Wingtra Launches Drone That Sets New Benchmark in Photogrammetry

Zürich, 27 February 2018: With the launch of WingtraOne PPK (Post-Processed Kinematics) drone, the Swiss UAV manufacturer Wingtra is setting a new benchmark in large scale surveying and mapping applications. With the help of its industry-leading partners – photogrammetry software provider Pix4D, and the GNSS board and PPK provider Septentrio – WingtraOne PPK is now able

QuestUAV unfold their Fixed Wing Drone Rental to Europe and USA

QuestUAV have been hiring drone systems and sensors to a UK only market since 2013. However, for selected customers it is now expanding its rentals to include Europe and the United States. QuestUAV are offering Drone Rental from just £23 per day* QuestUAV are market leaders in the drone industry. With a 10-year legacy and a vast

Biren Gandhi Joins FlytBase Advisory Board

Palo Alto, Feb 26 2018  — FlytBase Inc., the Internet of Drones (IoD) platform for commercial drones, based out of Silicon Valley, today announced addition of Biren Gandhi to its advisory board. Biren, former Head of Drone Business at Cisco, has been at the forefront of drone technology, as it has evolved into a major

TEOCO Launches UAV Service Enablement Platform for Drones

FAIRFAX, VA., USA – 26 February 2018 – TEOCO, the leading provider of analytics, assurance and optimization solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) and OEMs worldwide, has launched AirborneUTM, a Service Enablement Platform for unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs). Designed to support the next generation of IoT Services delivered via drones, the platform combines Airspace, Radio-Signal-Space (3D

Flock Launches Europe’s First ‘Pay-As-You-Fly’ Drone Insurance App

Flock, a London based insurtech startup, has launched Europe’s first ‘pay-as-you-fly’ drone insurance solution. The ‘Flock Cover’ smartphone app provides on-demand insurance for commercial drone pilots in the UK, with policies starting from just £5 for up to eight hours of liability and hull cover. Since launching into the iOS and Android app stores in

Watch the Elios Drone Inspecting a Ballast Tank

CMA CGM required the internal inspection of a ballast tank of one of its container ships, the CMA CGM ANDROMEDA. Flying in complex and pitch-dark confined spaces, the Flyability Elios drone has demonstrated its capacity to deliver a quicker and safer method to inspect ballasts. Customer Need CMA CGM required an inspection for one of its many

New York City Drone Film Festival is Coming!

NYCDFF IV is happening on March 3rd & 4th at The Tribeca Performing Arts Center & Liberty Science Center.  See the best drone films in the world on the big screen and experience amazing drone-centric programming at the Day of Drones.   THIS YEAR’S PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE: SCREENING & AWARD CEREMONY @ TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY SEMINARS & MASTER CLASSES STORYTELLING,

Landscape Drone Photography Tips For Beginners

If you’re a fan of beautiful pictures, you’ve probably seen some breathtaking aerial photos of mountains, rivers, cities and sunsets. Welcome to drone landscape photography. This is where creativity flows without limitation. It’s easy to wonder what it would take to capture something so beautiful, crisp and colorful. We bring you this short but comprehensive

V-Cube Robotics Begins Offering SOLAR CHECK, a Solar Power Plant Inspection Package Service

V-cube Robotics, Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Taishin Demura; hereinafter “V-cube Robotics”), a provider of commercial drone solutions to enterprise and local governments, announced that it would begin offering SOLAR CHECK, a solar power plant inspection package service utilizing drones. Equipped with infrared thermography cameras, the drones autonomously fly around a facility,

U.T.SEC 2018: “UAS are an integral part of all risk analyses and security concepts”

Wilfried Joswig, Director of the VfS (Association for Security Technology) is an acknowledged expert in security technologies and applications. He is involved in evaluating new risk situations on a daily basis. It is an indisputable fact that the security sector is constantly facing new challenges as a result of new technologies like digitalisation or unmanned

MicroPilot Now Flies Transitioning VTOL Drones

Feb 14, 2018 – Stony Mountain, Canada – MicroPilot autopilots already fly a wide range of UAVs, including fixed wings, multirotors, helicopters and even tail sitters. Now, MicroPilot has added support for transitioning drones. UAV manufacturers making and designing transitioning drones now have a high-reliability professional autopilot option. Transitioning drones will benefit from the many

Agriculture Drones: Drones In The Field Infographic

Dronefly.com has released its third infographic on drone use applications. This time they discuss one of the largest addressable commercial market segment: agriculture. Below they have outlined the four main use cases that the infographic goes into detail about: 1.    Multispectral imaging sensors mounted to drones are changing the game for the agriculture industry. In the

National Gendarmerie Conducts Post-Hurricane Missions with SimActive

Montreal, Canada, February 13th, 2018 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is proud to announce that the National Gendarmerie of France has been using Correlator3D™ to support Saint Martin following Hurricane Irma. The software has facilitated rapid mapping from UAV images for damage assessment, aiding reconstruction efforts. “Correlator3D™ generated orthomosaics of excellent

Are Drones Safe From Hackers?

Protecting sensitive data As drones enter the mainstream of commercial usage, concerns have arisen about the safety and protection of sensitive data they gather from theft by hackers.   There isn’t a week that goes by without news about hacking attacks against companies and technologies.  As the application of drones increases, the question needs to be

7 Things to Know Before Choosing a Drone Inspection Provider

As the UAV market spreads, people are realizing the numerous safety and economic benefits that the drone inspections provide. From reducing the safety risks to reducing the time it takes to inspect a facility, the drone-based inspections can save huge amounts of money for companies and individuals. The drone-based aerial inspections can be used for general asset

Winners of 2017 AirVūz Drone Video Awards Announced

MINNEAPOLIS — The votes are in and the best drone videos of 2017 have been chosen. Thirteen aerial content creators were voted on as the winners of the 2017 AirVūz Drone Video Awards. Moscow Aerial 5K Timelab.pro by Russian drone pilot Timelab.pro was voted the Drone Video of the Year, while Paul Nurkkala won the

U.T.SEC 2018: “UAS will change our lives fundamentally – including in the security field”

The second edition of U.T.SEC – Unmanned Technologies & Security Expo & Conference will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, 7-8 March 2018, at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, in parallel with Enforce Tac, the special exhibition for police equipment. The entire focus of this still quite new trade fair is on drones and unmanned systems,

DJI Mavic Air vs. DJI Spark – A Gamer Changer Again?

With the recent release of the new DJI Mavic Air, everyone is a-buzz with the features and perks of the newest kid in town. The big question is, how much of a difference is there between this and the previous DJI compact drone, the Spark. Our friends over at Filmora have made a handy (and

PowerLight Technologies is First to Market with Commercialized High-Power, Long Distance Optical Power over Fiber

SEATTLE, WA —PowerLight Technologies, formerly known as LaserMotive, has announced that it is the first company to bring high-power, long distance optical power beaming over fiber to commercial markets. Proven to transfer hundreds of watts over hundreds of meters, the company’s patented Power Over Fiber solution delivers power over a beam of light in either

How Intel Creates its Dazzling Drone Light Shows

BY BEN FOX RUBIN After the lights went dark in the Monte Carlo resort’s Park Theater, a buzzing army of 110 small drones with flickering red lights started to float up to the ceiling from offstage. While Kygo‘s dreamy pop song “Stargazing” played, the drones pulled together into pulsing, swirling clouds that reached into the audience, at