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It’s not often/ever that autonomous drones take the lead in filming sporting events, but that’s exactly what’s going to happen tomorrow in Berkshire, England. Plastic Playground, a watersports competition running from the 11th to the 17th of July, will be filmed from above by a fleet of AirDog drones, as …

Having purchased a minority stake in the Hasselblad Group, the Swedish photography experts famous for medium format cameras, DJI has now launched a joint offering combining the best that the two companies have to offer. Together they will offer a fully integrated high-end aerial camera-platform combo. The combo will be comprised …

Image DroneDeploy Drone manufacturer DJI and leading commercial drone cloud software platform DroneDeploy announced a new thermal mapping solution yesterday at the Intersolar North America conference.  The announcement was well-placed: a drone thermal mapping solution could dramatically increase the efficiency  – and lower the cost – of the solar panel …

Drone Combat arena at Bay Area Maker Faire The Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) is cheering the failure of two anti-drone bills before the California legislature this session. The two bills—A.B. 1820 and S.B. 868—were designed to curtail commercial drone activities and address safety concerns about “weaponized” drones.  But A.B. 1820 was far too …

In the newest example of drones being used to save cute animals, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) plans to use and M&M shooting drone to save the endangered black-footed ferrets. The USFWS proposes to deliver necessary vaccines to a ferret colony in Montana using drones to shoot M&M’s laced with …

Sponsored by DroneDeploy How high to fly, how to detect crop stress and more As we head into July, growers across the Northern Hemisphere are busy monitoring the growth of their crops, applying nutrients, fertilizers and pesticides, and beginning to estimate their yields for the season. More and more of …

Guest post by Rebecca Wilson, Skyward — Matt Dunlevy has a vision for his company, SkySkopes, and it seems to be working. Though they opened their doors in late 2014—less than two years ago—SkySkopes already employs a dozen pilots, has contracts with major utility companies, and is the leading UAS …

While the anti-science, anti-vaxxer crowd continues to shoot up media attention with dose after dose of misguided information, low-income nations with actual medical problems face real-world problems when it comes to obtaining vaccines. Vaccines delivered by ground vehicles to people in need can often spoil before arriving due to supply-chain …

Whether you’re an aerial photographer or an operator using drones for commercial purposes, we can all agree that comprehensive obstacle avoidance technology is vital for the industry as a whole going forwards. Not only will this ease public fears over the safety of more and more drones in the airspace, it …

I was introduced to Steve Zoumas by Liberty Cup Producer Randy Scott Slavin. Steve agreed to answer a few questions for DroneRacingLife.com.  Here goes: Steve, how did you get into drone racing? I got into drone racing in December 2014. A good friend of mine that I’ve been doing remote …