2018 Energy Drone Coalition Summit & Expo Doubles in Size

Houston, Texas, June 28, 2018 – The Energy Drone Coalition, powered by InnovateEnergy, is pleased to announce the success of the 2nd annual Energy Drone Coalition Summit & Expo, which took place June 20 – 21 (with workshops on June 19) in Houston, TX at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. The 2018 event doubled in size from its

What Does Having a Part 107 Drone License Mean?

With a Part 107 drone license, you can now legally make money with your drone. If you want to sell your amazing aerial pictures and videos you must be certified. Say you’re a realtor and you have a DJI Mavic Pro, with a Part 107 certificate you can take pictures of the property and use the

Drone Industry Barometer 2018 – The European Drone Market

Increasing numbers of companies are becoming active in the drone sector. The last few years have seen the development of a real market that provides a diverse range of platforms with specific applications. And the sector is constantly becoming more professional. While projects initially focused primarily on the film and photographic sectors, applications are increasingly

DJI Enterprise Joins InterDrone Exhibition

NEW YORK — June 26, 2018 — Emerald Expositions, the largest operator of business-to- business trade shows in the United States, announced today the exhibition component of the industry’s largest dedicated commercial UAV show, InterDrone, will include the first major presence by UAV industry leader, DJI. The exhibition will be paired with more than 120

TORVOL – Providing Carrying Solutions and Accessories for Drones.

Torvol is a brand-new start-up offering carrying solutions for drones and accessories for FPV Racing, freestyle and imaging drones. We designed our products in collaboration with top FPV pilots worldwide. We are relatively new on the market, but pilots from all around the world are already using our products. In a drone market growing exponentially,

Drone Racing League Pilots And Team Brunel Ocean Racers Speed Through Sweden

Gothenburg, Sweden, June 19, 2018 — Two of the toughest professional sports, The Drone Racing League (DRL), the international, premier drone racing circuit, and Team Brunel, the first-place, global nautical-race sailing crew, teamed up to create this daring Drone x Ocean Racers video. Featuring the best pilots and sailors zipping along the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden, the video celebrates DRL and

FPV Drone Pilot Wins Prize With Cinematic Video

MINNEAPOLIS — One drone pilot combined racing drones and cinematography to claim a $1,000 prize for his work. Nicolas Gaillard, a freestyle first-person view drone pilot based in France, won a weekly contest on AirVuz.com with his video titled “FPV – Maiden Flight.” Gaillard previously flew camera drones like the DJI platform before getting into

DroneDeploy Releases World’s First Real-Time Thermal Mapping Technology for Commercial Drones

DroneDeploy, a drone software company with the largest drone data platform in the world, today announced the launch of Thermal Live Map, a real-time mobile mapping solution which delivers insights only thermal imagery can reveal. A first-of-its-kind feature, Thermal Live Map visualizes temperature range variability and creates instant thermal maps for quick, data-guided decisions on

Swiss U-Space Powers Life-saving Drone Pilot Program in Switzerland

Life-saving drones are taking off in Switzerland, thanks to a revolutionary pilot program announced yesterday by Swiss Post, the national postal service of Switzerland, and drone manufacturer Matternet in partnership with Insel Group, the largest leading medical care system in Switzerland. Beginning this summer, drones will transport time-sensitive medical laboratory samples and urgently-needed medication between Tiefenau Hospital

Huawei and Unifly Collaborate to Identify and Track Drone Flights

Shenzhen, China – June 11th, 2018 – Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd and Unifly N.V have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) systems. The MoU covers both research and development, and a joint market approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, or drone) management. The global market

AirVūz Partners with Rotor Riot for New Drone Web Series

MINNEAPOLIS — Two of the biggest names in the drone industry are teaming up to provide a new series of content to fans around the world. AirVuz.com and Rotor Riot have partnered to unveil “Rotor Riot Presents:” The self-described “semi-fictional, satirical entertainment” series features some of the top FPV (first-person view) drone pilots in the

Yuneec Announces Availability of Typhoon H Plus w/ Intel RealSense

CORONA, Calif.  (June 12, 2018) — Yuneec International, the world leader in electric aviation, today announced its award-winning Typhoon H Plus with Intel® RealSense™  will be available to consumers at Best Buy and Yuneec.com. Yuneec’s most powerful consumer product, equipped with a professional grade one-inch sensor, an all-new hex airframe and intelligent obstacle navigation is optimized

Essential Tips for Running Your Own Drone Business

The advent of modern drone technologies has made it significantly easy to operate drones by each passing day. The drones are essential for both recreational and professional purposes. However, it is a common idea that most operators begin from a recreational approach and then turn it into business. The entrepreneurial aspects of drones vary around

SimActive Software for Precision Agriculture in Brazil

Montreal, Canada, June 12th, 2018 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is proud to announce use of its software for precision agriculture in Brazil by Portal Produtos Agropecuários Ltda (Portal).  Drone data is transformed into useful and pertinent information for farmers with Correlator3D, leading to optimized yields and reduced costs for the

Introducing FlytDock: Smartest Precision Landing Solution for Commercial Drones

FlytBase Inc., the company bringing intelligence and connectivity to the drones, today announced the release of an automated precision-landing solution, FlytDock – the world’s smartest visual target landing solution, compatible with the widest range of drones. Precision landing is a critical requirement for a large number of commercial drone applications, be it autonomous routine patrols

The first EUROPEAN DRONE SUMMIT on 15 October 2018 in Frankfurt

Frankfurt/Braunschweig/Karlsruhe, 8 June 2018. While air taxis and pizza delivery drones make eye-catching headlines, behind the scenes drones have steadily become part and parcel of everyday modern society. More than your average new smart technology, they form a fundamental building block for digitalising the economy. In civil use, drones have long been used to perform

MicroPilot Receives $2 Million Contribution

Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada –MicroPilot, leader of the HI-RISE research consortium, has received a $2 million contribution towards its $5 million project to develop systems and processes that will allow software certification to DO-178C airworthiness standards. The goal is to demonstrate a level of software reliability that allows regulators to permit UAVs to operate over

Cop Drones- DJI and Axon Have Teamed Up for a New Project

An unusual partnership. The widely renowned consumer drone company DJI has teamed up with a manufacturer of electric shock guns (e.g. Taser). Of all the partners DJI could have, the USA gun manufacturing company wouldn’t be the first to cross my mind. However, it’s happening. What Are These Two Global Companies Up to? So what

3W-International: Interview with Managing Partner Karsten Schudt

In the past few weeks, 3W-International GmbH has gone through some turbulent times that brought about many new developments and changes. These tumultuous times culminated in a very successful Xponential 2018. Karsten Schudt, Managing Partner at 3W-International GmbH, has now commented on these developments. In the weeks leading up to the Xponential, there had been

Drones Make TIME’s Cover Photo

If anyone doubted the ability of drones to rise to the mainstream, the next edition of TIME Magazine is enough to set those doubts to rest. For the cover photo, TIME made a photographic version of its iconic logo and red border using 958 illuminated drones. Not only were drones the star(s) of the photo, it’s