Recent Improvements To Drone Range

Drones, and specifically quadcopters, have come a long way since they were first used in the military as unmanned aerial vehicles. The new age drones are as popular in film making and photography, as in mission-critical or rescue operations. Photography enthusiasts, explorers, and documentary makers are thrilled with the technology that lets them fly without […]

Sky Power receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Highest quality, excellent customer care and an efficient, sustainable, lean manufacturing process in accordance with the Lean Production approach are the focus of the UAS engine manufacturer Sky Power GmbH from Germany. This has now been confirmed with the successful ISO certification. “The certification is important for us as an international company. As a German […]

A Crash Intro to AI-powered Object Detection

Almost every day, we hear we can use the superpowers of AI to make our work easier, automate routine tasks, speed up our workflows, increase accuracy and make more money. In the drone industry —especially in the geospatial sector— we hear a lot about how AI will help us extract actionable information from unstructured image […]

Drone Startup Up Sonder Opens Investment to Its Drone Operators

(Los Angeles, CA)–Drone services company Up Sonder continues its mission to democratize drones by partnering with investment platform Republic (an offshoot of AngelList) to make it possible for its pilots, members, and the general public to invest in the company. Up Sonder has already successfully raised over 340% of its minimum funding goal and still […]

Announcing the DBUS2 – First Consumer Drone with Navigation Powered Solely by VIO

Imagine if drones could see on their own, finding their way without human intervention. They can with a new technology called VIO (visual inertial odometry). Introducing a consumer drone that navigates solely by VIO—the DBUS2. It’s a highly advanced, highly capable aircraft with a 4K camera, follow-me and autoflight functions that slips easily into a […]

Drone Solutions Launches the Centre of Drone Excellence

Singapore, March 19, 2019: Drone Solution Services Pte Ltd officially announced today the commencement of its Centre of Drone Excellence activities which will be highlighted at its presentation booth at the Unmanned Systems Asia 2019 expositions which will be held April 9-11, 2019 at the Changi Exposition Centre in Singapore. Centre of Drone Excellence The […]

Drone Racing League (DRL) Launches New DRL Simulator with Real-World Physics for Accurate Drone Flight

New York, NY – March 18, 2019 — The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global, professional drone racing circuit, today launched the new DRL Simulator, the only drone racing sim that translates flying online into better flying in the real world. Available on Steam for $19.99, the revamped sim offers real-world drone physics, providing pilots with a […]

Creative Techniques For Editing Your Drone Video

Once you get your drone in your hands, you start dreaming a lot about what you can do with it. But after shooting your first video, your dreams become shattered because your first flight movie appears like a disgusting, shaky, and shaggy footage. Drone videos are so common on the internet these days. It’s become […]

Due to popular demand: Drone Champions League returning to Switzerland

Liechtenstein, 12 March 2019 – “3…2…1…Go!“: The Drone Champions League (DCL), the world’s leading drone racing series, is returning to Switzerland for a race at legendary Snowpark Laax from 28 to 30 March. This follows last year’s hugely successful race in Rapperswil, which attracted an audience of more than 10,000 and met with very positive feedback. For the first […]

Scoring a Drone’s Flight Time-to-Cost

When a consumer begins their journey of researching drones it can be a daunting and overwhelming experience. The cost of drones vary by thousands of dollars and the specifications are all over the board. One of the difficult hurdles new consumers must overcome when researching drones is understanding how any one particular drone compares to […]

Drone Expert Says Some Drone Users Don’t Know or Don’t Care About the Law

Drones have now been banned from flying within 5km of an airport … but an expert says it will only be effective if it’s policed robustly and there are other strict rules that drone users are flouting. The Government brought in the new rule change on Wednesday (March 13) and says this is the start […]

SimActive Releases Version 8.1 with Advanced Editing Tools

Montreal, Canada, March 12th, 2019 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces the release of Correlator3D™ version 8.1 specifically addressing advanced needs from expert users.  Added features include, among many improvements, new DEM editing capabilities. Version 8.1 showcases improved filtering capabilities to remove objects from DSMs and manual options to modify local […]

Skyguide and AirMap Deploy Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) for Drone Flights in Geneva and Lugano

Geneva/Madrid, March 12, 2019 – Skyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and AirMap, the leading global airspace management platform for drones, announced today the launch of a trial phase for automated flight authorizations and other U-space services for integrating drones into the Swiss national airspace. As part of the trial phase, select drone operators […]

AirMap and Honeywell Develop Cost-effective Tracking Solution for Drones

MADRID, March 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — World ATM Congress — Today, AirMap, the leading global airspace management platform for drones, and Honeywell announced the development of a cost-effective drone tracking solution to provide airspace safety authorities with situational awareness of manned and unmanned aircraft operations within an airspace system. Together, the companies will develop a […]

Choctaw Nation Hosts 2nd Annual Emerging Aviation Technology Conference

DURANT, Okla. (March 11, 2019) –The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will host the 2nd Annual Emerging Aviation Technology Conference on April 18, 2019. The all-day conference will consist of keynote addresses by Dr. Jaiwon Shin, NASA Associate Administrator; Michael Kratsios, U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Deputy Assistant to the President at the White House Office of Science […]

How Drones Can Help with Disaster Relief

The world is always changing and advancing, helping people live safer and happier lives around the globe. The most influential way to change lives is through technology, which has become widespread and easy for most people to access. People benefit when tech adapts to worldwide needs, which makes it a crucial element in disaster relief […]

Skylum introduces AirMagic, AI-powered photo editing software for aerial photography

BELLEVUE, WA -March 7, 2019—Today, Skylum announced AirMagic, the world’s first fully automated AI-powered enhancer for Mac & PC, created for drone and aerial photography. While drones let us shoot incredible images from previously unreachable places, the photos themselves often lack quality, making for a lot of manual post-processing work to fix issues like haze, […]

First Long-Endurance Police Drone Takes Off

HYBRiX drone, the first hybrid fuel-electric multirotor, with 10 times more flight time than electric drones, takes off. This innovative project from Quaternium, leading European brand of long-endurance multirotors, attracted a lot of attention after setting the World Record of Endurance in 2017 with a 4 hr. 40 min. flight and it was recently backed […]

The SkyOp LLC Drone Training Curriculum Prepares Students for the Workforce of the Future

Canandaigua, N.Y. – March 6, 2019 – SkyOp LLC, developer of industry-leading drone training courseware, has rolled out a comprehensive and customizable drone-based training curriculum which can be seamlessly integrated into high school, STEM, workforce development, continuing education and college credit programs. While other training programs focus on drone racing or aerial imaging as an entry point for […]

Red Cat Releases Blockchain-Based Data Storage, Analytics, and Services Platform in Beta for the Drone Industry

HUMACAO, PUERTO RICO (PRWEB) MARCH 06, 2019 Red Cat, a leading provider of distributed data storage, analytics and services for the drone industry, today announced the beta release of its blockchain-based black box storage, analytics and services platform to make drones trackable and accountable. Red Cat’s platform release includes several integrated systems that enable industry regulators to […]

North America Aerial Imaging Market size to reach over $1.7bn by 2024

According to the Graphical Research new growth forecast report titled “North America Aerial Imaging Market Size By Platform (Fixed-wing Aircraft, Helicopter, UAV/drone), By Imaging Type (Vertical Imaging, Oblique Imaging), By Application (Geospatial Mapping, Disaster Management, Energy & Resource Management, Surveillance & Monitoring, Urban Planning, Conservation & Research), By End Use (Government, Energy, Military & Defense, Agriculture & […]

DJI Drones Reign Supreme

Stating that drones have become more than toys in this day and age would be a huge understatement. Not only have these unmanned aerial vehicles claimed the number one spot in the hearts of many tech lovers, they also opened the door to a whole new world of possibilities for photographers and vloggers. Over the […]

Verity Studios Launches Software Algorithm to Make Drones Dramatically Safer

ZÜRICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verity Studios AG, a pioneer in autonomous drones, has launched an integration program for their Failsafe technology for quadcopters. The patented Failsafe solution provides powerful and cost-effective safety enhancements to any consumer and commercial quadcopter drone platform. This program allows drone manufacturers to easily implement the Failsafe algorithm into their drones as a standalone […]