SALT LAKE CITY - In Utah, drones are hovering near avalanches to watch roaring snow. Public transportation agencies are using drones in nearly every state, according to a survey obtained by The Associated Press ahead of its release Monday. In 2016, the non-profit group found no state transportation agency was using drones on a daily basis. When the survey was done this month, all but one state was using drones in some way. In North Carolina, drones are finding the nests of endangered species like the red-cockaded woodpecker, said Basil Yap, unmanned aerial systems program manager at the state’s transportation department.

Source: thestar May 20, 2019 11:15 UTC