Tech 03:59 GMT 04.12.2020Get short URL The presentation comes amidst this year’s first manned space launch performed by a private company, SpaceX, which successfully delivered human crew to the International Space Station. CEO Elon Musk later stated that his company may send the first people to Mars by 2026, if …
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First Nationwide Implementation of Remote ID Begins Soft Lau…
Switzerland is launching the first nationwide implementation of Remote ID services. With a final rule on Remote ID for drones due by the end of this month in the U.S., the global aviation community is watching this first important launch of Remote ID technology. The Swiss Federal Office of …
Read More »Autel and AirData Fleet Management Partner
Autel and AirData, advanced fleet management software, have partnered to provide EVO II users with enterprise fleet management tools. This latest partnership makes the EVO series, U.S. -made, lower priced, compact commercial drones, even more competitive for enterprise drone programs. “Now optimized for all Autel Evo II camera models, …
Read More »This company is using drones to replant forests devastated b…
Regenerating the forests that sat on much of that land would ordinarily take years and involve hundreds of people manually replanting saplings grown in dedicated nurseries. Seattle-based DroneSeed has what it says is a much faster and more effective solution. As the company’s name suggests, it uses fleets of drones …
Read More »Chinese funds invest in US tech despite Washington curbs
Washington: Chinese state-backed funds are still scouring the US for investments in critical technologies despite stiffer restrictions on such deals. Pixelworks, Black Sesame Technologies and LightIC Technologies, three companies in the sensitive US semiconductor sector, have attracted investment in recent months from some of China’s government-guided funds. The strategic investment …
Read More »Drones for Power Line Monitoring Hepta
default Around the word, power companies are using drones for power line monitoring, especially after extreme weather events. Now, Finnish energy company Järvi-Suomen Energia, who distributes electricity for over 100 000 customers in Finland’s lake district, is working with Estonian technology company Hepta Airborne to detect post-storm damages. Hepta Airborne’s drone is …
Read More »FLIR Acquires Drone Manufacturer Altavian
Thermal imaging giant FLIR acquires drone manufacturer Altavian in a move to provide “comprehensive mission coverage within Group 1 Unmanned Systems for Defense Customers,” says a FLIR release today. “FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has acquired Altavian, Inc., a privately-held manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems …
Read More »Why P.E.I. RCMP is training more officers to fly drones
It’s been three and a half years since P.E.I. RCMP trained its first five drone pilots and just last week, eight more members were added to the team. “As time goes on we’re seeing more and more calls where a drone is useful,” said RCMP Staff-Sgt. Kevin Baillie, the drone co-ordinator for …
Read More »Global Drones in Logistics Market (2020 to 2026) – by Soluti…
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 1, 2020– The “Drones in Logistics Market by Solution, Sector, Drone Type, and Geography – Forecast to 2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Drones in Logistics Market is projected to grow at the rate of 22% CAGR by 2026. Drones in logistics refers to the …
Read More »More than 500 Lives Saved by Drones
The latest rescue took place last month, when sherriff’s deputies found a missing 93-year-old woman in a dark field in Missouri – using a DJI drone with a thermal imaging camera. That brings the total to more than 500 lives saved by drones, according to DJI’s project counting the lives …
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