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Drone startup Iris Automation this week launched the Canada Pathfinder Program, an all-in-one solution to streamline the complex steps required to achieve Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight approvals and experience. Company officials say the program will address challenges organizations face in advancing commercial drone services for long distance and remotely piloted missions. Iris develops […] The post Iris Automation Launches Canadian Drone BVLOS Program appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Canadian mapping platform SimActive has added some significant new capabilities this year, including colorized point clouds and reflective calibration. CEO Philippe Simard explains what these features are – and how clients are using them. SimActive releases new features regularly. “With our user base growing exponentially, we are constantly monitoring how our software is being used and […] The post Creating Colorized Point Clouds, Reflective Calibration, and More: Diving into SimActive’s New Features appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Every professional service provider knows that drone insurance is an important part of doing business. Here, drone insurance specialist Yuval Caspi explains how it works, what to look for, and how to make sure you’re covered when accidents happen. Managing Mayhem: A Discussion with Yuval Caspi, Skywatch By: Dawn M.K. Zoldi, Guest Contributor This week […] The post Accidents Happen: Everything You Need to Know About Drone Insurance to Deal with Them appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Weather researchers are discovering the value of using drones for science. In a project designed to help understand current climate issues used the BOREAL fixed-wing UAV equipped with specialized sensors to gather data from areas around Barbados. The EUREC4A project (Elucidating the role of clouds-circulation coupling in climate), co-directed by the Max Planck Institute for […] The post Drones for Science: Long Range Fixed Wing UAVs New Tool in Understanding Climate Change appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drone industry solution provider Edgybees has received $9.5 million in Series A funding as investor interest in the entire drone industry ecosystem continues. Maryland-based Edgybees was started in 2017, and enables drone missions in defense, public safety, and critical infrastructure by providing high precision geo-tagging of real-time video feeds. The latest announcement continues the trend of […] The post Edgybees Announces Funding: $9.5 M in Series A Funding for Drone Ecosystem Player appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volansi, a leading provider of long range cargo drones, has partnered with three of the nine participants in the FAA’s BEYOND program. “Volansi is working directly with the ​North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the North Dakota Department of Transportation and the University of Alaska Fairbanks for this effort,” says a press release. The announcement […] The post Long Range Cargo Drones: Volansi Joins 3 FAA BEYOND Projects appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Swiss company ANAVIA has unveiled an unmanned helicopter that they claim as “the most advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system in the world.” “An unmanned helicopter for up to 65 kg of payload and 240 minutes of flight time. It’s the new benchmark in safety, performance and ease of operation,” says the company announcement. ANAVIA […] The post Unmanned Helicopter: Swiss Company Unveils Cargo Drone with 65 Kg Payload, 4 Hour Flight Time appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Global investment in the drone industry continues, as leading drone services provider Terra Drone funding increases by a $14.4 million Series A round. Terra Drone Corporation has had a steep rise since starting in Japan in 2016, to be named a top Drone Services Provider Drone Industry Insights last year. Today, the company announced that they have […] The post Terra Drone Funding: Leading Drone Solution Provider Scores $14.4 Million in Series A appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

New York’s UAS Test Site Organization, NUAIR , has issued a UTM RFI (Request for Information). The test site has been a major player in testing unmanned traffic management (UTM) capabilities, developing a 50-mile drone corridor to enable testing of advanced drone operations. Now, NUAIR is beginning to evaluate UTM products that will eventually be implemented […] The post NUAIR Issues UTM RFI: Long Term Development of the New York Drone Corridor appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The Air Domain Awareness Program is a federally funded project testing new technology to stop the illicit use of drones and small aircraft – in any environment., By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill As the technology for unmanned aerial vehicle and systems grows apace, bringing with it the promise of a multitude of beneficial uses […] The post Air Domain Awareness Program: Federal Agencies Seek Tech Solutions to Defeat Illicit Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

News and Commentary. One of few publicly traded drone companies, EHang stock has risen significantly in the last month – and it’s reached the attention of the broader investment community, as even newsletter Motley Fool weighs in on why the stock has been doing so well. The rise in EHang stock might be less of a […] The post EHang Stock Rises on Successful Tests, New Partnership Rumors appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill Using drones, 3D scanning technology, LIDAR and other state-of-the-art technology for measuring, interpreting and visualizing data, a UK-based company has done everything from uncovering lost civilizations to creating augmented reality for movies and television. Founded in 2014, Visualskies has grown from a company narrowly focused on capturing data from […] The post Visualskies: Meet the UK Studio Living Your Dream Job, Using Drones to Find Lost Cities appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The University of Southern California Spatial Sciences Institute offers flexible, online degree and certificate programs that provide the education -and the respected credentials – required to succeed in using drones for GIS mapping. Read on to learn more about how the University of Southern California is helping to shape the way GIS professionals gather data. […] The post USC Spatial Sciences Institute Offers the Education You Need to Use Drones in GIS Mapping appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The Israeli drone delivery pilot program has now demonstrated civil drone flights in GPS-denied environments, utilizing camera-based visual navigation. “The successful test will pave the way for autonomous drone delivery in Israel,” says a press release. The technology for autonomous drone flight is available: as is the technology for safe flight beyond visual line of […] The post Israeli Drone Delivery Pilot Demonstrates Civil Drone Flights in GPS Denied Environments appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

By Dawn K. Zoldi, Guest Contributor As we all know, one of the toughest nuts to crack in helping the drone industry to “fly” is community acceptance. How can we change the hearts and minds of the public so that the average person views drones as being critically important to society – and not […] The post Airwards: Changing Hearts and Minds About Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DroneTalks has launched a virtual, interactive learning platform to support the drone industry in Europe and around the world: DroneTalks Academy The drone industry is new, growing, and confusing to new comers. DroneTalks Academy organizers Eszter Kovacs and Lorenzo Murzilli are addressing the need to condense and clarify drone industry information for industry stakeholders. They’ve gathered […] The post DroneTalks Academy: a Virtual Interactive Learning Platform appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Since we’ve all had to stop traveling, virtual events are happening every single day in the commercial drone industry. These can be important events for companies and their customers – but it can be difficult to get your audience’s attention. DRONELIFE webinar support services can help. DRONELIFE and affiliates are now offering enhanced webinar support services […] The post DRONELIFE Webinar Support Services: Virtual Events are Everywhere. How Will You Get People to Attend Yours? appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

As the drone industry evolves, the benefits of drones for schools become apparent. For students, they provide an interesting and fun access point to education about all kinds of things, from weather patterns to programming. For the industry, putting drones in schools gets the next generation workforce interested in joining the field. Getting drones into […] The post Drones for Schools: The North Carolina Educator UAS Cohort is a Model that Works appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

French drone startup Azur Drones is making recycled nuclear fuel sites safer by deploying its Skeyetech autonomous surveillance UAV solution to protect a huge site in The Hague. Mostly used in the port, energy, defense and oil-and-gas sectors, Azur drones will coordinate with on-ground security teams for Orano to maintain 24-7 surveillance over the highly […] The post Azur Drones Help Make Nuclear Fuel Sites Safer appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Kittyhawk CEO Jon Heagranes announces the newest advances in B4UFLY, the FAA and Kittyhawk.io airspace intelligence tool: B4UFLY Web. “B4UFLY Web enables convenient pre-flight planning, airspace advisory social sharing, and more,” says the announcement. As we clock in at processing over 14K LAANC authorizations in January 2021 — 50% of all LAANC authorizations in the […] The post B4UFLY Web: Kittyhawk Announces Enhanced Desktop Functionality appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) could be the way of the future for cities crippled by traffic – with no where to go, quite literally, but up. The vehicles are there to fly: passenger drones, flying cars – or from Terrafugia, a road and air vehicle that is both. Terrafugia’s Transition® “Roadable Aircraft” has received an […] The post Terrafugia’s Road and Air Vehicle Gets FAA Airworthiness Certificate: the Ultimate Hybrid for Urban Air Mobility appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Round Four of the DARTdrones Public Safety Grant is open for applications! DARTdrones made history as one of the very first drone businesses to win big on the TV show for startups, Shark Tank. Now, their business – providing quality, professional-level training for drone pilots – has proven to be a winner over and over. DARTdrones […] The post DARTdrones Public Safety Grant: Round 4! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The American Drone Security Act: The Sequel The original American Drone Security Act (ADSA) proposal has had a significant impact on the drone industry, even though it was not passed. The ADSA has now been reintroduced, however – with some changes. Guest Contributor Dawn Zoldi, drone law expert and CEO of P3 Tech Consulting, gives us […] The post The American Drone Security Act: The Sequel appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

When the FAA released the Remote ID rule late last year, it left the drone industry with as many questions as answers. What about new hardware and remote ID solutions? How will manufacturers comply? Will drone owners be able to receive a simple firmware update? Will the solution require a hardware solution or significant change? […] The post New Drones and Remote ID: Who Cares? You do – DRONELIFE Minute Survey appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

When the FAA released the Remote ID rule late last year, it left the drone industry with as many questions as answers. What about new hardware and remote ID solutions? How will manufacturers comply? Will drone owners be able to receive a simple firmware update? Will the solution require a hardware solution or significant change? […] The post New Drones and Remote ID: Who Cares? You do – DRONELIFE Minute Survey appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article