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 Hague, The Netherlands, August 29, 2022 – The World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) and German Association for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management (DVW e.V.) are pleased to announce a strategic partnership that will ofINTERGEO as a global and vibrant platform. Both organizations will work towards enriching the INTERGEO 2022 …

(August 28, 2022 / JNS) The Islamic Republic of Iran’s efforts to secure illicit nuclear technology is detailed in an intelligence report recently released by Sweden’s Security Service. According to the Swedish Security Service Yearbook report released in March, which covers the year 2021, “Iran also conducts industrial espionage such as primarily …

The São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) has begun using drones as part of its Security Work Plan. In recent days, GRU Airport, the concessionaire that manages the airport, acquired two unmanned aerial vehicles from Dahua Technology to monitor and protect the hub’s perimeter. Security drones More often than not, …

HIV, Uganda breaks down geographical barriers with drones Home News Drones that save lives: Uganda breaks down geographical barriers thanks to new technology

The Indian Army’s mechanised forces are inducting swarm drone systems capable of carrying out offensive missions in enemy territory with scores of drones working in formations to identify, encircle and strike targets even as a proposal to develop light tanks for rapid deployment and high mobility in mountains to counter …

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 …

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 …

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. …

(Photo by Kari Greer). Original public domain image 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: DJI Mavic 3 Earns C1 EU …