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Doosan Mobility International Launches 2nd Generation Hydrogen Drone in Europe: the next step in Doosan’s hydrogen drone innovation. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This past Friday, Korean company Doosan Mobility International (DMI) launched its 2nd generation hydrogen drone DS30W for the European market during a meeting of the Maritime Emerging & Enabling Technologies […] The post Doosan’s Hydrogen Drone: DS30W Next Gen Model Released appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

viDoc RTK by Pix4D Launches in USA and Canada by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Photogrammetry solutions leader Pix4D has just released the viDoc RTK rover in the USA and Canada. Previously released in Europe, the German-designed rover connects to the latest iOS devices in order to bring RTK accuracy to terrestrial scanning on […] The post viDoc Rover and Pix4Dcatch: viDoc RTK Now Available in US and Canada for RTK Accuracy on an iPhone or iPad appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Parrot, Logiroad complete ‘impossible’ drone mapping mission over Positano By Jim Magill The Italian town of Positano, which hugs the cliffs along Italy’s scenic Amalfi Coast, is a delight for tourists and fashion lovers, and a nightmare for mapmakers. The city’s topography, with streets that wind along the hills and canyons that run right up […] The post 3D Drone Mapping: Inside Parrot’s “Impossible” Mission Over Positano [VIDEO] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Join Dawn and special guest and sponsor-of-the-month, Jon Damush CEO of Iris Automation, as they kick off this 4-week series dedicated to Innovation on the Dawn of Drones podcast. Iris, creators of Casia 360, the leading detect-and-avoid system for safe beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight operations, continues to innovate to enhance safety […] The post Iris Automation CEO Jon Damush on Dawn of Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Skydio and Axon Launch New Integration of Skydio Drones with Axon Evidence Today, industry leader Skydio, alongside global public safety leader Axon, announced that public safety agencies operating Skydio drones and employing Axon’s digital evidence management platform, Axon Evidence, will now be able to automatically upload photos and video captured on their drones to Axon […] The post Skydio Drones, Axon Evidence: New Integration Streamlines Public Safety Operations appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Small manufacturer of crop spraying drones takes on big competition By Jim Magill Mark Twain once said, “Buy land; they’re not making it anymore.” If he were alive today, he probably would have added that buyers of agricultural land should also look into using drone technology in order to improve the value of their investment. Arthur […] The post Crop Spraying Drones: This Small U.S. Manufacturer is Taking on the Global Market appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DJI and SkyPixel Open 2021 SkyPixel Creative Video Contest by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby DJI, the world leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, and SkyPixel, one of the most popular online aerial photography and videography communities worldwide, have announced the 2021 SkyPixel Creative Video Contest. This year’s event sees the addition […] The post The 2021 SkyPixel Creative Video Contest is Now Open! DJI and SkyPixel Showcase Your Creativity appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

A new tethered drone system from Volarious enables DJI drones for boats. The system allows a commercial off-the-shelf, Mavic 2 drone to autonomously take off, follow, and land safely on small vessels – a critical expansion of functionality for public safety teams already using the V-line tethered system for Mavic 2 on land. Volarious is […] The post DJI Drones for Boats: New Tethered Drone System Enables a Mavic 2 to Take-Off and Land on Small Vessels [VIDEO] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Easy Aerial Announces New Drone in a Box Solutions for Civilian and Military Use by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, leading drone-in-a-box solution provider Easy Aerial announced Easy Guard Vehicle (EGV), a new line of ultra-portable models of its trusted unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ground stations. Specifically designed for installation on mobile platforms, […] The post Easy Aerial New Drone in a Box Solution: Ultra Portable Easy Guard Vehicle appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Industry leader AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. announced today that senseFly, its recently acquired subsidiary, has been named to the Blue sUAS 2.0 list, published by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) earlier this month. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Blue sUAS 2.0 project comes after the U.S. Army and […] The post AgEagle Subsidiary senseFly on Blue sUAS 2.0 appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

AgEagle Acquires senseFly, Launches New MicaSense Sensor by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Industry leader AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. and leading European drone group Parrot revealed in a joint announcement that they have signed an agreement under which AgEagle will acquire Parrot subsidiary senseFly in a cash and stock transaction valued at US$23 million. […] The post AgEagle Acquires senseFly, Launches New MicaSense Sensor appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

New products from Percepto will be introduced next month, CEO says. By Jim Magill Looking to further expand its footprint into the industrial and utility inspection market, drone and software company Percepto plans to next month introduce new products associated with its two main lines of business, autonomous robotic platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) software. […] The post New Products from Percepto: What’s Next for Fully Automated Drone Operations appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drone technology on display at Energy Drone & Robotics Summit By Jim Magill The latest drone-related technology for photogrammetry and mapping, asset inspection and artificial intelligence (AI) was on display at the Energy Drone & Robotics Summit, a three-day meeting held in The Woodlands, Texas. The Summit, a hybrid in-person and online event, sponsored by […] The post Drone Shows! The Drone Technology on Display this Week at the Energy Drone and Robotics Summit appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DroneBase Investment: Company Raises $20 Million for Renewable Energy and Global Growth by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby DroneBase, the leader in Intelligent Aerial Imaging, has raised a further $20 million in just under five months after bringing in $12.5M in its Series C round, with the new round led by Euclidean Capital. The […] The post DroneBase Investment Continues: $20 Million Raise for Renewable Energy appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Wednesday, October 27 at 11:00 am EST Defenders Month continues on the Dawn of Drones podcast! Join host Dawn Zoldi as she interviews Major General (Ret.) James Poss! Join our Dawn of Drones community on Discord and connect with the speakers: https://discord.gg/EDSmNuKw4y Never miss a stream and bookmark us on your favorite networks: DroneLife […] The post Defenders Month Continues! James Poss, Major General (Ret) on Dawn of Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The DRL Championship will be held at the one of the biggest shows in Vegas this year – the Consumer Electronics Show (CES.) by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, the Drone Racing League (DRL), the world’s leading professional drone racing property, announced the DRL Vegas Championship Race Presented by T-Mobile. The finale of […] The post DRL Vegas Championship Held at CES – Along the Las Vegas Strip appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Dublin Airport the Latest to Deploy Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM Enterprise by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Altitude Angel, the global leader in providing UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology, announced during the CANSO Executive Summit in Madrid that Dublin Airport will be the latest airport to utilize GuardianUTM Enterprise, the company’s next-generation airspace management platform. […] The post UTM at Dublin Airport: Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM Enterprise Deployed appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The Energy Drones and Robotics Summit Coalition kicked off in Houston, TX today. Dor Abuharisa of Percepto and Jack Dunn of Skydio offered keynote addresses on how autonomous drones and AI are contributing to the energy industry. Percepto and Automated Inspections Dor Abuhasira, CEO of Percepto, led off the keynotes to discuss how his company – […] The post Energy Drones and Robotics Summit Kicks Off Today in Houston: Percepto, Skydio Present on Autonomous Drones and AI appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Residential solar surveys are a great opportunity for commercial drone service providers. Here, an expert gives advice on getting the very best output. The following is a guest post by Jason Steinberg, CEO of Scanifly: the only drone-based solar software committed to improving the efficiency, accuracy and safety of solar projects globally. DRONELIFE neither accepts […] The post Residential Solar Surveys with Drones: Why You Should Always Include Oblique Imagery appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Researchers from The Entrepreneurs Network have published a paper outlining what the U.K. drone industry needs “unlock the £42bn “drone dividend” by 2030.” In “Digitise the Skies,” researchers suggest the the U.K. invest £10m “in making recreational aircraft visible to drones” which “would remove major barrier to innovation and set stage for 420,000% return,” says publishers. […] The post Make All Recreational Aircraft “Electronically Conspicuous”: Researchers Outline What the U.K. Drone Industry Needs appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Teledyne FLIR’s radiometric thermal zoom sensor is game-changing technology for public safety, industrial inspection, and more. Learn why this next level functionality combination is important for your business at the Teledyne FLIR webinar, November 2 at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST. Radiometric Thermal Zoom: the Ultimate Combination of Functions In this immersive webinar from Teledyne […] The post Radiometric Thermal Zoom is Game-Changing New Technology. November 2, Find Out Why appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

ANRA takes flight in Japan, showcasing airspace management and drone delivery platforms. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, ANRA Technologies, a leader in integrated airspace, mission management and delivery systems for uncrewed aircraft, announced that it will be participating in live drone flights over Japan as part of a project led by the […] The post ANRA in Japan: Demonstrating Airspace Management and Drone Delivery Platforms appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Cybersecurity for drones: in an introductory blog post, Skydio’s new Head of Security Jeff Horne explains why he thinks data security is critical to the future of autonomous systems. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and leader in autonomous flight, recently appointed Jeff Horne as it’s new Head […] The post Skydio’s New Head of Security: Tackling Cybersecurity for Drones appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

SwissDrones Completes Test Flights in Malta by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby This week, Transport Malta Civil Aviation Directorate (Transport Malta), Malta’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and SwissDrones, a global manufacturer of long-range unmanned helicopter systems, oversaw a sequence of long-range Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights over water for diligent maritime patrol, […] The post SwissDrones Flies in Malta: BVLOS Flights Over Water appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Aloft AI (formerly Kittyhawk) is the largest LAANC provider in the U.S., powering 70% of all LAANC requests. by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Aloft AI, formerly known as Kittyhawk, has announced today that during the month of September 2021, the Aloft UTM powered 70% of all monthly LAANC authorization requests, rendering Aloft the […] The post Largest LAANC UAS Service Supplier Powers 70% of All Requests appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article