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Women in the drone industry do a great job of supporting each other – but their numbers are still discouragingly small.  Women represent fewer than 5% of licensed drone pilots in the US, and fewer than 3% globally.  It’s a tiny fraction of such a rapidly growing industry – and …

Findings from a study conducted in New Zealand and the UK suggests that drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras could be used to locate and protect endangered Maui and Hector’s dolphins in New Zealand. The application could also be used for conservation measures for other marine mammal species around the …

DRONELIFE was present this morning when DJI announced the global launch of the Phantom 4 RTK mapping and survey drone.  The launch shows DJI’s continued commitment to the commercial market, where they already hold the major market share with the customer favorite Phantom 4, and the new Mavic Pro series. …

  Drone insurance is growing in importance for the drone industry-  and in response to that need, REIN’s DroneInsurance.com, is making it easier than ever for professionals to get the coverage they need.  DroneInsurance.com has announced a deep integration DroneDeploy.  The integration will allow DroneDeploy’s more than 30,000 users easy access to …

At today’s DroneDeploy conference in San Francisco, a group of industry experts offered three different perspectives on progress in the drone industry. Colin Snow of Skylogic Research, is an influential industry analyst.  His yearly industry benchmark report is based upon actual survey data, and provides a realistic view of year …

Ray Pascua has been in the drone industry for over a decade.  He’s been an award winning cinematographer and done some amazing videography in his career – and now he’s taking that drone expertise to ground level, working with one of the most innovative construction companies in the world.  As …

DroneDeploy‘s annual user conference opened today in San Francisco; and in addition to training opportunities, partner demonstrations, and a lot of face time with other drone professionals;, the company is offering a closer look at the technology behind their industry-leading platform. DroneDeploy co-founder Jono Millin said in his opening remarks …

Drones and emergency situations go well together, particularly when first responders need to locate people in need despite poor visibility and challenging terrain. More often than not the applications we’ve seen involve mountain rescues, locating people who are lost, stranded or injured in the wilderness. This EENA and DJI SAR mission in …

Makers of the leading industrial drone for inaccessible spaces, Swiss company Flyability has taken on the DARPA SubT Challenge with international team CERBERUS.  Flyability makes the collision-tolerant Elios, already used in underground and other challenging environments for industrial uses like mining and industrial inspections. The following is from a Flyability …

Everyone loves a long shot success story – and this one is better than most.  In July of 2016, DRONELIFE wrote about the 18 year old Utah kid who decided to skip college and pursue his dream of building the ultimate drone.  Today, 20 year old George Matus launches the …