Last year at Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, DRONELIFE got to see two amazing products at work. Demonstrated by the Las Vegas Police Department and Sundance Media Group, the Autel Evo II flew over a mock nighttime crime scene for evidence documentation: and Pix4Dreact, Pix4D’s real-time mapping solution for …
Read More »DJI on U.S. Government Drone Regulation and Fear-Based Polic…
image: public domain, PXfuel In the final keynote address of DJI Airworks 2020, DJI’s VP of Policy and Legal Affairs Brendan Schulman spoke about the direction U.S. government drone regulation is taking – and spoke out against fear-based policies. U.S. government drone regulation has increasingly focused on security, with drones …
Read More »Siam Motors’ Fazer R drone sprays farms
From left Mr Piyurach, Tomohiro Nagura, SYMR co-general manager, and Jetsada Fuangwut, SYMR manager of sales and planning, present Fazer R, Thailand’s first UAV agricultural helicopter. Siam Motors has diversified its business to agriculture, hoping to benefit from the state policy to promote farming innovations under the Agriculture 4.0 policy. Siam …
Read More »Wildfires can be hard to reach. So this Okotoks company star…
Well after sundown, when the night slides into early morning hours, Chris Healy and his team will send out a drone that will soar far from sight. They fly over areas less accessible to humans and map out large swaths of land where wildfires may be burning. By morning, the …
Read More »Pentagon advances domestic drone plan — Defense Systems
Unmanned Systems Pentagon advances domestic drone plan By Mark Rockwell Aug 26, 2020 The Defense Department’s technology innovation unit announced five small U.S.-based drone vendors to develop rival products to cheap Chinese-made unmanned aerial systems under an accelerated development program at the agency. The move is part of a …
Read More »Indwe adopts drone technology to take risk management to new…
Johannesburg, 26 August 20: Financial services company, Indwe Risk Services (Indwe), has adopted risk management technology – and more specifically drone technology – to propel its propensity to identify and understand risk. RiskTech®, the latest risk management offering from Indwe, harnesses the power of advanced technology and risk expertise to …
Read More »DJI Releases OM 4 Smartphone Stabilizer
Source: DJI For many religions, the chant “Om” conjures up feelings of peace and wellbeing. For Chinese drone giant DJI, the word will hopefully translate into smoother, steadier smartphone images with the release of the DJI OM 4 smartphone stabilizer. Although not directly related to the company’s main drone product …
Read More »AirWorks: DJI Launches Inspection Drone Project with Shell O…
John McClain, Chief Drone Pilot, Shell Deer Park Refining (Source: DJI) Drone giant DJI is partnering with energy multinational Shell Oil to deploy a drone project at Shell’s Deer Park Manufacturing Complex. As a “Solution Development Partner,” Shell and DJI will develop and test advanced drone solutions, like the DJI …
Read More »US Media Says Russia Could Market T-14 Armata as High-Tech D…
Russia began mass production of the T-14 Armata main battle tank earlier this month, with plans in the works to create an export version. The new tank, which has been field-tested in Syria, was first unveiled to the public during the 2015 Victory Day Parade in Moscow. Armata maker Uralvagonzavod …
Read More »Drone Program Pitfalls [Free Chat Room]
AUVSI North Carolina Chapter & DRONELIFE are back again this Friday, August 28 2020 from 4pm- 6pm EST with ‘Lets Talk Drones’, a FREE and open chat room for unmanned aviators and enthusiasts. This virtual public forum is held on the last Friday of every month, for anyone & everyone …
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