How Effective Are Drones for Weather Prediction?

Guest post by Emily Folk Accuracy in weather forecasts is crucial and also frequently difficult to obtain. This is in part because weather is a chaotic, always-changing system — but it’s also because high-quality and up-to-date atmospheric data is hard to gather. This is especially true of the boundary layer, or the lowest level of […]

How Drones Are Changing Natural Disaster Response

Guest post by Emily Folk Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are versatile innovations. They’re fast, powerful tools that can capture pictures and videos and even collect air or soil samples. Natural disaster drones are especially critical. They help with understanding the damage after a disaster, locating people who need help, distributing resources and preparing […]

5 Essential Safety Rules You Need to Consider When Filming with a Drone

Operating a drone and shooting video at the same time is by far not an easy task. More importantly, it involves safety matters when shooting in publicly available locations.    In this article you will find advice on how to shoot video with a drone safely. First, we’ll cover some of the key safety rules […]

How One Female Drone Pilot is Continuing the Pioneering Aviation Tradition of Amelia Earhart and Amy Johnson

Professional drone pilot Annalisa Russell-Smith is following in the footsteps of pioneers Amelia Earhart and Amy Johnson as the aviation industry enters a whole new age. For she’s one of the first civilians to be able to fly a drone not only out of visual sight but operating one in another country while here in […]

A successful premiere for INTERGEO.digital

Karlsruhe, Germany, 15 October 2020. Direct exchange, lively discussions, lots of information and great entertainment. High acceptance of the digital offer in pandemic times by the geo-community. Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Kutterer from the organizer DVW is very pleased with the response: “The challenge of a fully digital event received very positive feedback from all our guests, exhibitors and speakers. […]

Kespry Collaborates with Microsoft to Deliver Kespry Perception Analytics for Intuitively Searching and Analyzing Complex Visual and Geospatial Data

MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Kespry, the leading visual search and analytics solution provider, today announced the availability of Kespry Perception Analytics. The solution is designed for industrial use cases requiring comprehensive analysis of complex visual data, including asset condition tracking and identifying business-impacting anomalies. Kespry Perception Analytics vertically integrates as an ISV solution for the Microsoft […]

Could Drone Delivery Help Save The Environment?

Guest Post by Lillian Conners Overview Drones used to be military hardware; now, they are shrunk down to a fun piece of modern equipment, mainly used in the entertainment industry. However, thanks to the advancement of technology, drones are not limited to capturing aerial photos and videos. Some people use them to transport medical supplies, […]

How Drones are Helping with Sustainability in the Wine Industry

Guest post by Indiana Lee The last two decades have seen the hottest temperatures on record. Today, it is more important than ever for industries around the world to embrace sustainability as central to their business. We’re seeing climate change cause fluctuating weather patterns, unexpected temperatures, and water shortages. One industry, however, is adapting quickly. […]

Entering FPV with a BETAFPV Starters Kit

I’ve always wanted to explore the world of FPV drones but I found myself continually intimidated by its complex nature. I knew that entering FPV required strategic selection and assembly of certain components that were required for flying. For example – the drone, controller, goggles, camera (transmitter), receiver, batteries and charger. Generally speaking, when building […]

DroneDeploy Conference 2020

DroneDeploy Conference brings together a community of innovators from our ecosystem of industries, including agriculture, construction, energy/oil & gas, mining, and more to discuss the latest drone innovations, best practices, and hot topics impacting operations. Join 1,500+ industry experts and business & technology leaders for the fifth anniversary of DroneDeploy Conference. You’ll take part in thought-provoking […]

Industrial SkyWorks Inc. secures multi-year AI software contract with Ontario Power Generation

Toronto, Ontario: Industrial SkyWorks Inc. has signed a multi-year contract to provide artificial intelligence software and data solutions for Ontario Power Generation (OPG)’s remote, drone-based inspections program. The groundbreaking agreement will leverage both on-premise and cloud-based implementations of Industrial SkyWorks’ Qii.AI data analytics platform and will enable OPG to develop its own, proprietary AI capability for […]

Drone Mapping: How to Create Your Own Terrain Surface Model

Written by Jose Benitez.Originally published 2020-09-22 on the Monadical blog. I first started learning about drones four years ago, at the University of Antioquia (Medellín). My interest soon grew into an obsession, and I spent a lot of my free time building them and flying them around campus, racing friends. Before long I was saving up […]

FRED: The Finish Line of Drone Deliveries

What is the “finish line” of deliveries? Once the courier or drone completes their delivery, then what happens? This step of the delivery process is full of unknowns and arguably the most important step of all. Does the consumer receive their package without issue?  With solving the “finish line” of courier and drone delivery in […]

IQ Releases the Vertiq 6806: Integrated Motor & ESC for Large Multirotors

IQ Motion Control is excited to announce the launch of their latest motor module, the Vertiq 6806. These integrated motors and ESCs are designed for high performance commercial UAV applications. The combination of IQ’s unique hardware design and proprietary software allows IQ motors to maximize torque output, efficiency, and precision, while minimizing motor vibration, cost, […]

A2Z Drone Delivery Launches Flagship Rapid Delivery System

Los Angeles, C.A. – October 5, 2020 – A2Z Drone Delivery, LLC, developer of a patented tethered freefall drone delivery mechanism, is launching its flagship product, the RDS1 (Rapid Delivery System) which maintains a safe hover of up to 150 feet (45.71 meters) while its delivery mechanism controls the payload’s freefall for a safe and accurate touchdown. Offered as a […]

Esri Announces New Security Enhancements through Integration of US Government-Approved Drone and Cloud Deployment to the EU

REDLANDS, Calif.—October 6, 2020—Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced two major capabilities in Site Scan for ArcGIS that will enable governments and critical infrastructure organizations to meet hardware and software regulations in the US and Europe. Through an established partnership with Auterion, creator of the most widely used open-source drone autopilot operating system, […]

Freefly and Auterion announce the release of Astro, the most versatile enterprise drone solution available

Los Angeles, California – 30 September – Freefly Systems, leading drone manufacturers and Auterion, the largest open source drone software platform announced the release of the Astro Enterprise Drone Solution. In partnering, the two companies have combined their respective expertise in hardware and software to build and release the Astro – the best multi use […]

SkyGrid Launches All-in-One Drone App to Automate Every Phase of Flight

AUSTIN, Texas, September 29, 2020 – SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, today launched a new application for drone operators and enterprises to automate every phase of flight in one unified solution. Now available for free in the iPad App Store, SkyGrid Flight Control™ simplifies mission planning and execution, allowing drone operators to autonomously surveil a defined area and […]

DroneUp Delivers on NATO Allied Command Transformation Experiment

Virginia Beach, Virginia – DroneUp recently partnered with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Command Transformation, Joint Force Development Directorate, Operational Experimentation branch in an experiment designed to determine if autonomous delivery of a specified payload to identified recipients under field conditions could be proven viable. The experiment participants conducted the exercise on September 21, 2020, in Lawrenceville, Virginia. The Brunswick County location […]