“In ten years, every single fire department in the country will have a drone program. It will be seen in the same way as not having fire hoses on your fire trucks.”—Derrick Ward, Los Angeles Firefighter

Singapore plans to deploy a lot of drones sc.mp/bw55t via South China Morning Post

FAA: LAANC is Thriving - Unmanned Aerial j.mp/2zvagZT via @UAONews

Next after Monday’s Mars InSight landing will be a fully autonomous helicopter designed for a Martian atmosphere 100X thinner than Earth. It’s intended as a proof of concept for low-level aerial views of the landscape, including hard-to-access areas. nyti.ms/2G8ubOI

Do you pilot drones or manned aircraft? Do you work in aviation? To help reduce risk if drones and manned aircraft get too close, the Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team wants your input. Please take this brief survey: uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eY…

Artificial Intelligence could help drones cover a broader area in search-and-rescue operations at sea. arxiv.org/abs/1811.05291

Drones fix ‘impossible’ task and restore communication to remote homes commercialdroneprofessional.com/drones-fix-imp… via Commercial Drone Professional

Drones “will give our cops and their incident commanders an opportunity to see what they are getting into before they go into harm's way" said Chief of Department Terence Monahan. usatoday.com/story/news/nat… via @usatoday

Imperial College London developing autonomous soft-material drones to make building maintenance safer, more efficient. The drones will independently search for repair needs and carry out needed work. empa.ch/web/s604/drohn…

U.K. plows $160 million into electric planes, urban drones bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Traveling the world with your drone? Laws vary. France prohibits publishing images of license plates without permission, and Italy bans drone flight altogether over its beaches in summer, where people may be, as it were, in their altogether. See our map: bit.ly/2BUPcNH

Drones can acquire data regardless of time and place, unleashing innovative new possibilities in the field of remote sensing. #cioreview via CIOReview bit.ly/2G9g5lw

In a first, a robot drone disperses microscopic baby corals (coral larvae) across the world's largest coral reef. It’s been under threat from climate change, decreased water quality, coastal development and fishing. bit.ly/2zWUxCM

Watch the video of this experimental drone changing shape in flight. It can squeeze through tight spaces to enter collapsed buildings and structures. Drones like this may be the future of search and rescue and first responders. popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/… via Popular Mechanics

Buying your child a drone for the holidays? Follow the adventures of the FAA’s own little drone Buzzy to help you and your child have fun while keeping everyone safe. bit.ly/2UMP7TJ

As drones’ uses in global health have rapidly increased, many countries and charitable groups are considering them. nyti.ms/2GlZH0Z

Breeders use drones to quantify their crop’s phenomes. Their goal is to make the typical 1.3% annual yield improvement in crop production look more like Moore’s Law. disq.us/t/39nv0x9

(2/2) The rules for flying drones are designed to keep all airspace users safe. The CAA's Dronecode provides advice on how to fly your drone safely and follow the rules. you can see it at: dronesafe.uk. #Gatwick #Gatwick_Airport

The European nightjar is protected in the UK. It actually looks like tree bark, so they’re difficult to count before work that disturbs their nests. Drones spot them easily using thermal imaging. newatlas.com/drones-thermal… via New Atlas

FAA’s Integration Pilot Program encourages innovative commercial drone use and regulatory rules that better support high-value drone operations. www.mota/com/blog