Texas Parks and Wildlife aids search, rescue effort in flood disaster By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill In a first of its kind rescue mission for their agency, a drone operated by Texas state officials delivered a life jacket to a woman who was trapped on the roof of a house that had been all […]
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Drone team finds new way to use thermal imaging in disaster response By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The search for a victim who was swept away by the massive floodwaters that inundated parts of Central Texas earlier this month has led to the development of an innovative use of drone mapping technology, which could […]
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Group deploys drones to search for victims in Texas Hill Country flood By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The deadly Independence Day floods, which deluged a wide swath of the Central Texas Hill County, triggered a robust response from drone operators in the volunteer sector, who lent their UAVs to aid in recovery efforts and […]
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Texas constable’s office beefs up its drone program By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill In a recent incident, a suspect whose vehicle had evaded deputies from Harris County Texas Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s office tried to evade capture on foot by running into a wooded area. Using drones, deployed in combination with K-9 dogs, […]
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