Drone

Bjorn Hansen KUCHING: After rapid year of tech world advancements, setbacks and successes, Telenor Group’s research arm, Telenor Research, has identified several tech trends to study up on for 2019. In a press statement, it said, while there is no shortage of staggering high-tech feats identified for the year, the …

Commercial drone solution provider Delair this week announced the release of an new integration to its Trimble Business Center software. The integration enables geospatial professionals to drag and drop data from the Delair UX11 PPK drone system directly into Trimble Business Center projects. Users can combine high-quality flight data with other sensor …

“We started saying, ‘Could we reach other customers?’” said Scott Drennan, vice president of innovation at Bell. And he said the team began thinking with the mindset of a technology company instead of a helicopter manufacturer. The company dropped the word “helicopter” from its name in early 2018. It debuted …

Updated January 20, 2019 11:20:09 Photo: Drones grounded flights at the UK’s Gatwick airport for days around Christmas. (AP: John Stillwell) New figures show pilots at Australian airports have spotted hundreds of drones in restricted airspace in the past two-and-a-half years, but experts say Australian law complicates the use of …

Japanese drone provider Terra Drone Corporation and Brazilian company Plimsoll UAV last week announced a joint venture called Terra Drone Brazil. Terra Drone specializes in commercial drone hardware, software and UTM. The company focuses on the mining, construction, energy generation, oil and gas sectors, using UAS-based LiDAR and photogrammetry surveying solutions. Plimsoll focuses …

Express News Service BENGALURU:  For the first time at Aero India, drones designed by participants from different companies and countries will be seen in action during various competitions organised as part of the premier air show. The contests in the Drone Olympics are expected to be major crowd-pullers at the …

× In honor of the 2019 Australian Open Tennis Tournament that is going on right now, here is a drone view of Melbourne. The Australian Open is the first of what is known as the grand slam of tennis. Other “major” tournaments include the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US …

As the dust settles over the drone incident at London’s Gatwick airport before Christmas, officials seem no closer to understanding what happened, who was responsible or even if anyone actually was responsible. Iain Gray, director of aerospace at Cranfield University, took time out this week to speak at a briefing at …

Updated January 19, 2019 10:04:33 In war-torn parts of the world, the distant whine of a drone can signal death and destruction. Key points: One in five Vanuatu children don’t get all the vaccines they need Locals sometimes have to walk for days to receive medical necessities Australian company Swoop …

Not all is well on home soil for Chinese drone manufacturer and industry leader DJI. The company has discovered a devastating level of internal corruption that in turn has caused 2018 losses in the region of $150 million. On Friday the company confirmed more than 1 billion yuan had been …