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From the Publisher, Alan Phillips Sally French, Social Media Editor and Drone Reporter for MarketWatch (aka The Drone Girl) wrote an interesting piece on investing in the drone industry last week. For many of us who actively follow the drone industry, the question wasn’t about investing in the growth of …
Read More »A Step in the Right Direction: Industry Reaction to Part 107
Commercial Agricultural Drone, Crop Spraying Part 107 was only released a few hours ago, but industry reaction has been fast and vocal. While industry stakeholders – many of whom have been active participants in efforts to develop the new rule – have largely praised the FAA for getting the Small UAS …
Read More »Kespry Closes $16 Million Series B Funding
Kespry, a developer of automated drone systems for commercial markets, announced the close of a Series B equity-financing round of $16 million that includes investments from DCM Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Kespry will appy the funds to expanding their engineering and service teams to ramp-up production and serve customers. …
Read More »Part 107 Released Today: Effective August 2016
The FAA announced today that they have finally released Part 107, the Small UAS Rule, after several years of missed deadlines.“We are part of a new era in aviation, and the potential for unmanned aircraft will make it safer and easier to do certain jobs, gather information, and deploy disaster …
Read More »New York Energy Company Using Drones to Inspect Steam System
One of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States is testing drones to carry inspection cameras inside of the towering boilers that produce steam for some of New York City’s most iconic buildings. (Photo via Con Edison.) One of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States …
Read More »Hivemapper’s 3D Earth Maps for Drones App
It’s innovative, but will companies embed it for their mission control? QuickTake THE FACTS: Last week Hivemapper introduced its 3D earth maps Android app for drones. The preview I received a week earlier was impressive. Hivemapper is a mapping and navigation tool for drone operators to fly more safely and …
Read More »What is Part 107? Leaked Summary of Final Small UAS Rule
Most analysts expect the FAA to announce the final version of Part 107, the Small UAS Rule, tomorrow – in accordance with the agency’s frequent promises to release the rule “late spring.” But John Goglia, writing for Forbes magazine, has published a copy of a leaked summary of the new …
Read More »Israeli Firms Step Up Anti-Drone Systems
Israel is one of the latest nations to fly into the expanding skies of the anti-drone industry — recently introducing two systems into the global marketplace. In a nation plagued by terrorist uprisings as well as potential drone attacks against industrial and civilian targets, a duo of domestic firms have …
Read More »Transport Canada Bans Drones Over Small Town
Canadian officials have declared the skies drone free over a small town in northeast Alberta. Transport Canada, the nation’s counterpart to the FAA, made a ruling last week prohibiting drones from the airspace above the Fort McMurray urban service area according to the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. An urban …
Read More »3DR, Parrot, and DJI: the Pricing War in Commercial Drones
3DR recently announced that they have received another influx of funding, this one from Autodesk, the makers of AutoCad. The investment- of an undisclosed amount – is the latest step towards commercial drones for 3DR, giving them a commercial solution which will convert aerial images to a 3D mesh using the Autodesk 3D …
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