SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Tuesday it developed a new cell tower safety inspection system using drones and image analysis artificial intelligence (AI). The newly-developed image analysis AI model checks the status of nuts and bolts by analyzing images taken by drones. Cell towers with [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Military and police personnel resumed a search Wednesday for a presumed civilian drone thought to have crashed after flying near a U.S. THAAD missile defense unit in a southern county the previous day, officials said. The authorities are conducting the search in areas close to the base in Seongju, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday it will deploy drones to insepct the roofs of Korean traditional houses known as “hanok”. Previously, people had to climb onto roofs to check and take photographs. Now, the drones will be in charge of photographing the roofs from all angles. The check-ups [...]
SANCHEONG, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Police succeeded in rescuing a missing elderly person with dementia using drones and search dogs. The elderly person in their 80s who lives in Sancheong County, South Gyeongsang Province went missing after going out to undergo medical treatment at a hospital last Sunday morning. The individual’s family was unable [...]
INCHEON, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Coast Guard said Wednesday that drones have been deployed this year to crack down on illegal fishing activities by Chinese vessels across a wider area than before. The Coast Guard purchased seven high-end drones and deployed them to seven large patrol ships this March. Using drones has [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store items now can be delivered to pensions, a type of Korean accommodation similar to a bed & breakfast, in a fast and convenient manner by drones. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety on Wednesday held a demonstration event for a convenience store drone delivery service in [...]
INCHEON, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Gas Corp.’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Incheon, the world’s largest LNG storage and supply facility, on Thursday held a demonstration of an anti-drone system designed to respond to drone terrorist attacks. When an unidentified flying object appeared near the LNG terminal, a 1.9-meter-wide, 0.5-meter-tall hydrogen-powered [...]
WOODINVILLE, Wash., April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Freefly Systems Inc. an American corporation that designs and manufactures the world’s toughest drones, today announced that the Freefly Systems Alta X unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been approved as a trusted drone platform after successfully completing the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Blue sUAS 2.0 [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to develop new communications technology for drones that will extend their flight altitude to up to 20,000 meters. Currently, issues with communication limit drone flights to altitudes below 1,000 meters. The Ministry of Science and ICT said Thursday that it will initiate the development of a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The value of drones mounted with infrared ray cameras, thermal sensors and radar is gradually rising, particularly for use in accident investigation or disaster areas that are inaccessible to humans. According to the National Fire Agency, firefighting drones were mobilized for various accident areas 4,782 times over the past [...]