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The AUVSI NE UAS and AAM Summit, held at the Northeastern University Innovation Campus, took place last week with an impressive lineup. Among the speakers offering a rare opportunity for an open discussion was Lt. Col. Thomas F. Meagher, Division Chief, AFWERX Prime, Department of the Air Force. AFWERX is one of the military agencies […] The post AFWERX: How the Air Force and DoD are Supporting Innovation in the Drone Industry – and Vice Versa appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Israel Minister of Defense Orders Mobilicom’s Skyhopper Combo – company marks NASDAQ listing, Q3 2022 successes by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Drone cybersecurity and smart solutions provider Mobilicom has fulfilled an initial SkyHopper COMBO order from the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) for a new fleet deployment program developed by a leading drone […] The post Israel Ministry of Defense Adopts Mobilicom’s Skyhopper COMBO Data Link for Small Drone Program appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drone Racing League Launches DRL Flight Club by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Drone Racing League (DRL) has announced an inaugural loyalty-rewards partnership with loyalty points conversion platform PointsKash in order to expand the reach of DRL fandom worldwide. The five-year deal will see the launch of the DRL Flight Club, the first […] The post Drone Racing League Fans Get Rewards on PointsKash with DRL Flight Club: Loyalty Rewards for Games, Apparel, and Live Event Access appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

AeroX Partner Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department Launches Drone First Responder Service by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby With the assistance of AeroX, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FSCO) has launched North Carolina’s first Drones as First Responders (DFR) program. The program has a drone operator listen in on live 911 calls to deploy a […] The post North Carolina’s First Drone as First Responder Program: Forsyth County Partners with AeroX appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

SPH Engineering Holds 3rd International Drone Show Competition by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The 3rd International Drone Show Competition, organized by SPH Engineering, is inviting drone show companies, 3D animators, event and marketing agencies with drone light shows in their portfolio, fireworks professionals and more to take part in the online event bringing […] The post 3rd International Drone Show Competition! Submit Entries Now appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

At the AUVSI NE UAS and AAM Summit today, attendees heard a pre-recorded session of the Honorable Volodomyr Havrolov, the Ukraine Deputy Minister of Defense. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Ukrainian – Defense – Minister – On – Russian – Drones – And – Whats – Needed – T Havrolov spoke about the […] The post Ukrainian Defense Minister on Russian Drones and What is Needed to Defeat Them appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Passenger eVTOL in NYC by 2023? LIFT Aircraft Enters Agreement with Charm Aviation for HEXA Aircraft Tours in NYC by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer LIFT Aircraft has announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with helicopter tour agency Charm Aviation to bring […] The post Passenger eVTOL in NYC: LIFT Partners with Charm Aviation for Personal Flight Services appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

It’s one of the conundrums of the drone industry: autonomy is necessary to maximize the benefits of uncrewed systems. Anyone who has watched a science fiction movie or read the news, however, understands that a high level of autonomy comes with a level of risk: risk that the decisions made by a computer may, someday, […] The post Lessons Learned from the 737 Max: Can We Prevent a Tragedy in the Drone Industry? From the Floor of AUVSI NE UAS and AAM Summit 2022 appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drones are widely recognized as an indispensible tool in firefighting. Now, researchers from George Mason University are working on a drone and wearable sensor solution that can locate each firefighter working in a burning building – and notify their team if they’re in trouble. Drones equipped with thermal and RTK imaging solutions are used heavily […] The post A Drone and Wearable Sensor Solution Locates Firefighters in a Burning Building: Research from George Mason University appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

At last week’s INTERGEO show in Essen, Germany, companies from around the world showcased mapping tools from new drone hardware to new mapping software. We met with our friends at Blue Marble Geographics to see what the newest version of Blue Marble Global Mapper has to offer for customers. Cintia Miranda, Blue Marble Marketing Manager […] The post From the Floor of Intergeo: Blue Marble Global Mapper V24, More Resolution, More Speed appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Anemoment on Dawn of Drones October 26, 11:00 AM EST! Wind speed, direction, temperature, humidity, pressure, tilt and compass data to enable advanced drone operations. Stream below: Join Dawn and special guest Liz Osborn, CEO & Co-Founder of Anemoment as we continue “Industry Enablers” month, sponsored by TruWeather Solutions, featuring Grand Sky, and presented […] The post Anemoment on Dawn of Drones! Enabling Advanced Operations with Mission-Critical Data appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Free Version of SkyeBrowse Launched Today: Drone Reality Capture App by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, drone reality capture platform SkyeBrowse announced the launch of a free version of its app with limited features. Upon downloading the SkyeBrowse app, users are able to fly a mission with a supported drone, upload the video […] The post Free Version of SkyBrowse Drone Reality Capture App appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

NUAIR Secures FAA Approval for 50 Mile BVLOS Flight Corridor by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site has received the Federal Aviation Authority’s approval to operate uncrewed aircraft systems beyond visual line of sight over the full 50 miles of airspace […] The post New York Doubles Down on the Drone Industry: NUAIR’s 50 Mile BVLOS Flight Corridor, New Funding appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Everdrone Honored as Top Innovator for Third Time, Receives Gold Company Designation by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby For the third time, autonomous drone technology leader Everdrone has made the list of Ny Teknik’s Top 33 Most Promising Tech Companies in Sweden. Everdrone’s First on Scene AED Solution utilizes autonomous drones to deliver defibrillators […] The post Drones Deliver Defibrillators – What’s Next? Everdrone Honored as Top Innovator [VIDEO] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

INTERGEO, held this week in Essen, Germany, is positioning itself as the leading global platform for GIS IT. INTERAERIAL Solutions is the section of the show featuring drone solutions: an increasingly important sector of the GIS industry. Many mapping service providers work in one arena or the other: using satellite or data acquired from […] The post From the floor of Intergeo: Simactive, Mapping Spaces from Countries to Construction Sites appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

TEKEVER Conducts First Drone-Based Marine Wildlife Detection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Advanced unmanned aerial systems leader TEKEVER has developed a new deep learning ability for its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to autonomously gather marine wildlife data. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drones – Detect – Whales – Dolphins – And […] The post Drones for Marine Wildlife Detection: TEKEVER Develops New Deep Learning Capability appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Red Cat Holdings Subsidiary Teal Drones Awarded $1M+ Contract from U.S. Border Patrol Red Cat Holdings [NASDAQ:RCAT] is held in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. For complete list of holdings click here. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a thematic investment strategy seeking to capture […] The post What Drones Do US Border Patrol Use? Teal Drones Wins $1 M Contract for Golden Eagle 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 October 21. Click on the titles below for the full story. This week we were covering mapping and GIS conference INTERGEO and INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS in Essen, Germany. See all the latest from the global drone […] The post Drone News of the Week, October 21: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DRONELIFE always looks forward to hearing what global drone market researchers DRONEII have been working on. The firm are leading industry analysts: studying the forecasts, fleets, use cases, regional differences and challenges facing the UAV industry. At this week’s INTERGEO GIS and mapping expo held in Essen, Germany, DRONEII CFO and Co-Founder Hendrik Bödecker presented […] The post From the Floor of INTERGEO: DRONEII on the Biggest Surprise in Drone Industry Projections appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

At this week’s INTERGEO conference in Essen, Germany, the international drone industry was there to represent their importance in the mapping and GIS sphere. DRONELIFE met Michael Wieland of the European Drone Forum: the next meeting place for the European drone industry, taking place this year in Cologne Germany November 7 -8. The European Drone […] The post European Drone Forum Kicks off on November 7-8 in Cologne, Germany appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

EagleView Assess Provides Autonomous Drone-Based Property Intelligence by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Geospatial technology leader EagleView announced today the launch of EagleView Assess, an autonomous drone technology solution granting residential property intelligence. The solution features optimal resolution imagery, along with anomaly detection and roof measurement. EagleView Assess gives contractors, adjusters, and insurance carriers […] The post Drone Tools for the Roofing Industry: EagleView Assess appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Mobilicom Launches SkyHopper Micro Datalink for Mass Deployment of Small Drone Fleets by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Cybersecurity and drone smart solutions provider Mobilicom Limited has extended the range of its line of SkyHopper data links with the release of a micro bi-directional model developed to allow mass deployment of small drone fleets. […] The post Enabling Small Drone Fleets: SkyHopper Micro is a Miniature, Lightweight Data Link appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

At INTERGEO, Europe’s biggest mapping and GIS Expo held this week in Essen, Germany, AgEagle Regulatory Compliance Manager Pierre-Alain Marchand gave a presentation about the challenges, benefits, and opportunities in European drone regulations. DRONELIFE spoke to AgEagle about the regulation framework, and developing products to match. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released basic […] The post AgEagle on European Drone Regulations: Challenges, Benefits and Opportunities (From the Floor of INTERGEO) appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

TOPODRONE Launches AQUAMAPPER Airborne Bathymetric Surveying Solution by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby At global mapping show INTERGEO this week, LiDAR equipment company TOPODRONE has launched AQUAMAPPER, a UAV-based solution for bathymetric surveying and marine construction. Bathymetric surveying is the underwater equivalent of topographic surveying, mapping the floor of rivers, lakes and oceans. The […] The post TOPODRONE Launches AQUAMAPPER: Airborne Bathymetric Surveying Solution appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volatus Aerospace Acquires UK-based iRed Remote Sensing Thermographic Survey Company by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Volatus Aerospace announced its signing of an arm’s length definitive agreement to acquire Emsworth, England-based drone services and training company iRed Limited. iRed began as an infrared technologies, training, and services specialist at the time of its founding […] The post Volatus Acquires iRed Remote Sensing: Thermographic Survey appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article