Drone

Shutterstock and Skylogic Research “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” – Peter Drucker Guest post by leading drone industry analyst Colin Snow of Skylogic Research. The $118M Airware failure is a cautionary tale for all potential commercial drone investors—as well as all existing commercial drone market participants. …

News and Commentary. The University of Dayton Research Institute recently released a video showing that when a Phantom 2 quadcopter hits the wing of an aircraft directly, bad things happen.  The internet and news media, unsurprisingly, have gone to town: “Devastating Damage,” “Serious Damage,” and “Growing Risk” are all part …

The European Commission (Commission) published it’s latest draft of detailed drone rules last week.   Here’s what’s inside: and why the Drone Manufacturers Alliance Europe (DMAE) is on board. The Commission’s latest draft implementing rules for operational and technical requirements builds on EASA recommendations, and proposes a groundwork that will …

Intel‘s Anil Nanduri spoke at the European Drone Summit in Frankfurt, Germany this week – and DRONELIFE spoke with him after the presentation to get his views on the key to accelerating growth in the industry. Leading the drone business in one of the most influential companies in the world …

SimActive‘s Correlator3D is one of the tools that enables commercial drone operators to level up and play at the enterprise level.  SimActive has been a major player in the creation of photogrammetry solutions from aerial data since 2003.  They started by utilizing data from satellites and manned aircraft,  and their …

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 …

Oceans Unmanned Capt. Brian Taggart, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Institute (NOAA) (ret.) has spent a career flying all types of aircraft – manned and unmanned – to gather aerial data for conservation.  Now, he heads the Oceans Unmanned project, an organization developed to use drones to support conservation, education and …