to experts, drone’s precision at detecting pests and diseases is over 10 times accurate compared to the human eye.The drone, which is delivering a whole new perspective of crop disease and pest early warning system to farmers, has brought new hope to many.Green means the crop has no stress, yellow the crop has scanty stress while red indicates that the crop has too much stress.

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On a windy day high up in the hilly Kibirichia village, Meru County, Susan Naftali observes an eagle-sized unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) hovering low above his field.
The drone, which is delivering a whole new perspective of crop disease and pest early warning system to farmers, has brought new hope t..

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How Trump’s border wall could embrace drones, cameras and AI

US agents patrol the border between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
Since 2015, President Donald Trump has promised to build a “big, beautiful wall” along the 1,950-mile US border with Mexico: a 20- to 30-foot high concrete wall/steel fence he says will stem illegal immigration, keep out illicit drugs and stop terrorists from entering the country.
Critics say a physical barrier is unnecessary and ineffective, and they argue that modern tech could do the job instead at a lower cost. Which is how we got to the recent 35-day shutdown, the longest in US government history. Trump insists on Congress budgeting $5.7 billion for a wall, while Democrats push for high-tech border protections.
“The positive, shall we say, almost technological wall that can be built is what we should be doing,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during a press conference in January. She's proposed spending “hundreds of millions of dollars” for tech to scan for drugs and weapons and detect p..

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Trump, Dem talk of ‘smart wall’ thrills tech companies

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10 of the best drones for beginners

Everyone starts off as a beginner. Even someone great at what they do like Michael Jordan was a beginner at basketball at one time and look how far it took him. Who knows? Maybe you'll be the Michael Jordan of droning one day.

But for now, you have to start somewhere. We scoured the internet looking for the best and brightest drones for first-timers. No matter what your field of interest, like photography or racing, we found a drone that's perfect for you.

We also didn't forget all the kids out there looking to get into droning. We found just the right drones for children ages 8 and up, while also taking into consideration teenagers and parents who want to know there are safety features and settings that will help prevent accidents and mishaps.

SEE ALSO: 9 of the best drones according to Amazon reviews

PSA: Before we start talking about drones, we have some important information to share about drone registration with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). We don..

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