Dutch Drone First to Map Pristine National Park in Half a Century

Delft, 31th Jan 2018 – The interior region of Silhouette is a national park, with some of the richest biodiversity in the entire Indian Ocean. It is also home to several, critically endangered, plants and animals. In order to keep track of the different species on the island and gain insights into the unique ecosystem, an up-to-date

Atlas Dynamics and Luxriot Partner to Develop Advanced Drone-based Solutions

US: Atlas Dynamics, a next-generation aerospace company providing autonomous UAV solutions, today announced it has entered a partnership with Luxriot, developer of top-quality, high-performance Luxriot Evo Video Management Software, to develop drone-based solutions for the defense, security and first response markets. “These are three key markets that are experiencing a significant increase in both applications and

Take a Trip Around the Best European Destinations for your Drone

From snow-capped mountains to sun drenched beaches, there is a whole world to explore with your drone. If you’re not sure where to start, or you’re looking for a little inspiration, the Case Farm has put together the ultimate tour around Europe for you and your drone.                

How to Choose the Right Drone Inspection Services in Energy Sector

Industrial and commercial use of inspection drones is growing dramatically. The best thing is that increasing number of government authorities around the world have adopted or in the process of adopting rules and regulations to facilitate the industrial use of drones thus acknowledging the utility of this innovative inspection technique. There have been continuous improvements

5 Booming Businesses for Drone Photography

Drone photography is on the cusp of becoming the go-to tool for a vast spectrum of industries and businesses. Already established photographers will be looking to add drone photography to their professional toolbox and standalone drone photography businesses will be sprouting up faster than you can believe. Here are five industries we think will be

Insitu and Amazon Web Services Collaborate to Demo Large Data-set Pre-processing and Transfer With no Internet Connectivity

COSTA MESA, Calif., January 23, 2018 – Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, recently celebrated a successful trial deployment of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Snowball Edge in Queensland, Australia. AWS Snowball is a service that accelerates transferring large amounts of data into and out of AWS using physical storage appliances, bypassing the internet.

DJI Unveils the New Mavic Air

Somewhere between the Mavic and the foldable Spark (admit it, the Spark was a little disappointing), DJI has revealed the new ultraportable, high-quality camera drone, Mavic Air. Available for pre-order at $799, the Mavic Air boasts some of the best features and capabilities of both the Mavic, and the Spark, as well as a few

DJI’s Latest Drone Leaks Ahead of Launch

by Matt Burns (@mjburnsy) of TechCrunch DJI is supposed to announce a new drone tomorrow but this appears to be it. Called the Mavic Air, the small drone looks to be a combo of foldable Mavic Pro and the affordable Spark. I’m interested. According to DroneDJ, the small drone will have four foldable legs, a 4k camera,

The Drone Market Environment Map – These companies will disrupt 2018

The changes and developments we saw throughout the drone industry in 2017 were incredible and deserve a proper examination. For the most part, the hype that drove so much misunderstanding and frustration in this space is gone,and that’s a good thing. While the kind of hype we’ve seen associated with UAVs can create needed attention, it can also

Expert Roundup: How to get started with drone videography and photography

I don’t know about you but I absolutely adore those nice, smooth and cinematic drone scenes. These gadgets really took filmmaking to a whole new level, especially if we’re talking about amateur filmmaking. But shooting videos or taking photos with a drone can be a challenging task if you are a newbie and don’t really

5 Commercial Drone Industry Predictions for 2018

For many years the drone market was slow to take off. It wasn’t until 2015 that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted hundreds of exemptions for companies to operate drones in the U.S. airspace. This year, the drone industry saw significant growth. Due to the current administration’s support for drone integration and adding of FAA regulations,

How Industrial Drones Help the Challenge of Scheduling Pipeline Maintenance and Surveillance Tasks

The challenge of scheduling pipeline maintenance and surveillance tasks has become extremely complicated for many reasons. Some of these reasons include: The ability to detect system malfunction such as compressor downtime, and oil or gas leaks; Efficiently responding to pipeline servicing or regular maintenance requests; Providing efficient and cost-effective manpower utilization; Being able to access

South Korea Agency for Defense Development Selects SimActive

Montreal, Canada, January 16th, 2018 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that the Republic of Korea Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has selected Correlator3D™. Their use of the software will include processing UAV and satellite imagery. The transaction was facilitated through a SimActive partner in the region, GeoFocus

The FAA Announces National Registration of Drones Tops 1 Million

Controversy, technical concerns, and court rulings have plagued the drone registration process from its inception.  Regardless as to the legality of the requirements for hobbyists to register, tracking and identification of drones has become the most important topic in the industry. Most recently, new rules for flight over people were removed from the Office of

An Economical Custom-Built Drone for Assessing Whale Health

In a recently published research article of the same name, a project using waterproof drones collect “whale snot” is described. Why? To help sample whale blow to assess whale health. Specifically, the researchers were looking for microbiota or bacteria living in whale lungs, and using that information to assess whales’ overall health. All research was conducted

Insitu Demonstrates Broad-area Airspace Situational Awareness System for Unmanned Air Systems

COSTA MESA, Calif. – Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, announced the successful completion of a flight demonstration for its ground-based Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) airspace situational awareness system. Insitu is tackling one of the toughest challenges for UASs — the ability to detect nearby aircraft flying both within and beyond UAS operators’

5 Ways to Use Drones in 2018

Drones come in many names to different people: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and the Flying robots, just to mention a few. The arrival of drones over past few the years has paved the way for innovations and use of the device by many experts and in the year 2018, the drone will be integral in several

Nominees Announced For 2017 AirVūz Drone Video Awards

MINNEAPOLIS — Tens of thousands of drone videos from around the world have been narrowed down to a handful of finalists in the first-ever AirVūz Drone Video Awards. More than 33,000 videos uploaded to AirVuz.com between January 1, 2017 and December 15, 2017 were eligible to be chosen as finalists. The contest was open to

SolarDrone (NTU), Allowing Drones to Explore Unexplored Frontiers Launches at CES 2018

LOS ANGELES, CA. – SolarDrone, established from the laboratory of National Taiwan University, teamed up with experts in photovoltaic and UAV technologies to tackle the enduring problem of drone flight time. The product will be showcased at CES2018 Eureka Startup Marketplace (booth#52105), where some of the newest technology trends are featured. SolarDrone’s solar-powered quadcopters have

Kittyhawk Announces Automated Flights for Enterprise Drone Operations Platform

Consumer Electronics Show, LAS VEGAS – January 8, 2018 – Kittyhawk, the market leader in commercial drone operations software, today announced new features to its best-in-class platform. Kittyhawk is adding an automated flight system to their Flight Deck feature set to work in conjunction with its recently released secure live streaming feature. The new automation features allow

Expanded Drone Testing to Take Off

By ROBBIE HARRIS Expanded drone testing will soon take off in handful of localities around the country. It’s part of the plan to integrate the unpiloted aircraft into U.S. airspace for things like package delivery, emergency operations and more. President Trump issued an executive memorandum in October, authorizing the real-world testing program as a way to

Review: DJI Goggles Regular and Racing Edition

First-person view (FPV) flying has been growing in popularity in the past few years.  More and more FPV enthusiasts are joining the fun because this immersive experience allows the user to fly a drone from the pilot’s perspective. Rapid advances in technology have made it possible to develop different types of drones, software, advanced screens,

GENEINNO’S Poseidon Drone to Feature at CES 2018, Las Vegas

Jan. 3, 2018 — Pioneer of underwater technology, GENEINNO will feature in CES Las Vegas 2018. The company will bring its cutting-edge underwater drone camera – Poseidon I, which has helped thousands of snorkelers explore treasures underwater. Since 2013, GENEINNO has stood out as a company willing to push forward the discovery of the underwater world by incorporating creativity, research and exploration. From intelligent

Meet Evolve, the World’s First Carbon Fiber Drone With Dual Screen Drone Controller

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 29, 2017 – XDynamics is proud to introduce Evolve, the world’s first consumer drone with a patent-awarded dual-screen remote controller and an incredibly advanced Smart Pilot System (SPS). The Evolve will empower users of all kinds with industry-grade features and functionality at their fingertips. XDynamics will showcase its’ high-end consumer drones at