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DroneDeploy, a leading provider of cloud-based drone software and mapping solutions,  announced today that they have partnered with agriculture-focused analytics company Aglytix and ag-tech company AgriSens to provide new tools in time for the growing season.  The two new tools, designed to offer actionable insights about plant count and stand establishment, demonstrate the growing influence that …

Guest post by Kay Wackwitz, Drone Industry Insights — There is a new leader of the TOP20 Drone Company Ranking – DJI (△+1) is in the lead with narrow margin to Parrot (▽-1). The eternal battle of the two giants for the first time turned towards the Chinese drone manufacturer. …

(Photo via 3D Robotics.) Multinational software company Autodesk Inc. announced it has made an investment in drone manufacturer 3D Robotics, one of three initial stakes the company is making via its $100 million Forge Fund. Although Autodesk now develops a broad range of software, the company is best known for AutoCAD, …

Drone manufacturer DJI has asked European officials to develop a centralized database of no-fly zones and flight restrictions, the IBTimes reports. “The biggest obstacle in drone regulation in Europe is that there is no harmonisation between the countries. People bring our products on holiday with them, when they go skiing in the Alps …

Transport Canada has announced Canada’s new drone education program, a safety campaign that foreshadows Canada’s plan to enact new drone laws. “While Transport Canada is working on new regulations to integrate drones into Canadian airspace, I urge all users to learn how to fly safely and legally. As a responsible drone …

Image Licensed for use Creative Commons Canadian authorities continue to hunt for the operator of a “rogue drone” that allegedly flew too close to a passenger jet.  A pilot has reported that they sighted a drone 80 feet away from the passenger plane as it came in for landing; the …

For the drone industry, anxiously awaiting the release of Part 107 long promised for a “late spring” timeframe, the furor over the FAA’s drone registration program seems years ago.  But for John Taylor, the Baltimore man who filed suit against the FAA and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta challenging drone registration, …

When you think of drone-giant DJI, the words “whale snot” do not usually leap to mind. However, the Chinese UAV manufacturer is teaming up with Ocean Alliance to better study and help whales in Mexico – using snot. The biological mission, known affectionately as Snotbot, deploys drones directly into the …

Photo via Komatsu. Equipment manufacturer Komatsu will as early as this fiscal year roll out a service in the U.S. using drones to cut down on the labor required for excavation and earthwork on construction projects, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review. The service, which goes by …

When drones encounter animals they normally end up on the losing side. Just look at the eagles being trained to take down stray UAVs, or what happens when an antelope takes a disliking to being watched from above. The bottom line is that most of the time, drones and wildlife …