For our latest podcast, Geo Week News Content Manager, Carla Lauter, and Scott Howe, Editorial Analyst for Commercial UAV News, are joined by Matt Isenbarger from Freefly Systems. The panel looks at the US Forest Service’s successful drone program, how New York State is using uncrewed systems to monitor shark activity, AI and swarming technology, and more.

Sources:

Commercial UAV News: Success and scale with drone programs: How the US Forest Service saves taxpayer dollars and reduces wildfire response risk

Longmont Leader: Aims Community College offers associate degree for drone pilots

The Hill: New York to deploy shark-monitoring drones to beaches following reported attacks

Dronelife: AI-Powered UAV Swarming Technology Steps Out of Science Fiction into Real World Scenarios

Geo Week News: Riegl and Schiebel integrate laser scanning system on UAS