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Drones deter criminals, family gangs from poaching at world-famous salmon river

Ishveena Singh - Oct. 7th 2021 5:24 am PT @IshveenaSingh

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Located in Scotland, the magnificent River Dee is one of the most famous salmon rivers in the world. But as popular as the 100% “Catch and Release” river is with anglers, it has been notoriously targeted for years by poachers who remove the fish illegally. So now, drones have been brought in to catch the criminals.

Stunning views of 18th-century Scottish manor restoration captured by drone pilot

Bruce Crumley - Jun. 22nd 2021 5:07 am PT @BDroneDJ

DJI Drone Drone video Scotland Loch Ness

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Boleskine House has had its share of bad luck since being completed in 1760 on a spot overlooking Loch Ness – the last being fires in 2015 and 2019 that burned it to the ground. But the Scottish Highlands manor got a jolt of good fortune this month when a professional drone pilot captured stunning footage of Boleskine House’s advancing restauration.

SSEN Transmission turns to drones to complete inspections

Josh Spires - Mar. 31st 2021 7:51 am PT @JoshSpires_

Drone Inspections Scotland

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SSEN Transmission has stepped its drone presence up a notch by utilizing Cyberhawk’s iHawk drone data collection platform. The platform’s introduction has allowed SSEN to inspect and monitor over 11,500 transmission towers and almost 150 substations across the Scottish Utility Network.

Scottish police slammed over non-waterproof drone purchase

Josh Spires - Feb. 26th 2021 8:00 am PT @JoshSpires_

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Scottish police chiefs have been slammed earlier this month after purchasing £60,000 ($83,000) on drones that aren’t waterproof. The purchase of multiple DJI Matrice 210 drones was criticized after 16 of them crashed over the last few years during rain-related flights.

Scottish mountain biker’s harrowing descent captured by FPV drone

David MacQuarrie - Feb. 4th 2021 11:07 am PT

fpv Scotland mountain bike

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Scottish thrill seeker Danny MacAskill released a new hair-raising cycling video. And almost as impressive as his nearly vertical ride down a mountain is the FPV drone photography that documents the mountain biker’s descent.