News & Articles
News feeds and articles related to UAS / drone operations, new technologies, rules and regulations, etc.
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Enterprise Partnerships with Trimble and Microsoft Drive senseFly Strategy Forward
CHESEAUX-SUR-LAUSANNE, Switzerland, 13 November 2019 – senseFly, the global leader in fixed-wing drones, has announced new strategic partnerships. The organisations include Trimble and Microsoft and demonstrate the capability and suitability of senseFly’s fixed-wing drones and drone sensors for precision agriculture. “Trimble and Microsoft are major players in the agriculture sector, and these relationships are a testament to…
14th November 2019 -
Help Map a Better Future with Pix4D’s Climate Contest
Lausanne, Switzerland: Photogrammetry software company Pix4D has launched its first ever Climate Contest. People from around the world are invited to submit a project which uses mapping to investigate or mitigate the climate crisis for the chance to win up to a $3,000USD cash prize and access to Pix4D software. From tracking melting glaciers in…
13th November 2019 -
Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) Inventory Counts using Drones in Warehouses & Distribution Centers
California, USA, November 11, 2019 — Real estate is usually the largest expense item in the P&L of a warehousing operation – whether a 3PL or a company owned one. As e-commerce penetrates an increasingly larger share of the retail industry, warehouses and DCs are being created/expanded near high population areas to enable same-day delivery,…
12th November 2019 -
Major Wood Chip Exporter Now Prefers Drones to Calculate Stockpile Volumes Rather Than Conventional Survey Methods
Bunbury, Australia, November 1, 2019 –Terra Drone Australia Pty Ltd (Terra Drone Australia), a group company of the world’s largest industrial drone solution provider Terra Drone Corporation, has recently been engaged by Bunbury Fibre Exports Pty Ltd (Bunbury Fibre Exports) to conduct a volumetric survey of its Blue gum wood chip export stockpile located at the…
5th November 2019 -
Terra Drone opens Chile branch, conducts flare stack inspection for state energy company ENAP
Concón, Chile, October 24, 2019 –Terra Drone Chile, a newly-founded group company of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation, has successfully conducted visual inspection of flare stacks for Chile’s state-owned energy company ENAP Aconcagua. In this pilot project, three flare stacks – each about 70m tall – were inspected in 45 minutes using drones. This proved to be…
30th October 2019 -
SimActive Software Used for Determining Financial Assistance After Hurricane Dorian
Montreal, Canada, October 29th, 2019 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces that Correlator3D™ has been used by Air Data Solutions (ADS) in Florida to determine financial assistance following Hurricane Dorian. Aerial imagery was collected before the storm for pre-hurricane assessment and after for damage analysis. A Phase One 100MP aerial camera…
30th October 2019 -
GE Aviation and Hybrid Project team to provide commercial high-endurance vertical takeoff and landing UAV
Las Vegas, Nevada — October 28, 2019 — GE Aviation announced a teaming agreement with Hybrid Project to provide a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV designed for high endurance commercial applications at scale. Flight testing will commence in Q4 this year with commercial availability targeted for Q1 2020. The agreement enables Hybrid Project’s 35-pound hybrid-powered SuperVolo VTOL UAV…
30th October 2019 -
Pix4D launches Pix4Dreact, a revolutionary 2D fast-mapping software for emergency response and public safety
Lausanne, Switzerland, October 23rd, 2019 – Pix4D, the industry leader in professional drone mapping and photogrammetry software solutions, today is launching Pix4Dreact, the essential 2D fast-mapping software tailored specifically to the needs of public safety personnel and first responders. Year on year, an increasing number of natural disasters, man-made conflicts and other crises are affecting…
26th October 2019 -
A2Z Drone Delivery to Demonstrate its Minimally Invasive Drone Delivery System at Commercial UAV Expo 2019
Los Angeles, C.A. – October 23, 2019 – A2Z Drone Delivery, LLC, developer of a patented freefall delivery mechanism and long-endurance flight platform will demonstrate the benefits of its minimally invasive drone delivery solution at Commercial UAV Expo 2019 (Las Vegas, October 28-30, 2019). A2Z Drone Delivery leadership will be on hand in booth #607 throughout the expo, and company…
26th October 2019 -
Are High Tech New Drones Worth The Money?
Guest post by Arthur Daniel Cohen Are the most high-tech drones worth their price tag? The answer is, it depends. You could pay a top-dollar and get a great drone. But, you could pay much less for a drone with the same quality and similar features, and just have less advanced specifications, such a memory…
24th October 2019 -
Raytheon, AirMap Virtually Demo Drone Monitoring Tools on Next-generation Air Traffic Control Workstation
WASHINGTON, D.C., (Oct. 21, 2019) – Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and AirMap, the leading global airspace intelligence platform for drones, have integrated AirMap’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) monitoring capabilities onto a working prototype of Raytheon’s next-generation air traffic controller workstation called Multi-platform ATC Re-hosting Solution, or MARS. With this integration, MARS now offers air traffic controllers streamlined…
23rd October 2019 -
Indoor Drone with Customized Electronic Modules
Just how dependent unmanned flying is on high-quality and functioning printed circuit boards, components and solder joints is shown by flying in enclosed spaces. “Many UAS are equipped with standard components. But flying in enclosed spaces also requires good communication and navigation transmission as well as powerful, dimmable, small headlights,” says Jörg Nolte, Product Manager…
23rd October 2019 -
Royalty Free Music using Artificial Intelligence – Ecrett Music
Guest post by George Suresh The thought of adding music to my videos was always something I dreaded until I came across Ecrett Music. Prior to this if I wasn’t discouraged by costs, I would certainly be put off while trying to grasp the legalities around copyright and licensing. After using Ecrett for the last…
22nd October 2019 -
Céline Dion brings her classic “My Heart Will Go On” into the future with 104 Verity drones
ZURICH– October 1st, 2019 – Verity Studios AG, the global leader in autonomous indoor drones,announced today that its drones have embarked on a new tour with one of the world’s best-sellingartists: Céline Dion. In parallel, Verity completed an event in Beijing with Zhang Yimou, whodirected the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In…
20th October 2019 -
Skyports and Flock Partner to Open up the Skies for Safe, Fully-Insured Drone Deliveries
London, UK – October 2019 — Flock is proud to announce itself as the exclusive risk partner of Skyports for its drone insurance. The collaborative partnership will enable Skyports to further the development of their drone delivery services, starting with initial ‘Beyond Visible Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) test flights in the UK, Belgium, Sweden and…
19th October 2019 -
UNVEX 2020 will reunite in Santiago the greatest experts in the drone sector
Madrid, October 14 – UNVEX (Unmanned Vehicle Exhibition), the largest and most prestigious event on unmanned systems, will hold its sixth European edition at the Ciudade da Cultura in Santiago de Compostela from 16 to 18 June 2020. The Galician choice is due to the ambitious project being developed by the Xunta through the Civil…
15th October 2019 -
Tips for Using Drones for Inspections
Guest post by Emily Folk Recent advances in radio and wireless connectivity technology have made drones one of the most popular ways for companies to improve old processes. It’s now possible to automate tasks that couldn’t have been before. They have found use as package carriers, aerial photographers and remote site inspectors. You might even…
15th October 2019 -
Russian Developer of Educational Drones Goes International
The Moscow company COEX, manufacturer of the most renowned drone for learning the basics of robotics in Russia, goes international. The company has launched a crowdfunding campaign on the international platform Indiegogo https://igg.me/at/coex In Moscow, COEX manufactures the programmable quadcopter kit Clover, on which anyone can learn how to assemble and program drones. The kit…
9th October 2019 -
Drone Racing League Launches DRL RacerAI, The First-Ever Autonomous Racing Drone
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 – New York, NY: The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global, professional drone racing circuit, today launched the DRL RacerAI, the league’s first-ever autonomous racing drone. Designed to be the first autonomous robot to defeat a human in a physical sport, the DRL RacerAI will help close the gap between artificial intelligence (AI) and…
9th October 2019 -
Medicine from the Sky: Telangana Hits Milestone for Drone Delivery of Medical Supplies to Remote Areas
New Delhi, India, 4 October 2019 – The Government of Telangana has been exploring the use of drones to increase access to healthcare for communities across the state. Drones can dramatically cut transport times and increase supply chain efficiencies. Countries around the world have experimented with drones for last-mile delivery for the past five years,…
8th October 2019 -
SkyOp LLC Inks Deal to Bring Its Drone Training STEM Curriculum to Local School Districts
Canandaigua, N.Y. – October 2, 2019 – SkyOp LLC, developer of industry-leading drone training courseware, announced that it has been awarded a cooperative purchasing contract to make its customizable SkyOp Drone Training Curriculum available to local school districts through the New York Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). Under the state-wide agreement, SkyOp will deliver its proprietary workforce-development STEM curriculum directly to…
2nd October 2019 -
Why Drones Are The Future
Guest post by Arthur Daniel Cohen Technology that used to be considered nothing more than a fantasy, something that belonged in a cartoon like The Jetsons but certainly not in the “real world”, has become one of the most disruptive and important technologies of our time. Drone technology has revolutionized our world in ways most…
2nd October 2019 -
Droniq and Aerobits agree to work together on standards for drone tracking
Frankfurt, 24 September 2019 – Droniq and the Polish company Aerobits signed a memorandum of understanding at Intergeo/Interaerial Solutions 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. Droniq is a joint venture between the German air navigation service provider DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) and Deutsche Telekom, the German-based telecommunications company. The objective of the partnership between Droniq and Aerobits…
25th September 2019 -
AirMap Acquires Hangar Technology, Expanding its Capabilities and Technology Offerings to Serve Developers and Enterprises
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — AirMap, the leading global airspace intelligence platform for the drone economy, today announced that it has acquired Hangar Technology, a leading drone workflow automation platform for enterprises. The acquisition continues AirMap’s strategy of extending open, connected, and automated airspace management solutions to the entire drone economy and expands Hangar’s reach to…
25th September 2019 -
15-Hour Flight Time – MMC UAV Launches New Record-Breaking Hydrone
SHENZHEN, September 20th, 2019/ MMC UAV launched its brand new hydrone Griflion H that features a record-breaking 15-hour flight time on September 17th, 2019 in Germany during the InterGEO 2019, the world’s largest conference and trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management. It is a hydrogen-powered vertical take-off and landing drone with an integrated…
24th September 2019 -
Knowledge and Action for Planet Earth
Stuttgart/Karlsruhe, 17 September 2019. Launch of INTERGEO EXPO and CONFERENCE. Digitalisation and technologies for treating Earth sustainably. Opening ceremony in the New Palace, Stuttgart, on the eve of the event. Three days of hi-tech and know-how for planet Earth. For the next three days, everything in the exhibition halls in the hi-tech city of Stuttgart…
18th September 2019 -
How Drones Can Improve Warehouse Efficiency
Guest Post by Emily Folk Drones aren’t the sole purview of hobbyists and photographers anymore. They’re quickly proving their worth in nearly every industry, from construction to agriculture and everything in between. In some settings, drones can even improve warehouse efficiency. How are drones changing the logistics industry and improving efficiency across the board? Improved…
18th September 2019 -
Picterra Lands $3.3 Million in New Funding to Help Further Democratize Geospatial Mapping
Lausanne, Switzerland – September 17, 2019 – Picterra, a geospatial software organization that enables users to extract satellite and drone imaging insights through a combination of artificial intelligence and human expertise, today announced $3.3 million in new funding that will help further democratize geospatial mapping data. The funding will go toward growing Picterra’s team and…
18th September 2019 -
Deploy FlytWare Autonomous Drone Solution for Warehouse Inventory Counts
California, USA, September 8, 2019 — Cycle counting of warehouse inventory, a labor intensive but high-value business activity, can now be done aerially, automatically and intelligently. FlytWare, an autonomous drone solution for indoor operations, is designed to be deployed for pallet and case reserve counts; be it freight forwarding sites, cargo storage facilities and warehouses…
12th September 2019 -
Master Class 3: Airspace integration – Safe integration of drones into airspace
Stuttgart/Braunschweig/Karlsruhe, 10 September 2019: European airspace is densely populated. Especially in the vicinity of metropolitan regions, the lowest airspace, i.e. the airspace up to 500 feet (around 150 metres) above ground, is already being used intensively by model and sports pilots as well as by police and air rescue helicopters. Thousands of aircraft movements take place…
12th September 2019 -
Building a Cinematic Video Rig – with Smallrig
Throughout my entire career as a freelance photographer I’d only taken still photos for my clients. However I’d recently challenged myself to learn videography and found it to be far more rewarding then I first imagined. Nowadays photographers are no longer limiting themselves to just taking still photographs; especially with the high quality video capabilities…
11th September 2019 -
Red Cat Partners with GoChain for Blockchain-Based Drone Data Storage, Analytics, and Services Platform
SANTURCE, Puerto Rico, Sept. 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (OTC: RCAT), a leading provider of distributed data storage, analytics and services for the drone industry, today announced it has partnered with GoChain, a provider of scalable blockchain solutions for enterprises, NGOs and nonprofits. As part of this partnership, Red Cat will integrate its blockchain…
10th September 2019 -
SimActive Software Used for Gold Mine Mapping
Montreal, Canada, September 3rd, 2019 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces that Correlator3D™ is being used for gold mining projects in Ivory Coast by Newcrest Mining Limited. SimActive software is employed to produce dense digital terrain models (DTMs) using small format digital cameras. Newcrest Mining also extracts high-quality contours lines from…
4th September 2019 -
Terra Drone soars to 2nd position in world’s top drone service provider rankings
Commercial drone market research and analytics company Drone Industry Insights has released its 2019 rankings of the world’s leading drone service providers, and Terra Drone Corporation has moved up to the second place on the list. In 2018, Japan-based Terra Drone was at the ninth position. Drone Industry Insights recognizes that this envious feat has…
31st August 2019 -
Pix4D Reaches New Heights With an Office in the Mile High City
Lausanne, Switzerland: In August 2019, Pix4D opened a new office in downtown Denver. It is the company’s seventh office after Lausanne, San Francisco, Shanghai, Berlin, Madrid, and Tokyo. The move to Denver signifies Pix4D’s strong commitment and alignment with the thriving Geospatial Technology and UAS industries, where Denver is a major hub. With potential for…
31st August 2019 -
Atmos UAV joins forces with Mangoesmapping to provide Australian users with high-end VTOL fixed-wing drones
Delft, August 21st, 2019. Atmos UAV, the Delft-based drone manufacturer that develops high-end VTOL fixed-wing drones for surveying and mapping, has appointed Mangoesmapping as its official distributor in Australia. Mangoesmapping, headquartered in Queensland, carries more than 20 years of geospatial experience in regional and remote communities. The Australian team has won multiple awards in Innovation,…
28th August 2019 -
senseFly brings an expanded portfolio of versatile, industry-leading fixed-wing drone innovations to INTERGEO 2019
Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland, August 23, 2019 – senseFly, the global leader in fixed-wing drones, will showcase its dynamic range of market-leading fixed-wing drone solutions and sensors at INTERGEO 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany. With its unique and unrivalled reputation, senseFly’s eBee X drone will be taking centre stage at stand B3.078 in hall 3. Surveyors and engineers…
28th August 2019 -
Drone Rescue Systems GmbH cooperates with the German Aerospace Center
The parachute safety solution manufacturer Drone Rescue Systems GmbH supports the European research project Formation flight for in-Air Launcher 1st stage Capturing demonstration (FALCon). Under the leadership of DLR, research is being conducted on how launch vehicles can be returned to the launch site as efficiently as possible for re-use. The aim of FALCon is…
15th August 2019 -
Third Annual Energy Drone & Robotics Summit Releases Post Show Report
Houston, Texas, August 6, 2019 – The third annual Energy Drone & Robotics Summit, which took place on June 12-13 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott in Texas, has released the post show report, highlighting the current state of how unmanned systems are being used in energy operations. After another successful event, with an expanded expo floor, 100+…
13th August 2019 -
Atmos UAV integrates MicaSense Altum and offers professionals advanced thermal, multispectral, and high-resolution imagery in one flight
Delft, August 12th, 2019, Atmos UAV, the Delft-based drone manufacturer for mapping and surveying, continue to expand its payload options now including the new MicaSense sensor, “Altum”. Altum integrates a radiometric thermal camera with five high-resolution narrow bands, producing advanced thermal, multispectral and high-resolution imagery in one flight for advanced analytics. Marlyn, the fixed-wing VTOL…
13th August 2019 -
Drones Assisting with Humanitarian Aid Efforts
When you hear the word drone, you might be thinking of the toy that a young family member got for Christmas, but these little remote-controlled flying robots are making an appearance in nearly every industry, increasing safety and making the job a little bit easier. Drones are also making a splash by aiding in humanitarian…
9th August 2019 -
Echodyne Announces Immediate Availability of EchoGuard High-Performance 3D Radar
KIRKLAND, WA — August 5, 2019 — Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announces that it has received approval from the FCC for widespread deployment of its EchoGuard radar for radiolocation and radionavigation in the United States. The FCC equipment authorization allows the radar to be used throughout the United States…
9th August 2019 -
SimActive Used to Validate Accuracy of DJI Phantom 4 RTK
Montreal, Canada, August 6th, 2019 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces that Correlator3D™ is being used in Japan for mapping projects acquired by the DJI Phantom 4 RTK. A full-scale validation was done in the mountains near Hiroshima with a unit flown by SimActive Japanese partner Mirukuru and customer Ace-1. “Considering…
7th August 2019 -
Echodyne and Iris Automation Ensure Safety for Pioneering Drone Flight Over Trans-Alaska Pipeline
FOX, Alaska — August 2, 2019 — Echodyne, the manufacturer of innovative, high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announced today that its EchoGuard airspace management radars were the ground-based sensor for the first-ever UAS mission to operate beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight without ground observers. The ground-based sensors worked in coordination with Iris Automation’s onboard detect-and-avoid system.…
6th August 2019 -
Drone Rescue Systems GmbH is “Born Global Champion”
The Foreign Trade Austria, Internationalization and Innovation Agency of the Austrian Economic Chamber named the parachute safety solution manufacturer Drone Rescue Systems “Born Global Champion” 2019. The award is presented every year to young Austrian companies with innovative products and success internationally. The award highlights Drone Rescue Systems’ and the other winners early international orientation…
6th August 2019 -
Geneinno Technology Appoints Drone Solutions in South East Asia
Shenzhen & Singapore, July 29, 2019 Geneinno Technology and Drone Solutions announced today their formal cooperation and the appointment of Drone Solutions as Geneinno Technology’s Distributor for South East Asia. Drone Solutions, will market, sell and provide after-sales service for Geneinno’s innovative underwater products including the Poseidon Drone which features deep dive and WIFI control…
31st July 2019 -
AirMap Partners with Tread Lightly! and U.S. Forest Service to Address Safe and Compliant Wilderness Drone Use
Drones aren’t just for cities and suburbs. Drones are also powerful tools for wildlife research and conservation, especially in previously inaccessible habitats where nature and wildlife abound. Research has shown that drones are more effective than humans at gathering data related to assessing plant health, monitoring animal populations, and even collecting whale snot. Unfortunately, if not flown responsibly…
31st July 2019 -
Atmos UAV signs a reseller agreement with Sonar Nusantara in Indonesia
Delft, 23th July 2019. Atmos UAV, the Delft-based drone manufacturer that develops high-end VTOL fixed-wing drones for surveying and mapping, has appointed Sonar Nusantara as its official distributor in Indonesia. Sonar, with its headquarters in South Jakarta, offers solutions to a complete range of surveying needs through partnerships with global and well-known manufacturers in the…
30th July 2019 -
5 Trends Impacting the Commercial Drone Industry
Drones don’t just belong to children and hobbyists anymore. These little flying robots have started making an appearance in nearly every industry, sending the commercial drone industry into an upward spiral. With all these new applications emerging, what trends are currently impacting the commercial drone industry, and what can drone makers expect to see in…
27th July 2019 -
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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- Enterprise Partnerships with Trimble and Microsoft Drive senseFly Strategy Forward 14th November 2019
- Help Map a Better Future with Pix4D’s Climate Contest 13th November 2019
- Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) Inventory Counts using Drones in Warehouses & Distribution Centers 12th November 2019
- Major Wood Chip Exporter Now Prefers Drones to Calculate Stockpile Volumes Rather Than Conventional Survey Methods 5th November 2019
- Terra Drone opens Chile branch, conducts flare stack inspection for state energy company ENAP 30th October 2019
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