The Fascinating History of Drones

You’ve probably already heard about the incredible drone revolution. As drones become more popular, their price is driven down, their technology becomes better and simply put, they become more accessible. But the commercial and consumer drone revolution has both an interesting, a curious and even a more terrifying past – the history of drones is

Help us Understand Drone Surveying

Many leading construction companies and Facilities Managers are reaping the rewards that come with drone surveying, but some are still seeking guidance on how drones help improve their business processes. So say the results of Sky Revolutions’ first interrogation of the market. Their Drone Effectiveness Study was implemented to get a better understanding of what

The Beauty of Technology – Drone Shows

Commercial drones are talking the world by storm – industry niches are uncovered and filled at an incredible pace. The beauty of today’s technology, however has more to it than just collecting vast amounts of data – in fact, it’s the beauty of drones moving through the air itself. This new medium seems to annul

MMC: The Major Drone Manufacturer Driving 3 Industry Trends

Chinese industrial drone manufacturer MMC has a view from the top of the drone industry. As it’s Shenzhen neighbor DJI has risen to market dominance in the recreational drone segment, MMC has achieved prominence in the commercial sector.  With over 500% growth in the last few years, the company has sound funding, a global client

Learn to Fly Like a Pro: Zephyr Flight Simulator Review

I recently had the opportunity to take the Zephyr flight simulator for a test drive, and came away saying, “what fun!” As a self-proclaimed non-expert drone pilot, I jumped in at the very basic level, and was pleasantly surprised with how the tasks started out by leading me through basic terms and skills, each task

First Responders Make Calls and Send Text Messages Using “Flying Cell Site”

If a severe hurricane strikes, power and communication services can be disrupted for days. This week, Verizon and American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI), took the next step in advancing cutting-edge communications from a drone for disaster response. First responders used smartphones to connect to a “flying cell site” and made calls and sent text messages

Pix4D and Parrot Back 6 Top Researchers to Help Them Answer Key #ClimateChange Questions Using Drone Mapping

In December 2016, Pix4D and Parrot announced they would award a climate innovation grant to help foster innovation around the impact of global climate change.  They received over 250 proposals from researchers across a range of disciplines. Six projects were selected, based on novelty, scientific merit, and team experience. Other factors considered were advanced degrees, formal association

How to Use Drones to Improve Equipment Reliability in the Oil and Gas Industry

  To have oil equipment operating efficiently and reliably is demanding, expensive, and requires performing these tasks: Monitor the equipment on a continual basis to detect failures or impending failures; Perform regularly scheduled preventive maintenance tasks to prevent or delay equipment failure; Plan for downtime to replace or repair defective equipment. To perform these tasks is

The Search for a Long-Range Robust Communication Link for Commercial Drones is Over

Tel Aviv, Israel – Since the launch of the SkyHopper PRO bi-directional data link for commercial and industrial drones, Mobilicom has gained significant market traction in the commercial drone industry, with thousands of hours of test flights and several successful integrations. SkyHopper PRO has been successfully validated around the globe including in Japan, China, USA,

Companion Computers for Drones

Companion computers are now becoming an essential part of the drone ecosystem. The reason for their increased usage is quite clear. They allow users to develop complex applications smoothly and provide sublime control over the flight controller. Before companion computers, developers had no option but to toy around with embedded code of the flight controllers

Terra Drone Launches Headquarters in Sydney and Melbourne

Terra Drone Company (Tokyo Shibuya-Ku CEO: Toru Tokushige), introduced branches in Sydney and Melbourne this month. It has been only 5 months since we established our Brisbane office as the first branch in Australia in January 2017. There are numerous issues that arise in the construction industry, including hazardous work environments and problems with quality

Keeping the Channels Open: MMC’s Tethered-Drone System Provides Powerful Telecommunications Solution in Extreme Weather Conditions

It’s rainy reason along the lower-middle course of the Yangtze River in China.  While the poetically named “Plum Rains” lead to the lush crops of grain and tea that give the region part of it’s beauty, the area also includes some of the most populated cities in the world – technology powerhouses that contribute over

Aerialtronics Announces PENSAR, World’s First Dual Spectrum Computer Vision Platform

Katwijk, Netherlands. 19 June 2017 Today, Aerialtronics released a one of a kind fully integrated computer vision platform with deep learning capabilities. PENSAR is a stand-alone twin sensor platform that utilizes the GPU-accelerated computing power of the award-winning NVIDIA® Jetson™ module to allow for real-time video processing and immediate augmented insights. It is the first

How Drones are Transforming Weather Forecasting

  Drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), can now be used for aerial inspection to property surveillance, but can they also save lives? Drones are better able to predict storm forces than traditional methods, and that ability can be lifesaving when severe weather strikes. They could play an integral role in forecasting and relaying the

5 Apps That Will Make You the Best Drone Pilot Ever

Looking for tools to help pilot your new drone or additional information to help you control it better? Luckily for you, there are dozens of apps for new and old drone pilots to help them pilot and manage their air time. However, to help navigate through the numerous drone pilot apps on your desired marketplace,

8 Amazing Small Drones You’ll Want to Fly

The best small drones deserve the jaw-dropping cheers that they inspire. They’re small enough to transport simply, they’re usually light enough to stay in flight reliably, and they some of them can even perform reconnaissance. They’re growing in popularity for video. Mini drones of the future, many say, will have the ability to infiltrate into covert locations

Types Of Jobs You Can Apply For In The ESports Industry

Everyone gets tired of their job one day or another. We understand this as you want something that excites you every day as you get up to get ready for your job. So why not think about the many jobs available in eSports industry where millions of fans are coming online and as live spectators

How Drones Will Transform the Oil and Gas Industry in 2018

  Emerging technologies in robotics and automation have the potential to improve operations in the oil and gas industry by reducing costs, and increasing safety, efficiency and speed of the processes. Comprising of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, analytics, and other hardware and software tools, the technologies are already finding inroads in a variety of processes.

5 Best Selfie Drones That Can Be Super-Useful For You

Doesn’t the mere thought of a selfie excite you? Well, no doubt it does, thanks to the fact that selfies are becoming the buzz of the town! But, you must be tired of always holding up your phone to take selfies, right? So, what if you learn that there’s a new way to take selfies?

Getty Images and DroneBase Announce Exclusive Global Content Partnership

New York, Wednesday June 14, 2017 – Getty Images, a global leader in visual communication, has today announced an exclusive world-wide content distribution deal with leading global drone pilot platform, DroneBase.  The agreement brings the high quality 4K video produced by DroneBase’s world-wide network of pilots to Getty Images’ over one million customers. Beginning with over

Drone Industry A Critical Piece of China’s $124 Billion “New Silk Road”

When Chinese President Xi Jinping and 29 other heads of state agreed to an open economy and a policy of free and inclusive trade last month, the announcement rippled across industries.  But China’s “New Silk Road” – the multi-billion dollar initiative which will build new infrastructure and trade links across the globe – may boost

Drexel University to use Simlat C-STAR Simulation System in ASSURE Human Factors Research

June 6th, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA – Simlat delivered a Full Crew solution for UAS training and simulation to Drexel University. As part of Drexel’s membership in the FAA UAS Center of Excellence, the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), the university has been utilizing Simlat’s C-STAR system to study human

How Drones are Changing How Movies Get Made

  Not only for sports and news coverage, commercial drones are now increasingly being used for another relatively new frontier: film making. Aerial filming in movie production can provide audiences with more spectacular views than ever before. Now, celebrated television series and Oscar winning films are being captured with the help of this exciting, yet controversial new technology.

Drone Racing League (DRL) Announces International Partnerships for 2017 Race Season

NEW YORK (June 12, 2017) – The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global leader in professional drone racing, today announced key multi-year, international partners and sponsors ahead of its 2017 race season. In February, DRL introduced Allianz as the title sponsor of DRL’s elite race circuit, leveraging the insurance brand’s motor racing sponsorship heritage to

Indoor Drone Inspection of a Radiant Box Completed by Industrial SkyWorks Using Elios

A manufacturer of refinery infrastructure was about to finish the assembly of a radiant box when a quality control concern arose around some components in the project. The need for visual inspection at height in a complex environment, where scaffolding would only make the situation worse, led the customer to entertain the value and benefits

Dell Wants Open Source to Expand Drones and Drone Racing

DR1 and Dell EMC joined up to teach a new generation of pilots.

The Rise of the Selfie Drone

At CES 2017 you couldn’t get away from selfie drones. Everywhere you looked there was your very own aerial camera that quite literally brought narcissism to new heights. It’s hardly been six months, but this space is moving so fast there has already been some shake-ups. One of the most anticipated selfie drones has crashed

Official Launch of the 4th International Drone Photography Contest by Dronestagram along with National Geographic

For the fourth year in a row, the social network Dronestagram is very pleased to announce the opening of the 2017 International Drone Photography Contest supported by National Geographic. Previous editions have shown the whole world how the drones could capture beautiful images and provide a very unique perspective. We all look forward to see how

Drone Energy Sources – Pushing the Boundaries of Electric Flight

To push the boundaries of drone flight performance, batteries must become smaller and lighter. It appears that we reached a certain limit when it comes to power density. Lithium-Polymer (Li-Po) and Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) batteries have become very small and affordable, mainly driven by the mobile phone industry. This led to a wide adoption and today it

Hydrogen Fuel Cells: The Answer to Time-In-The-Air Restrictions?

A growing number of people these days are exploring ways to break current limitations on Time-in-the-air (TITA) for electric UAVs. There are now three alternatives to extend the amount of time that electric drones can remain in the air performing their mission: tethered devices, solar power and in-the-field rapid battery replacement. All three solutions present

SimActive Optimizes Vineyard Performance with Drones

Montreal, Canada, June 6th, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that Noveltis, a French company, has been using its Correlator3D™ software for precision viticulture.  Based on multispectral drone imagery, mapping products are generated to determine vine health and detect missing plants. “SimActive automates our production process for

Drobotron – The World’s First Billboard Drone

The Flying Billboard Drone – Drobotron – has just been officially launched. The vision of the creators of Drobotron is to help customers promote their businesses in a completely new and unique way. Drobotron was designed to bring the world of digital content to the skies. Drobotron’s Patent Pending technology seamlessly integrates a simple drone platform

Pix4D expands R&D in Berlin

June 1, 2017 – Drone-mapping software developer Pix4D announces the opening of a research and development office in Berlin, Germany. Pix4D products rely on advanced principles of photogrammetry, computer vision, and machine learning.  “By opening this office, we’re showing in a very physical way how seriously our products are connected to research and development”, says

MicroPilot Autopilots Compatible with Lockheed Martin’s mGCS

June 1st, 2017 – Stony Mountain, Canada – Working with Lockheed Martin CDL Systems, MicroPilot Inc. has developed a Vehicle Specific Module (VSM) to communicate with STANAG 4586 compliant ground control station (GCS) software. This will enable MicroPilot customers to utilize Lockheed Martin’s many previously unavailable tools as part of its unmanned systems software ecosystem

How Drones Are Changing News Reporting

  In just a few short years, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have evolved from paparazzi gadgets to valuable tools helping journalists and news organizations capture and share breaking news stories. At a U.S. Senate hearing in March, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Director of the Office of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Earl Lawrence, and other officials spoke on the

Wirth Research Announces World’s first Vertical Take Off and Landing Long Endurance Hydrogen-Powered Unmanned Aircraft

Wirth Research HQ, Bicester, Oxon, 01 June 2017 – Wirth Research releases more details and first images of its new Tilt Rotor, Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL), hydrogen fuel cell powered, advanced terrain mapping drone. The all-new Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) will be VTOL capable for its long-endurance missions, carrying its primary mission payload

How Flight Policies Influence Commercial Drone Photography

Drones have dramatically changed the way we create content. With a drone camera setup, one can take pictures and videos from great heights, making use of unexpected perspectives that are normally not possible with regular cameras. Since drones have become extremely popular in the past year or so, many professional photographers and videographers have added