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Don’t miss the June 6 episode of the Public Safety Drone Review, presented by DRONERESPONDERS and DRONELIFE, with guest Captain Miriam Foxx from the Chula Vista Police Department! The Public Safety Drone Review is a new monthly resource for the public safety community. This free event will be held live on May 2, 2023 at […] The post Captain Miriam Foxx of Chula Vista PD on the Public Safety Drone Review, Next Week! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Reuters has reported that FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen will join eVTOL aircraft manufacturer Archer Aviation when he leaves the agency this summer. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · FAA – Acting – Administrator – Billy – Nolen – To – Join – Archer – AviationThe news comes only a month after Nolen announced […] The post FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen to Join eVTOL Aircraft Manufacturer Archer Aviation appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Want to learn more about the drone industry? This list is only a smattering of the great opportunities to hear from thought leaders and discuss current issues in commercial drones! Here are some of this week’s drone industry events. All week: Register for the Drone Soccer Program in Wilmington, DE, for Wilmington residents ages 13 […] The post Drone Industry Events this Week! Podcasts, Webinars, and Demos appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Dronamics Black Swan Cargo Drone Completes First Flight by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Premier cargo drone airline Dronamics announced the successful first flight of its Black Swan flagship aircraft at Bulgaria’s Balchik airport, showcasing the potential for the logistics industry to improve the efficiency of the transportation of products. Continue reading below, or […] The post Dronamics Cargo Drone: Black Swan Can Carry 770 Pounds from New York to Texas. Is This the Future of Trucking? appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week ending May 26, 2023. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – May – 26 North Carolina’s […] The post Drone News of the Week, May 26: DRONELIFE Headlines and Story Excerpts, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

NUAIR and NYNJ Port Authority Conduct Drone Delivery Over the Hudson River by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby A year after launching a new Girl Scout badge to encourage and educate girls in STEM careers, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commemorated the partnership with the delivery of a box of […] The post Drone Delivery Over the Hudson River: NUAIR and NYNJ Port Authority Deliver Girl Scout Cookies to Demonstrate appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Everdrone Begins Collaboration with Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone solutions provider Everdrone and Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) have announced a collaboration to begin implementing Everdrone First on Scene Grid™ technology in the UK. The goal of the collaboration is to allow KSS to […] The post Everdrone Medical Drone Delivery Partners with Air Ambulance Charity appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Warrantless Drone Surveillance Case Will Be Heard at Michigan Supreme Court It’s a case which has become textbook material for the drone industry (there’s a great article in JDSupra here discussing the potential impact on commercial drone operations.) Can government or public safety agencies use a drone for surveillance over your property without a warrant – […] The post Drone Surveillance Case Goes to Michigan Supreme Court appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The new Gremsy 2-Axis Mio gimbal is a front-mounting gimbal engineered for industrial applications. Gremsy is a global leader in drone gimbals, specially engineered to give drone operators the stability and features they need for better data and professional level results. The new Gremsy two-axis Mio is designed for industrial applications, optimized for weight and […] The post The New Gremsy 2-Axis MIO: Ready for Drone Developers, Optimized for Small Sensors appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

RGB61: New Payload for Wingtra VTOL Mapping Drone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Leading VTOL drone producer Wingtra has revealed its new RGB61 sensor payload. Compatible with the WingtraOne GEN II drone, the RGB61 paves the way forward for the entire drone mapping industry. The Sony Alpha 7 Mark IV 61MP RGB camera […] The post New Payload for Wingtra VTOL Drones: RGB61 appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Meteomatics’ Meteodrone Launched as Part of GrandSKY’s Micro Weather Service by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · US – Meteodrone – Flies – High – To – Gather – Weather – Data Today, weather intelligence and technology company Meteomatics launched its first U.S. Meteodrone autonomous flight system at […] The post What’s the Weather Up There? Meteodrone Flies at High Altitude to Get Precise, Real-Time Weather Forecasts appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Ever been stuck in the middle of a row on the bleachers? Drone delivery might be a real “game changer.” Wing Delivers Beer and Peanuts to Coors Field in Colorado Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – Delivery – In – A-Stadium – Wing – At – Coors – Field by DRONELIFE Staff […] The post Wing Demonstrates Drone Delivery Anywhere – Delivering Beer and Peanuts to Coors Field appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Airsentinel.ai Launches Innovative Drone Detection App for Android Drone detection can be a touchy subject in the commercial drone industry. Rem0te ID for drones gives stakeholders the capability to identify unmanned aircraft and their pilots, helping reduce the risk of unauthorized drone incursions – thereby supporting the expansion of the legitimate commercial industry. Some […] The post Airsentinel Launches Drone Detection App that Works (and Respects Drone Operators) appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Counter UAS on the Drone Radio Show Podcast! Mary Beth Long, Board Member at Red Cat Holdings, talks about the current challenges and opportunities for counter drone solutions and the future of protecting critical assets from drone incursions. Stream below: Mary Beth Long is a member of the board of directors of Red Cat […] The post Who’s Leading the Counter UAS Race? The Drone Radio Show Podcast appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Want to learn more about the drone industry? This list is only a smattering of the great opportunities to hear from thought leaders and discuss current issues in commercial drones! Here are some of this week’s drone industry events. TUESDAY, May 23: Censys Technologies road show, May 23 – 26: Mountain House, CA, Mountain House […] The post Drone Industry Podcasts, Webinars, and Events This Week! May 22 – 28 appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Altitude Angel to Launch New and Improved Version of Drone Assist App by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology leader Altitude Angel has announced that it will be releasing an updated version of its Drone Assist flight planning tool. The update will bring a suite of new features, including enhanced […] The post Altitude Angel Drone Assist Gets a Major Update, New Features appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drones for Emergency Management: North Carolina Wing Expands Mission Capabilities with 10 New Teal 2 aircraft. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The North Carolina Wing has been at the forefront of the Civil Air Patrol small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) program that culminated in the first locate and save within CAP in August […] The post North Carolina’s Civil Air Patrol Invests in 10 New Drones for Emergency Management appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week ending May 12, 2023. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – May – 19 – DRONELIFE […] The post Drone News of the Week, May 19: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Week to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

XTEND Acquires Drone Inspection Specialist Performance Rotors by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Human-guided autonomous machine system developer XTEND has acquired drone inspection specialist Performance Rotors, allowing XTEND to improve its ability to offer human-guided, remote interactive operations in various inspection scenarios, as well as grow its global business. Continue reading below, or listen: […] The post XTEND Acquires Drone Inspection Specialist Performance Rotors appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DJI Launches Matrice 350 RTK Flagship Drone by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, drone and aerial imaging leader DJI launched the DJI Matrice 350 RTK (M350 RTK), an upgraded flagship drone platform offering more adaptable, safe and efficient aerial operations. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · DJIs – New – Commercial – […] The post DJI’s New Commercial Drone: Matrice 350 RTK is More Resilient, More Flexible, More Efficient appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Texas SWAT Team deploys Teledyne FLIR’s SIRAS drone to locate felon: how the “no geofencing” design choice paid off. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This past February, the new Teledyne FLIR SIRAS was deployed by a police SWAT team for a felony search in Texas. When a convicted felon escaped into a residential […] The post Teledyne FLIR’s SIRAS is Designed to Deploy Fast – That’s How a Texas SWAT Team Located a Felon by Drone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Flyability and Mirion Technologies Partner for Radiation Survey Payload for Elios 3 by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Indoor drone company Flyability, in partnership with radiation detection leader Mirion Technologies, has announced the launch of a radiation surveying payload for the Elios 3 indoor inspection drone. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Elios […] The post Radiation Surveying: Elios 3 Indoor Inspection Drone Partners with Mirion Technologies on New Payload appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Texas A&M Lone Star Center of Excellence in UAS Orders a DeTect HARRIER BVLOS, mobile radar tower to support drone operations beyond visual line of sight. BVLOS flight is critical to scaling industrial drone operations. While a BVLOS rule has yet to be published, the FAA has indicated that they are committed to issuing BVLOS […] The post The Systems that Support Drone Flight Beyond Visual Line of Sight: DeTect’s HARRIER BVLOS appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

You may never have heard the Pointivo name – but for a wide variety of industries, the product is mission critical. Like the “Intel Inside” refrain of the 1990’s, Pointivo is the white-labeled software inside the platforms of oil and gas companies, the largest and most scaled TowerCo digital inspection project, and one of the […] The post Visual, 3D Models of Real World Structures: Pointivo Powers an Industry appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Whether you are a seasoned professional in the geospatial field or just beginning, don’t miss SimActive webinar on how to meet evolving photogrammetric accuracy standards. The webinar will be hosted by Eric Andelin, CP, Senior Workflow Specialist at SimActive and guest speaker Bill Johnson, CP, CMS, at DAS Geospatial. Choose the session that best fits […] The post Meeting Photogrammetric Accuracy Standards: Free Webinar from SimActive, with Specialist from DAS Geospatial appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article