Japan Post Co. last week began transporting documents by drone in Fukushima Prefecture, the first operation of its kind in Japan, following easing of regulations to cope with labor shortages in the transport industry. Continue reading
Category Archives: Non-Military & Commercial UAS
US Department of Transportation to Audit FAA’s Role in Authorizing sUAS Operators in the NAS
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Inspector General has announced that it will be conducting an audit of the FAA’s role in authorizing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS/drone) flights within the National Airspace System.
Delair’s UX11 Ag, Optimized for Agriculture & Forestry
Delair, a supplier of commercial drone solutions, has announced a new drone platform specifically optimized for the agriculture industry, the Delair UX11 Ag. Built on the foundation of the successful Delair UX11 fixed-wing UAV, the new version combines the productivity benefits of long-range/BVLOS flight operations with highly accurate survey-grade mapping and plant data collection capabilities – all in an easy-to-use platform – to enable a new level of decision agriculture. Continue reading
CustomWeather Partners with TruWeather Solutions to Offer High-Resolution Forecasts for UAS Operators
CustomWeather, Inc., a specialized provider of high-resolution weather data and alert services, announced that it has entered into a partnership with TruWeather Solutions, LLC to produce unique, high resolution forecasts to support UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System). Continue reading
Trimble Launches V 5.0 of Trimble Business Center
Version 5.0 of Trimble Business Center merges two products, Trimble Business Center and Business Center – HCE, to provide both surveying and civil construction customers with a complete office software solution. Combining both products into one platform provides a larger set of tools and data interoperability between survey and construction workflows. Continue reading
Drone Flies Broadband Cable Across River in Scotland
A drone has been used to fly fibre broadband across a Highland river to connect one property to the network. Openreach used the unorthodox technique of hitching the cable to the drone to reach the remote home. Continue reading
DJI Took 6 Months to Fix Security Flaw
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. , a provider of cyber security solutions globally, and DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, have shared details of a potential vulnerability that could have impacted DJI’s infrastructure, if exploited. Continue reading
Using Diamonds to Recharge Civilian Drones in Flight
A small lab-grown diamond measuring a few millimeters per side could one day enable civilian drones to be recharged in mid-flight through a laser. Thanks to the diamond, the laser beam can remain strong enough over a long distance to recharge photovoltaic cells on the drones’ surface. This system, which poses no threat to human health, is being developed by EPFL spin-off LakeDiamond. Continue reading