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DJI has been hyping the launch of the Spark like loopy over the previous few weeks. Even the leaked photos of the Spark that got here out a short while again (and which DJI denied existed at the time) now appear to be they may have been a part of a …

A U.S. Court of Appeals lately dominated that hobbyists now not have to register their drones with the FAA. Until this ruling any drone fanatic who wished to fly a drone weighing over .55 kilos was required to register their drone with the FAA. Image supply The court docket case …

As a drone lawyer James Mackler is in a particular group, since there are solely a handful of legal professionals within the U.S. whose specialty is UAVs and associated laws. James Mackler is a veteran of the Iraq War, the place he flew helicopters, an expertise that opened the door for …

In case you missed it, there have been some nice releases at AUVSI EXPONENTIAL final week in Dallas, Texas. XPONENTIAL is the annual convention placed on by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems, and we have been proud to be one among their media companions this 12 months. One of the …

We’re excited to share the information that we’ve simply accomplished a full overhaul of our course Mapping and 3D Modeling 101. Big congratulations are so as for Lewis Butler and Trevor Duke, the course instructors and homeowners of Icarus Aerials. Lewis and Trevor have labored tirelessly to carry us a 2.zero model of Mapping and …

After shedding a third of its workforce a few months in the past, Parrot simply introduced that they’re launching a Professional division centered completely on the “prosumer” market. Parrot at present has an costly line of industrial drones that promote for $11,000 and up, and a line of client drones that promote for …

The FAA just lately launched its very first spherical of UAS Facility Maps. For these of us who’ve been ready for a smoother method to request airspace authorization, this can be a enormous deal. The maps cowl 268 airports nationwide, which incorporates about 40,000 sq. miles of airspace. 85% of the …

To say 3D Robotics has bounced again could be an understatement. The firm lately introduced that they raised $53 million in a sequence D funding spherical. That is a LOT of cash, and particularly for a corporation that not too way back regarded prefer it is likely to be on its …

Drone juggernaut DJI just lately introduced on their web site that they’ll offer a bounty of up to 1 million yuan, or $145,000, for data associated to a number of drone incidents at an airport in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. On April 14, 17, 18, and 21, drones flying close to …

As you realize, drone land is the place for whacky and insanely intelligent innovations—in the previous couple of months we’ve seen mild exhibits on the Super Bowl, taxi drones, and drone cake baking, to call only a few of the extra off the wall makes use of. Last week’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) …