News & Articles
News feeds and articles related to UAS / drone operations, new technologies, rules and regulations, etc.
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senseFly Partners with Distribution Powerhouse Enterprise UAS to Strengthen US Footprint
senseFly, the leading provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, has signed a new master distribution agreement with Enterprise UAS Inc to strengthen its commercial drone footprint in the US. Enterprise UAS (previously Neat Brands) is a company specializing in the retail and wholesale distribution of emerging technologies and one of the largest enterprise drone dealers in…
23rd July 2019 -
Drone Rescue System meets ASTM standards and important FAA criteria
In June 2019, Drone Rescue Systems GmbH tested the parachute safety solution DRS-M600 according to the specifications of the ASTM F3322-18 standard. Drone Rescue’s DRS-M600 system was developed for DJI M600 and DJI M600pro and is sold worldwide by the Austrian company. The successful completion of the ASTM standard test makes it possible for the Federal Aviation…
19th July 2019 -
Japan’s Terra Drone gains footing in Central Asia with investment in leading Kazakh drone company KazUAV
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan – July 18, 2019 – Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, one of the leading industrial drone solution providers in the world, is announcing the continuation of its global expansion with investment in a leading UAV company in Kazakhstan, KazUAV. With this investment, KazUAV joins Terra Drone’s network of over 25 group companies and technology partners that are…
19th July 2019 -
10 Ways Drones Are Helping the Construction Industry
Guest post by Emily Folk When a new construction project begins, there are many moving parts that need to be monitored. Crews, teams and partners all have to be on the same page while the project is being built, which can get messy as things progress. To minimize the confusion and miscommunication, drones have been…
19th July 2019 -
Drones & Automation: How they Help Roofing Contractors
Drones and automation technologies are increasingly providing a cost-effective and faster means of gathering critical information from the roofs. Using other technologies such as analytics and artificial intelligence-enabled drone inspection software, the roofing companies are able to turn the information from drones into actionable data much faster than the traditional methods. This gives the contractors…
18th July 2019 -
Drones Help to Reforest the Austrian Mountains
Guest post by Steve Rout The Austrian Federal Forestry Service is testing the use of drones to help reforest steep mountains in remote areas. The Forestry Service manages around 15% of the country’s woodlands. Some of the timber stands at higher elevations are known as “Schutzwälder” (‘protection forests’) as they perform an important safety function…
17th July 2019 -
Handmade Drone Ornament
Artist Nicole Ryf is the first to admit that she knew little to nothing about drones before last fall. She says that before then, seeing drones even made her a bit apprehensive. The way they hovered and moved quickly and unpredictably would make her nervous. But, as with most things, familiarity and education can move…
16th July 2019 -
Do Professional Drone Pilots need a New Flight Planning App?
Guest Post by Hammer A World of Apps As a commercial drone pilot, capturing quality data on site is key. Fortunately, with the advent of drone SDKs (software-development-kits), a number of flight planning apps for precise and automated data capture have emerged over the last few years. These applications can be broadly divided into 2…
13th July 2019 -
The Top 8 Benefits of Drones on the Oil and Gas Job Site
Today, the drones are playing a vital role in improving the exploration and production of oil and gas products. The technology enables low cost and safer monitoring and inspection of assets, hence helping the companies to make better decisions and improve operations, exploration, maintenance, and compliance. New developments are making the drone inspections more intelligent and efficient…
13th July 2019 -
Terra Drone eyes Middle East market with new joint venture to provide UAV solutions
Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – July 10, 2019 – One of the largest providers of industrial drone solutions in the world, Tokyo-headquartered Terra Drone Corporation, has entered into an investment agreement with NDT Corrosion Control Services Co. (NDTCCS), a leading Saudi company which has been providing nondestructive testing and inspection services in the Middle East since 1975. With…
12th July 2019 -
MMC Partners up with Yuneec in Pursuit of Best UAV Solutions for Market
SHENZHEN, July 3rd, 2019/ MMC UAV, a leading industrial UAV company that has enjoyed rapid development thanks to its industrial chain integration strategy, is partnering up with Yuneec, an Intel-invested electric aviation company known for its consumer drone series Typhoon, in pursuit of enhancing UAV products to bring the best solutions for their customers. MMC…
10th July 2019 -
FlytGCS Empowers Drone Operations Managers To Share Live Video & Telemetry With Customers & Partners Over 4G/5G
California, USA, July 2, 2019 — Drone service providers and enterprise drone program managers can now securely share remote drone operations data, while restricting drone control to only a selected set of stakeholders. This is made possible by the latest enhancement to FlytGCS, a SaaS offering designed to automate, simplify and rapidly scale drone missions. …
4th July 2019 -
Terra Drone invests in RoNik Inspectioneering to grow confined space inspection portfolio
Tokyo, Japan – July 2, 2019 –Terra Drone Corporation, one of largest providers of industrial drone solutions in the world, is announcing the completion of its investment in RoNik Inspectioneering, a leading Dutch company that performs visual and ultrasonic inspections using wireless robotics. With this investment, RoNik Inspectioneering becomes a part of the Terra Drone…
3rd July 2019 -
Global drone traffic leader Unifly raises €17m ($19.3m) in B-round
Unifly NV, provider of the world’s leading unmanned traffic management (UTM) software for drone enablement, has completed a €17m Series B capital raise bringing in investors including Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS – the national air traffic control authority of Germany) and FPIM (sovereign wealth fund of Belgium). Unifly’s most recent investor is Belgium’s Federal Holding and…
3rd July 2019 -
Industry Update: The Drone Market Environment Map 2019
The Drone Market Environment Map 2019 is the 4th edition of our flagship free resource, giving you the most relevant snapshot of the global commercial drone industry. In our latest edition we bring you several improvements. Firstly, we have become stricter about who we include in our map – as of now only companies, organisations, events and…
29th June 2019 -
Zing Completes its First Drone Delivery in Tampa Bay
Drone deliveries are coming to the United States faster than you may have imagined. It’s a quick, convenient, and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional food delivery systems. Zing successfully completed a fast food delivery over a half mile span in just three minutes using their free iPhone app and a standard consumer drone. This same…
29th June 2019 -
Pilot-free, Heisha C200 drone charging solutions for automated drone applications
The unmanned technology for drones has paved the way for significant advancements in the fields of surveillance, emergency response and warehouse stocking, etc. The widespread use of unmanned technology and applications has come to a bottleneck, however, and the technology and its applications cannot fully meet the demands of the entire market, the main reasons…
28th June 2019 -
Terra Drone Europe aids Djibouti in flood damage mitigation and port inspection
Djibouti, Djibouti – June 20, 2019 – Terra Drone Europe, a group company of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, has successfully completed a high-resolution photogrammetric pavement assessment using a multirotor drone at Djibouti’s key port of Doraleh. The 5-day aerial survey was accompanied by detailed inspections of the quay walls and the sea defense revetments at the…
27th June 2019 -
EUROPEAN DRONE SUMMIT – Conference on the new opportunities offered by the standardised European UAS market
Stuttgart/Braunschweig/Karlsruhe, 25 June 2019. According to the newly published Drone Industry Barometer 2019, there are expected to be over 400,000 drones in commercial use in Europe by 2025. This represents a major challenge for European air traffic control. At various levels of the political landscape – including the European – this development is being handled by…
26th June 2019 -
Uber Eats Completes Successful Drone Delivery Tests in San Diego
The purpose of the Uber Eats Drones latest test in San Diego was to demonstrate how Uber Eats will accept orders, load food onto the drone, fly the delivery mission, and drop off the package at its destination. Packages will be specifically designed for Uber Eats drones, and couriers will take the package from its drop-off…
24th June 2019 -
The SkyOp LLC Launches Initiative to Pair Corporate Sponsors with Local School Districts Seeking Support for Drone Training STEM Programs
Canandaigua, N.Y. – June 20, 2019 – SkyOp LLC, developer of industry-leading drone training courseware, has announced a new initiative to pair interested corporate sponsors with local school districts eager to launch high school drone training STEM programs. Following the recent release of its SkyOp Drone Training Curriculum, the company was overwhelmed with school districts excited to adopt the…
21st June 2019 -
Terra Drone Indonesia Provided Drone Training for Mining Giants: Amman Mineral and Adaro’s Subsidiary
Indonesia, June 18, 2019 –Aero Drone School, a unit of Terra Drone Indonesia has successfully completed drone training for two of Indonesia’s biggest mining corporations. The drone training provided to PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara, which owns the second largest copper and gold mine in Indonesia, and PT Saptaindra Sejati, a leading coal mining contractor in the…
20th June 2019 -
Flock Launches First ‘Real-Time’ Insurance and Risk Management Product for Drone Fleets
London, 18 June, 2019 – Flock, the London-based insurtech startup, unveiled today ‘Flock Enterprise’, a first-of-its-kind insurance and risk management solution for drone fleets. The product leverages real-time data to provide highly bespoke insurance policies for enterprises using drones. This data-driven approach transforms how organisations insure their connected drone fleets, offering greater visibility into flight…
20th June 2019 -
Kespry Announces Results of Aerial Intelligence Industry’s First Mining and Aggregates Customer Survey
MENLO PARK, Calif. – June 18, 2019 – Kespry, the leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced the results of the industry’s first mining and aggregates customer survey. Kespry surveyed its 220 mining and aggregates customers that use its platform across 3,311 worksites across North America, with 22,987 missions in 2018 alone. These companies typically use…
19th June 2019 -
Terra Drone Europe wins contract to provide UAV mapping services to Ordnance Survey
United Kingdom – June 13, 2019 – Terra Drone Europe, a group company of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, has secured a framework agreement to provide unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) services to Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency of the United Kingdom. Under the scope of this contract, Terra Drone Europe will provide different types of UAV…
14th June 2019 -
Amazon Prime Air Receives FAA Approval for Drone Deliveries, Unveils New Drone Design
The latest announcement from Amazon is two-fold: Firstly, the company confirmed that it has received approval from the FAA as an operator for commercial drone deliveries, and secondly, Amazon unveiled a new design for its delivery drones. The FAA has stated that it has “issued a Special Airworthiness Certificate to Amazon Prime Air allowing the…
13th June 2019 -
Drones over German cities – science fiction or future market?
Berlin/Karlsruhe, 05 June 2019. Against the backdrop of the German Federal Government’s funding programme for drones and air taxis, together with the unveiling of the CityAirbus in Ingolstadt in March, industry experts recently gathered in Berlin for a Round Table meeting. At the invitation of Europe’s largest drones trade fair, INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS part of INTERGEO…
13th June 2019 -
New Keynotes, Sessions & STEM Program and Announced for the Energy Drone & Robotics Summit Next Week
The Energy Drone & Robotics Summit, taking place June 12-13 (with additional workshops June 10 – 11) at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott in Texas, has updated their agenda to include additional programming and exciting announcements. The Summit is excited to announce the keynote session for the release and rollout of API’s Guide to Developing an Unmanned Aircraft…
8th June 2019 -
Taiwan tests Terra Drone and Unifly’s drone traffic management system
Tokyo, Japan – June 7, 2019–Terra Drone Corporation, one of the world’s largest providers of industrial drone solutions, has successfully demonstrated to Taiwanese government officials an unmanned traffic management (UTM) system developed jointly with Unifly, a leading drone traffic management provider from Europe and a portfolio company of Terra Drone. The test run of the…
8th June 2019 -
Red Cat Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Rotor Riot
SANTURCE, Puerto Rico, June 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Red Cat, Inc. (TFVR), a leading provider of distributed data storage, analytics and services for the drone industry, today announced a letter of intent to acquire Rotor Riot, an innovative technology and media company in the drone space. “This deal is another significant milestone in our strategy for…
8th June 2019 -
FlytBase White Paper on Warehouse Automation – Inventory Management using Drones
Palo Alto, 4 June 2019 — FlytBase, Inc., an enterprise drone automation company, releases a white paper highlighting the role of autonomous drones in the digital transformation of warehouses. Driven by safety, cost and revenue benefits, warehouses across the world are adopting technologies such as Internet-of-Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Drones are playing…
7th June 2019 -
Zing Launches Public Beta for Free Drone Delivery iPhone App
Zing is inviting drone pilots around the globe to beta test their new Zing Drone Delivery iPhone application. The application allows drone pilots to use any DJI drone to make autonomous deliveries. To use the Zing Drone Delivery application all you have to do is connect your drone, tap a coordinate on the map, then…
5th June 2019 -
SimActive Releases Version 8.2 for Processing of Multispectral Imagery
Montreal, Canada, June 4th, 2019 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces the release of Correlator3D™ version 8.2 with advanced processing capabilities of multispectral imagery. Supported sensors include the MicaSense RedEdge / Altum and the Parrot Sequoia. The new version allows to register multispectral as well as infrared images automatically. The resulting…
5th June 2019 -
Energy Industry UAV & Robotics Expert Speakers Announced for 2019 Energy Drone & Robotics Summit
Houston, Texas, May 30, 2019 – The Energy Drone & Robotics Summit, taking place June 12-13 (with additional workshops June 10 – 11) at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott in Texas, is excited to announce its speaker roster for 2019. Over the span of two days, the Summit will feature 100+ energy UAV / robotics speakers from…
1st June 2019 -
Grinnell Mutual Implements Kespry Drone-Based Aerial Intelligence Platform
MENLO PARK, Calif. – May 29, 2019 – Kespry, the leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced Grinnell Mutual, a leading property casualty insurance company and the nation’s largest primary reinsurer of farm mutual companies, is using the Kespry platform for residential and commercial property roof inspections. The company now uses Kespry drones and its…
30th May 2019 -
FPVStyle launches campaign for mini FPV racing drones with mixed reality
(Los Angeles, May 28, 2019) – Today, FPVStyle launched a Kickstarter campaign for ZinkyUFO, an FPV mini racing drone that links to your phone with zero delays, includes mixed reality, and only takes five minutes to learn to fly. It is now available for the early bird price of $119 USD. Zinky weighs just 25…
30th May 2019 -
Everything You Need to Build Your Own Drone
There are hundreds of drones available to buy in the store and online, but you may still be on the lookout to find one that can do exactly what you need it to. The good news is that you can build your very own by following the right steps. This will mean that your drone…
26th May 2019 -
Pre-event Workshops and Demo added to 2019 Energy Drone & Robotics Summit
Houston, Texas, May 21, 2019 – The Energy Drone & Robotics Summit, taking place June 12-13 in Houston, Texas at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott, has added two new workshops and a Flyability Elios 2 demo day prior to the start of the Summit & Expo, on June 10 – 11. As more energy and engineering companies…
22nd May 2019 -
Kespry Launches BYOD—Bring Your Own Drone—Program and New Platform Pricing to Drive Multi-Site Mine Planning and Inspection Productivity and Profitability
MENLO PARK, Calif. – May 21, 2019 – Kespry, the leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced its new BYOD (Bring Your Own Drone) program. It includes a new platform pricing model designed to meet the expanding enterprise aerial intelligence requirements of multi-site mining companies and large-scale residential and commercial property insurers. Kespry now offers a single fee…
21st May 2019 -
Europe’s biggest UAV Show returns this November completely free of charge!
The Commercial UAV Show is back for a brand-new edition and is completelyfree of charge. With thousands of attendees and hundreds of speakers and exhibitors from all over the globe, the Commercial UAV Show is Europe’s biggest show of its kind. Showcasing giants such as Airbus, Google Wing, DJI, Flyability, BP, Shell and NATO, this show aims to be…
19th May 2019 -
Terra Drone Indonesia’s LiDAR mapping UAVs are helping Palu recover from 2018 double disaster
Sulawesi, Indonesia, May 15, 2019 – For the first time ever, Light Detection and Ranging technology (LiDAR) is being used to create maps for post-disaster recovery efforts in Indonesia. Terra Drone Indonesia, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is using drone-mounted LiDAR technology and photogrammetry to create high-resolution maps of impacted areas. For…
19th May 2019 -
Agenda Released for the Expanded 2019 Energy Drone & Robotics Summit
The Energy Drone & Robotics Summit, taking place June 12-13 in Houston, Texas at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott, has released the full event agenda, which includes 60+ sessions and will include 100+ speakers over the two days. In addition, the Energy Drone & Robotics Summit will host two workshops and a Flyability Elio 2 demo day…
19th May 2019 -
Neat Brands Reveals Exciting Rebrand to Enterprise UAS, Acquires Aerial Media Pros
LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) MAY 13, 2019 Neat Brands, a leading provider of commercial UAS technology adoption and solutions, has revealed the business’ rebrand to Enterprise UAS. The company’s announcement comes at an exciting time as they add Aerial Media Pros, another DJI Enterprise dealer, to their roster and continue to dominate the Southern California market. The…
15th May 2019
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- senseFly Partners with Distribution Powerhouse Enterprise UAS to Strengthen US Footprint 23rd July 2019
- Drone Rescue System meets ASTM standards and important FAA criteria 19th July 2019
- Japan’s Terra Drone gains footing in Central Asia with investment in leading Kazakh drone company KazUAV 19th July 2019
- 10 Ways Drones Are Helping the Construction Industry 19th July 2019
- Drones & Automation: How they Help Roofing Contractors 18th July 2019
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