A Scottish drone specialist has been enlisted to help cut the cost of monitoring electricity networks that cover much of the UK. Edinburgh-based Cyberhawk has won a contract to provide drone-based inspection services across ScottishPower’s 2,400 towers and electricity transmission structures. The agreement with the power giant’s SP Energy Networks …

DRONELIFE reported earlier on a lawsuit in North Carolina challenging the notion that drone mapping is surveying without a license.  Here, members of the organization representing commercial drone operator Michael Jones lay out their case to protect his rights to sell aerial images. The following is a guest post by …

An ‘intelligent traffic light control system’ will soon be active in Gurgaon, under which traffic lights will operate in a manner that they help prevent traffic jams in case of an accident in any part of the city, and will also continue to operate even when there is no electricity. …

The patent is complete, and this incredible new product is just a few weeks away from launch.  Is the new drone AR system for DJI by  Anarky Labs a game changer for the drone industry?  Check it out and see for yourself. A picture is worth a thousand words – …

Farmers who use drones to herd their flock have less stressed sheep. That’s the result of a new Australian study, which found methods of shepherding have a direct impact on animal welfare. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture is not new, but the benefits haven’t previously been probed. …

Researchers at Virginia Tech University, working with State Farm insurance and ParaZero drone safety systems, have finally answered the question of what happens when a drone crashes into a windshield. Data gathered in the study resulted in State Farm® receiving an FAA waiver to fly over moving vehicles as of …

Steve Rhode is a public safety drone pilot and a manned aircraft pilot.  Here, he points out four realities of drone aviation that no pilot can afford to forget. The following is one of a biweekly series on public safety drone issues by Steve Rhode, Chief Pilot with the Wake Forest …

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Apr 08, 2021 (The Expresswire) — A latest research report on the worldwide “Luxury Ski Wear Market” presents an entire overview and comprehensive explanation of the trade. It’s an analytical studying focuses on track groups of consumers …

Photogrammetry platform provider Pix4D continues their global growth, expanding their Tokyo office to serve the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.  The expansion demonstrates growing demand in the region for software solutions to support commercial drone operations. Swiss-based Pix4D, a Parrot company, already has offices in Lausanne, Berlin, Madrid, San Francisco, Denver, …

Andrew and Annemarie, CC BY-SA 2.0  It’s been a year since we were able to gather, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.  Commercial UAV Expo Americas is on schedule for an in-person event this September, and it looks like the show will be better than ever. …