MicroPilot and Trimble Team to Provide Precision GNSS for UAVs

April 27, 2018 – Stony Mountain, Canada – As part of its efforts to continuously improve its products and services, MicroPilot Inc. announced today that it has teamed with Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) to integrate high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technology as part of its autopilot for guidance and control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

Businesses Are Going to Great Lengths to Protect Themselves from Drones

Forget the modern nuclear crisis. Mutually assured destruction ensures that we will all have a lot less to care about in the event of a major attack. More critical—at least to many businesses—is the drone intelligence war currently playing out. Wait, what? Drones, as you may know, have grown incredibly popular as of late, even

The Drone Racing League (DRL) Announces France Expansion

New York, NY & Paris, France, April 26, 2018 – The Drone Racing League (DRL), the international, premier drone racing organization, today announced global expansion plans with a 2018 race in France at the Allianz Riviera stadium, media partnership with Groupe AB and the extension of the Allianz title partnership of the DRL Championship Race Series. Allianz, one of the

3W-International and Sky Power Continuing to Expand Wankel-Engine Portfolio

The 2-disc hybrid Wankel engine SP-480 SRE hybrid is being introduced for the first time to the professional public at Xponential 2018. 3W-International and Sky Power thus continue the tradition of presenting a new Wankel engine at the leading international trade fair. The SP-480 SRE involves a prototype. Following the very positive resonance to the

What Is The Future Of Drones?

There’s no denying that there’s been a massive explosion in both the popularity and accessibility of consumer grade drones. ​Looking back, it’s interesting to see where drones are now compared to where they were just a few years ago. ​We’ve seen increased flight times, incredible maximum ranges and the introduction of some pretty ​impressive autonomous

MIR is Launching a New UAV Design to Automate Rope Access Work

MIR has invented a new uav design “The Vectorotor” to create new use cases for drones. Their patent pending design has the maneuverability necessary to perform high rise window washing, oil/tower contact inspection, and high reach painting. MIR is focusing on building drone hardware and is looking to partner with companies to create these applications.

MicroPilot’s XTENDER SDK Supports NVIDIA’s Jetson Supercomputer

April 23, 2018 – Stony Mountain, Canada – Companies are always looking for ways to differentiate their products from the competition and fulfill the needs of their customers. MicroPilot’s XTENDERmp software development kit (SDK) provides one avenue for drone manufacturers to customize their drones to better suite their customer’s needs. XTENDERmp now provides yet another

The Evolution of Wind Turbine Inspections

CASE STUDY: The data management platform Scopito is used by a lot of drone inspectors around the world. But Scopito is more than “drone software”, and today we’ll be meeting a company that started out using Scopito for drone inspections, but so far is in fact mostly using it for other types of wind turbine inspections. “…the

4 Tips for Flying Your Drone With a Smartphone

Personal aerial drones are becoming more popular every year, and they’re getting smarter, too. These advancements are making quadcopters a fun — and potentially profitable — way to enjoy time outdoors. Many of today’s camera drones rely on an old-school remote control interface. However, some of the most advanced drones now operate strictly through a

Biggest Growth Areas in the Drone Market: Surveying and Inspection

In a recent market survey, experts from the UAV sector analysed and assessed the current situation in the drone market. The survey questioned 350 German and international manufacturers and providers that produce drones or use them professionally. Expert interviews were also conducted and evaluated. The findings shed real light on the UAV market and the

The Drone Investment Trends 2018 – The Commercial Drone Market in Numbers

Drone investment trends are strong indicators to predict the future of the drone industry. The low price of drones and ability to carry sensors, quickly triggered adoption throughout many industries. Meanwhile, the commercial drone market created an entire eco-system attracting large investments. Besides hardware (drones, sensors, ground station, etc.), software solutions and services are also part of it. Since

Little Arms Studios Partners with Skip Fredricks to Bring Cinematic Training Modules to its Zephyr Drone Simulator

MANASSAS, VA – April 17, 2017 — Today, Little Arms Studios, a leading developer of professional-grade simulation solutions, announced it has joined forces with renowned Hollywood cinematographer Skip Fredricks to launch an updated version of its Zephyr Drone Simulator that includes the basics of drone cinematography. The two-time Emmy nominated content producer and certified drone instructor has brought his

Parrot Bluegrass: Helping Farmers Increase Agricultural Output

Parrot Bluegrass is an all-in-one, multipurpose quadcopter drone solution specifically designed for farming and agriculture. The Parrot Bluegrass helps business owners remain competitive and produce higher quality crops by providing accurate data which can be used to improve farming practices and agricultural output while being eco-friendly and cost effective. The drone’s frontal camera gives farmers

SimActive Automates Drone Data Processing

Montreal, Canada, April 17th, 2018 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is proud to announce increased drone data automation in Correlator3D™. New automated profiles include configurable options with a predefined set of parameters to deliver superior results from the first project onward. As an example, the “Quick Project Overview” enables users to

Kittyhawk Insights: LAANC In-Depth

With the initial roll-out of LAANC just a few weeks away, we’ve been hard at work integrating native, seamless, and beautiful LAANC functionality into our platform (but more on that later ;). Today we wanted to dig into the numbers and dissect *why* there’s such a fervor around LAANC. What is LAANC? Aviation is full of acronyms,

7 Innovative Ways Drones Are Changing the World in 2018

1. Delivery Drones Amazon have announced their intention to launch ‘Amazon Prime Air Delivery’ where they will be able to deliver packages up to 5 lbs in under 30 minutes. Though this is still in the pipeline, it has potential to completely transform the way that we receive post – especially if you live on

Atlas Dynamics Wins 2018 Red Dot Product Design Award with the Atlas Pro Professional Drone

RIGA, Latvia – April 12, 2018 – Atlas Dynamics (atlasdynamics.eu), a next generation aerospace company providing autonomous UAV solutions, today announced that the Atlas Pro professional drone has been named a 2018 Red Dot Award winner. Designers and manufacturers from 59 countries submitted more than 6,300 products for the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2018. The Atlas Pro distinguished itself throughout

Drone School Now Open in Moscow

How often do we come across drones in our lives? The quadcopter has already firmly entered the life of people as a hobby – to take photos and video of beautiful places during the holidays, to shoot an event, to fly through the park. Drones are also business: a lot of companies offer services in

Parrot Sequoia+ & Pix4D: A New Generation of High Precision Multispectral Sensor with Automatic Radiometric Calibration

Tuesday 10th April, London – Tools dedicated to precision agriculture help farmers and agronomists optimise the ROI of their crops and improve their daily productivity. This high precision and analysis enables farming experts to make well informed decisions efficiently. Parrot has recently developed Parrot Sequoia+, a new generation of its multispectral sensor that allows you to

Sky Power and 3W-International Introducing Engine Construction Kits at Xponential 2018

3W-International GmbH’s performance partner is introducing a novel engine construction kit in order to enable still more efficient and performance-optimized engines in future. Using this construction kit, propulsion units can be ideally tuned to the customer's desired performance parameters and application area. “We’re seeing ever stronger demand for application-oriented solutions”, explains Karl Schudt, managing director

Five Finalists Announced for $1,000 Weekly Drone Video Contest

MINNEAPOLIS — More than one thousand drone videos have been narrowed down to five finalists in the inaugural AirVūz Drone Video of the Week contest. Now $1,000 is up for grabs. AirVūz.com, the world’s leading drone video and photography sharing platform, launched the “Drone Video of the Week” contest in which one content creator will

3W-International GmbH is Expanding Sales in North America

To further expand market presence in North America, 3W-International is expanding its own direct sales structure in this important target market. With Constantin Diehl, a representative has been acquired who will actively represent the German engine manufacturer in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. “We look forward to having Constantin Diehl, an excellent connoisseur of the

Inaugural European Drone Summit in Frankfurt

Frankfurt/Braunschweig/Karlsruhe, 5 April 2018 | In addition to being a smart, up-and-coming technology, commercial drones are also an integral part of the digitalisation of business and society. The EU member states have agreed to introduce legislation regulating the operation of unmanned aircraft in Europe that takes into account both economic potential and safety requirements. There

Yuneec Announces Availability of Pix4Dcapture on H520 ST16S Controller

Today, Yuneec announced the availability of Pix4Dcapture on its H520 ST16S ground station controller. Pix4D is a premier software application that creates professional, georeferenced maps and models from drone imagery, giving users the ability to map flight plans and set customized mapping parameters. Pix4D’s free mission planning app Pix4Dcapture will be pre-installed on all future

Parrot Enters INPI’s Top 50 Based on Patent Submissions

Parrot, the leading European Drone Group, has appeared for the first time among the list of the top 50 companies based on number of patent submissions in France. With 36 requests to the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Parrot – which was awarded one of the INPI Trophies of innovation in the “Patents” category

Sky Power GmbH, New Performance Partner of 3W-International

3W-International GmbH authorised Sky Power GmbH for further development and performance enhancement of 3W engines. Along this line, the first new additional products and new performance engines will be presented even before Xponential 2018 in Denver. “We look forward to the results because we can provide our customers with a broad range of performance engines”,

Hubsan Drones Buying Guide

If you are looking for the best quadcopters and drones, Hubsan is one the best manufacturers that you can look up to. Hubsan drones and quadcopters are known for being beginner-friendly as they are stable and easy to fly. The company is constantly making new updates and renovations to their latest models that fit its

7 Essential Steps to Promote Your Drone Business

The drone industry is one that is currently booming. As the technology in drones becomes more and more advanced, as well as more accessible, many people and businesses are starting to invest in their services for all manner of reasons. However, since the industry continues to pick up the pace, standing out in the crowd