Red Deer airport using drones for runway inspections Unmanned aircraft vehicles will gather data and photos of runways Red Deer Regional Airport has teamed up with a Calgary company that specializes in using drones for runway inspections and other work. One of Aerium Analytics’ first projects will be …
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How AI and machine learning algorithms redefine utility inspections as society faces this pandemic. The following is a guest post by Jaro Uljanovs, Lead AI Developer and Data Scientist at Sharper Shape, specialists in automated industrial inspections. Artificial intelligence (AI) boasts a wide range of potential applications, across nearly every …
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Drone industry investment hasn’t dried up in the current crisis. CA-based aerial data analytics company DroneBase has announced another $7.5 million round – after months of record-setting revenue. Last year, before the coronavirus threw all assumptions and expectations into question, leading drone market analysts DRONEII posited that the drone hype …
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FDC and FLI president Josephine Gotianun-Yap. INQUIRER file photo Gotianun-led Filinvest group seeks to accelerate investments in digital infrastructure and green technologies to future-proof various core businesses, especially during this state of public health emergency. “We have always viewed digital and the new eco-friendly technology to be the way of …
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The U.S. Department of Defense has come out against the use of commercial off the shelf (COTS) drones, instituting a ban on COTS Unmnanned Aircraft in 2018. But after nearly a year of coordination, collaboration, and development, two North Dakota drone solutions companies are making progress in working with the …
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Image courtesy Wingcopter German drone manufacturer Wingcopter was named as one of the World Economic Forum’s 100 Technology Pioneers. The annual list is designed to highlight and bring together early stage companies that are innovating to solve sustainability and humanitarian challenges. Technology Pioneer companies begin a two year relationship with …
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Key companies profiled are PACCAR Leasing Company, Penske Automotive Group, Inc., RYDER, Enterprise Holdings Inc., The Hertz Corporation, Avis Budget Group, ALD Automotive, SIXT SE, Europcar, Localiza, Unidas, Shouqi Zuche, Goldcar, Movida, LeasePlan and more /EIN News/ — Pune, June 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global commercial vehicle rental …
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File photo A British police force paid more than $250,000 to a couple after falsely accusing them of threatening Gatwick Airport in an alleged 2018 drone incident. According to the BBC, attorneys for Paul and Elaine Gait negotiated an out-of-court settlement with the Sussex Police Department for $63,000 in damages …
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The drone industry is new, and by any measure, still in a growth phase. While the hype cycle might well be over, investment isn’t. DRONELIFE interviewed Mark Guida, Vice President-Sales at Ascentium Capital, to discuss what type of clients they work with – and what the financing process looks like. Mark …
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