Although the drones have proven to be beneficial in the consumer, public and private sectors, a few inerrant drones causing mischief has spawned a growing anti-drone industry. A recent study predicts the emerging market will to grow to a billion-dollar industry within six years with predicted compound annual growth rate …

Flirtey, the Reno, Nevada-based drone startup that recently demonstrated the first urban delivery in the U.S., has now performed the first domestic “ship to shore” drone supply on the New Jersey coastline. Working in collaboration with researchers from Johns Hopkins University, Flirtey loaded a supply drone with medical samples and delivered them from …

Forbes Magazine has released a list of the 20 fastest growing jobs in the U.S. – and cartography and photogrammetry are featured on the list.  Using Bureau of Labor Statistics data to predict which jobs would have the highest growth between 2014 – 2024, the list includes jobs in healthcare, industry, and technology. …

Sponsored by Keyshare Technologies  — What happens when a selfie stick encounters drone technology? What spark can they produce? The spark is the selfie drone, Kimon! Kimon is a major product from the Keyshare Information Technology Company released in 2016. The idea came about when one of the co-founders watched …

Typhoon H FAA reauthorization in the works House and Senate committee leaders are about to propose a short-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that is expected to include policy provisions related to drones and aviation security. It represents akn 18 month patch and falls short of a long …

When we think of drones we picture capturing incredible footage, enjoying an FPV experience, and generally exploring the world from a different perspective. Believe it or not, all of those things and more can be applied to the up and coming world of underwater exploration via drone. Berkeley-based startup OpenROV …

The anti-drone sector keeps growing and, alongside the explosion of new startups, a more subtle sub-industry is arising – drone detection. Think of this new tech surge as the difference between an automotive radar detector and a radar jammer (one will get you arrested). While anti-drone tech solutions tend to …

Singapore’s leading homeland security agency is looking to the unmanned skies to bolster security efforts within its borders. Some analysts, however, warn that such a move not be taken lightly. In a recent report, Eurasia Review analyst Muhammad Faizal bin Abdul Rahman reported that the city nation’s parliament is debating …

The final version of Part 107, the Small UAS Rule for commercial drone operation, was published to the Federal Register this morning.  The official effective date has been listed as August 29, 2016. The drone industry has been waiting for the final publication of the rule for several years, and …

Photo credit: Famartin, license by CC U.S. Forest Service officials are asking drone operators to stay away from the CA wildfires, as firefighters complain that drones are interfering with their efforts. Nine different wildfires are still burning throughout California, with almost 70,000 acres burned so far.  Over 5,000 firefighters are working …