Public safety drones are an increasingly important sector in the drone industry – and in communities across the country. Now, an agreement between ASTM International and DRONERESPONDERS will move towards standardized global training of public safety personnel. “ASTM International, the global leader in fully transparent standards development, and the DRONERESPONDERS …
Read More »Aquiline Drones Launches Online Biz Training Program
Source: Aquiline Drones As America’s unemployment rate continues to hover in the double digits in the wake of pandemic, more former employees are launching a new path as entrepreneurs. Barry Alexander believes the best path leads to the drone industry. Alexander is CEO of Aquiline Drones. The Connecticut-based company is …
Read More »DroneUp Acquires AeroVista Innovations, Enterprise Level Dro…
DroneUp is a leading drone services provider. With an impressive list of contracts around the country, including numerous state level agreements, DroneUp has been able to scale by using a combination of software and training protocols that ensure quality pilots and quality deliverables. Now, DroneUp has aquired AeroVista Innovations, a …
Read More »“Know Before You Fly”: North Texas Community Steps Up to Pro…
Government agencies, community based organizations, professional drone pilots, or manned aircraft management – almost all drone industry stakeholders agree that getting new recreational and professional drone operators the resources they need to understand the rules and fly safely is a huge challenge. The North Texas UAS Safety and Integration Task …
Read More »Flying Labs: “The Power of Local” for Drone Technology
image courtesy African Drone Forum In Africa, locally-based drone trainers and professional operators at the Flying Labs are working to emphasize the power of drone technologies for local communities – by training both local students and government officials. The Flying Labs global network of local knowledge hubs is part of …
Read More »Making the Wright Brothers Proud: College Partnership Will E…
When it comes to drones, what could be better than a collaboration involving the Wright Brother’s hometown and their historic first flight location? Photo courtesy of ECSU Newsroom In what could be called a match made in heaven, North Carolina-based Elizabeth City State University is partnering with Ohio-based Sinclair Community …
Read More »Gamifying Drone Training: Inside DroneU and Pix4D’s Accident…
An insider look at DroneU and Pix4D‘s Accident Scene Reconstruction Training for Drone Operators. The following is a Guest Post by Paul Aitken, the Chief Pilot, and co-founder of Drone U, and co-host of the popular Ask Drone U podcast. Anyone familiar with drone mapping may understand the long list …
Read More »Drones and Firefighting – Advice From the Pros in FLIR’s Jan…
In addition to being the world’s leading provider of thermal imaging solutions, FLIR offers one of the most comprehensive libraries of resources for commercial drone operators available. From two seasons of the FLIR DELTA series – “street truth” for drone operators on topics covering a wide range of commercial applications …
Read More »Women Who Drone Launch Funding Campaign to Inspire and Train…
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 …
Read More »Thermal Imagery and STEM Education: Check Out FLIR’s Trainin…
As schools, colleges and universities race to include drones into their STEM programs in order to keep up with new demand, resources are often hard to find. Drones provide a fascinating way to introduce primary and high school students to the sciences: they may provide valuable job training at higher …
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