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Reliable Connectivity for Large-Scale Drone Delivery Services: DroneUp and Elsight Halo Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Reliable – Connectivity – Is – Key – To – Wide – Scale – Drone – Delivery – Case – StudyIn an new case study by Elsight, DroneUp and Elsight Halo: how robust communications supports DroneUp’s command […] The post DroneUp and Elsight Halo: Connectivity for Large Scale Drone Delivery appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Verge Aero Partners with T-Mobile and Google Pixel for Lollapalooza Drone Show by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This past July, Verge Aero deployed 300 of its custom built drones at Chicago’s famous Lollapalooza festival, which performed a drone show above the venue to enhance the event. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · […] The post The Lollapalooza Drone Show: Verge Aero Uses T-Mobile 5G and a Google Pixel Phone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Skyportz Reveals Design for Australia’s First Electric Air Taxi Vertiport by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Skyportz – Reveals – Stunning – Design – For – Australias – First – Vertiport At the AAUS annual Advanced Air Mobility summit in Melbourne, Skyportz showcased the design of its […] The post Skyportz Reveals Stunning Design for Australia’s First Electric Air Taxi Vertiport appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Xelevate and CSU Drone Center on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday August 31 at 11:00 AM EST! Stream below: This week we close out our month dedicated to Developing Industry Leaders Month on the Dawn of Drones podcast, sponsored by Skydio with leaders by hosting leaders from drone training centers on the east and […] The post Xelevate and CSU Drone Center on Dawn of Drones August 31! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss a thing at Commercial UAV Expo 2022! Check out our partners, and the show’s special features. The Commercial UAV Expo is the world’s leading commercial drone trade show and conference – and it’s only 8 days away! You can still register here for the show, held September 6-8, 2022 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. […] The post Commercial UAV Expo 2022 Has a Sold Out Exhibit Floor: Make Sure You Don’t Miss A Thing appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volatus Aerospace with FlightOps OS Receives Canada’s First Certificate for BVLOS flight, no visual observers. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Volatus Aerospace, using the FlightOps OS, has become the first company in Canada to obtain a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC), authorizing the operation of drones without […] The post BVLOS Flight, No Visual Observers: Volatus and FlightOps Receive Cert in Canada appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

First U.S. Airport Deployment of DroneSentry Counterdrone Technology In a company first, DroneShield has announced the sale and deployment of the DroneSentry counterdrone system at a U.S. international airport. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · DroneSentry – Deployed – At – US – Airport – For – Drone – Detection Since the Gatwick airport incident […] The post DroneShield Announces First Deployment of DroneSentry Counter Drone Tech at U.S. Airport appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Many operators have learned the hard way that landing drones on steep roofs is almost impossible. Now, researchers at the Université de Sherbrooke have developed landing gear that allows a quadcopter drone to land even on a steep surface – which could have major implications for the commercial drone industry. The shock absorbing landing gear […] The post Helping Drones Land on Steep Rooftops: Check Out This Video appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Introducing Global Mapper Mobile’s New GNSS Device Support via TCP/IP Communication Global Mapper Pro is a powerful geospatial data analysis program that contains tools for everything from raster image processing to photogrammetric point cloud creation with the Pixels to Points tool. Designed to work alongside Global Mapper Pro, the free iOS and Android Global Mapper […] The post Global Mapper Mobile: New GNSS Device Support appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

CAL International Partners with AirSeed Technologies for Drone Reforestation Initiative, planting trees with drones. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Smart tech and engineering firm CAL International has formed a partnership with Australian green tech company AirSeed Technologies for a major climate change project that will employ aerial platform technology with the goal of […] The post Planting Trees with Drones: AirSeed Delivers Seed Pods for Drone Reforestation Initiative 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, August 26. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – DRONELIFE – Headlines DJI Mavic 3 Earns […] The post Drone News of the Week August 26: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DJI’s new FPV Drone: Introducing Avata, for the beginner market By Jim Magill Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · DJIs – New – FPV – Drone – Meet – Avata DJI on August 25 introduced its newest model drone, the DJI Avata, a rugged first-person view FPV drone, designed for both beginner and experienced […] The post Meet Avata, DJI’s Newest FPV Drone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

ANRA Technologies to Provide New York Power Authority with MissionManager Drone Operation Software: Drones for Power Line Inspections by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drones – For – Power – Line – Inspections – With – ANRAs – MissionManager The New York Power Authority will use drones […] The post New York Power Authority Will Use Drones for Power Line Inspections: Enabled by ANRA Software appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

EHang Holdings Limited is one of the leading passenger eVTOL companies in the world. At the EHang Q2 2022 earnings call last week, company executives talked about what’s next for the company pioneering aerial tourism and more in Asia. EHang Holdings Limited [NASDAQ:EH] is held in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only […] The post EHang Q2 2022 Earning Call: Airworthiness Certificate on the Way appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Fixed wing drones for endurance missions like mapping and surveillance are increasingly important in both the commercial and government applications. The HiTec new servo actuator is perfect for commercial and military-grade fixed wing drones, offering outstanding performance. 10mm, Coreless, Wide Voltage, Steel Gear Servo Actuator Hitec Commercial Solutions as announced their new ultra-precise, magnetic encoder MD141SH […] The post HiTec New Servo Actuator Gives the Precision Required for Commercial and Military-Grade Fixed Wing Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

AUSVI and Fortress Information Security partner to establish voluntary standards around cybersecurity for drones and other uncrewed vehicles. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Cybersecurity – For – Drones – AUVSI – And – Fortress – Partner – To – Develop – Standards by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle […] The post Cybersecurity for Drones: AUVSI and Fortress Information Security Partner to Develop Voluntary Standards appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Canada’s drone service providers IN-FLIGHT Data have partnered with remote traffic management software solutions provider AirMatrix to conduct SAIL 4 BVLOS urban drone operations – flying over urban neighborhoods to measure aerial network performance over the city of Calgary, with a population of over 1 million. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · In – Calgary – A-BVLOS […] The post In Calgary, a SAIL 4 BVLOS Urban Drone Operation Measures Aerial Network Performance appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Reality capture is the name of the game for industries all over the world – and at the DroneDeploy Conference 2022, held in Dallas on October 6 – 7, industry leaders from DroneDeploy’s global customer base will discuss how it’s done. DroneDeploy was one of the first drone mapping platforms on the market. At the […] The post DroneDeploy Conference 2022: Capturing Reality appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss Greater than Tech on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday August 24 at 11:00 AM EST. Stream below: Join Dawn and special guest Jasmine LeFlore, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Greater Than Tech (GTT), as we continue Developing Industry Leaders Month on the Dawn of Drones podcast, sponsored by Skydio. Greater Than Tech is a […] The post Greater than Tech on Dawn of Drones This Week! Developing Future Leaders appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

U.S. Navy Provides WPI Researchers with Funding for Underwater Drone Tech by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby The U.S. Navy has awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers Nikolaos Gatsonis and Michael Demetriou with $347,843 for the development of a computational model utilizing data from a system of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) or underwater drones […] The post Researchers Help Underwater Drones Detect Ocean Contaminants, Like Oil Spills or Gas Leaks appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

$2.7 million has been granted to 5 universities in FAA drone research awards, which will support work on leveraging drone technology for disaster preparedness and emergency response. For years now, drones have proven to be invaluable in search and rescue, firefighting, mapping of flood areas, and other disaster response efforts. Now, the FAA is supporting […] The post FAA Drone Research Awards: $2.7 Million for Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Response appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Teal Drones and Reveal Technology Demonstrate Multi-Drone Mapping to US Military by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Red Cat Holdings [NASDAQ:RCAT] is held in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a thematic investment strategy seeking to capture the growth […] The post Multi-Drone Mapping: Teal Drones and Reveal Technology Demonstrate for US Military appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DJI granted world’s first C1 EU-type examination certificate allowing operations in Europe By Jim Magill Shenzhen, China-based DJI, the world’s leading drone manufacturer, has been granted the first C1 EU-type examination certificate allowing drones to operate under the new European drone regulation framework. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · DJI – Mavic – 3-Wins […] The post DJI Mavic 3 Earns C1 EU Exam Certificate, in a World’s First: What that Means for Pilots 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, August 19. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – August – 19 – DRONELIFE – Headlines […] The post Drone News of the Week, August 19: DRONELIFE Headlines All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Commercial UAV Expo has been announced as an official filming location for a multi-part documentary produced through a partnership with Women and Drones and documentary film company Monumental Access. The partnership will focus on inspiring the next generation of talented aviation leaders by capturing the stories and footage of women in the drone industry. In […] The post Documentary on Women in the Drone Industry to Film at Commercial UAV Expo in September appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article