A new unmanned aerial vehicle offering up to two hours continuous flying time and capable of carrying a payload of up to 10kg has been released by Terra Drone Corporation. Continue reading
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FAA 2017 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Symposium
Michael Huerta FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration’s 2017 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“UAS”) Symposium opened on March 27, 2017. Through the first two days of the conference, the FAA has focused on its efforts to work with UAS industry stakeholders to facilitate the integration of UAS into the national airspace system (“NAS”). Continue reading
New Report Reveals Drone Industry Trends Across 160 Countries
DroneDeploy revealed its third Commercial Drone Industry Trends Report, representing analysis of more than 10 million acres mapped by drone users in more than 160 countries across all seven continents. The original report, released a year ago, provided the first insight into global trends in commercial drone use based on real-world mapping data. Continue reading
uAvionix Releases Remote Identification White Paper
Only two days after our previous article on Remote Identification (RID) predicting it was the “next big hurdle for drone regulations”, AUVSI released a “Call for Papers” on the subject. Naturally, we felt we had some thoughts to contribute. Continue reading
Air/Ground Cargo Robot Combines Helicopter and SUV
Advanced Tactics Inc. (AT), a research and rapid development company in Southern California, announced that AT has successfully completed their first aerial package delivery test with a flying drone that can land with a 5-pound package and safely drive up to the door with no propellers turning to deliver a package to the doorstep of a customer. Continue reading
Rakuten and AirMap Joint Venture Brings Unmanned Traffic Management Platform to Japan
Rakuten, Inc., an internet services provider headquartered in Japan, and AirMap, an airspace management platform for drones, announced the launch of a joint venture, Rakuten AirMap, Inc. The joint venture will provide Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solutions to drone operators and airspace managers in Japan. Continue reading
New Google Earth Video Extension from Remote GeoSystems
Remote GeoSystems, Inc. has announced the release and availability of the all new LineVision Google Earth Extension – commercial software for UAV, airborne & terrestrial mobile inspection and survey projects requiring geo-referenced video playback, analysis, collaboration and reporting using Google Earth & other GIS applications. Continue reading
China’s Anti-Drone Gun Tested
Authorities in China have now begun field-testing their latest anti-drone “gun” that is capable of taking down any un-welcomed drone. Police officers in the country were recently armed with the new drone jamming gun at a big soccer game in Wuhan, China. Any drone that trespassed within the event’s premises were disabled and forced to land through the system’s signal jamming capabilities. Continue reading