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Parrot, Europe’s leading drone manufacturer, has launched a new SDK Partner program with a view to ramping up the enterprise use of its ANAFI and ANAFI Thermal drones. The program aims to help organizations and startups create new applications to work with Parrot’s hardware platforms. Parrot’s current SDK program opens …

Courtesy XAG One of China’s largest agricultural drone companies and Airbus are teaming up to launch aerial delivery trials. XAG announced the pilot program last week on the heels of a joint agreement signed by the two companies in July at the World Economic Forum. During the trial initiative, drones …

Drone aerial imaging over Chicago. Courtesy of Helios Visions Hey, Chicagoland – ready to learn about drones? Check out the newly released Guide to Flying Drones in Chicago – courtesy of hometown UAV firm Helios Visions. Authored by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University professor Ryan Gibson, the complimentary web guide informs both …

Source: Hoverfly More than a year after launching a new product line, tether-drone firm Hoverfly Technologies announced a golden benchmark this week – selling its 50th LiveSky system to an unnamed federal customer. Due to the contract’s security terms, company officials can’t reveal the mysterious customer, but a law-enforcement or …

DRONELIFE will join the global drone community in Amsterdam next week for Amsterdam Drone Week and the EASA High Level Conference on Drones.  It’s a fascinating show in a beautiful city.  Amsterdam Drone Week is an opportunity for businesses, customers, inventors, financers and stakeholders in drone technology to come together …

image: courtesy Altohelix In proclaiming Thanksgiving Day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln said, “the year that is drawing towards its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from …

Pro Read: As a leak indicates that Autel Robotics may be the first to offer a 6/8K camera on a drone, UAS expert and industry leader Douglas Spotted Eagle dives in to what the advantages of 8k may be – and if the drone industry is ready to take advantage …

Source: Terra Drone Japanese drone provider Terra Drone is expanding its Asian footprint after conducting UAV inspections for energy giant Chevron. Terra Drone’s Indonesian subsidiary deployed a multirotor drone equipped with high-resolution RGB and thermal cameras to inspect onshore flare stacks at one of the nation’s largest oil fields in Rokan, …

Don’t miss this guest post by Douglas Spotted Eagle on what 8k means for the drone industry.   image from FCC application It’s hard to keep secrets in the age of the Internet.  An FCC grant of equipment certificate indicates that Autel plans to release a drone equipped with an …

image courtesy PostNL Next week, DRONELIFE will join drone stakeholders all over the world for Europe’s major drone event: Amsterdam Drone Week and the EASA High Level Conference on Drones.  New technology, new policy, and new ideas are all on exhibit – including this new medical drone from Avy. The …