Inspection

Drone tech provider PrecisionHawk, has purchased inspection service Uplift Data Partners. Uplift provides turn-key inspection services for construction and building information management (BIM) as well as for real-estate. The company’s nationwide network of commercially trained drone pilots will join PrecisionHawk’s Droners.io network which consists of more than 15,000 drone pilots, …

DJI has launched a UTC (Unmanned Aerial Systems Training Center) program in the Netherlands. The move will provide businesses and commercial pilots in Europe with a place to train and learn how best to use drone technology for professional applications. The European UTC program will offer training in the classroom and …

Swiss drone manufacturer Flyability has made a name for itself with its rugged Elios drone, which flies in an insect-inspired frame and effectively bounces off obstacles. This kind of capability has obvious applications in public safety and industries such as construction and mining, where the working environment isn’t always friendly. …

IBM has applied to patent a system that would use block chain technology to tackle privacy and security concerns for drones, according to a filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) September 20, 2018. IBM joins a list of more traditional technology companies that are looking to supply technology solutions, in this …

The Australian based Telecommunications giant Telstra is trialing new drone technologies to help in disaster management scenarios. If you are not familiar with them,  Telstra currently has over 35,000 employees and does business in over 15 countries.  Telstra now joins a number of telecommunications companies including Verizon that are getting …

A Colorado-based firm is shedding new light from above on vital data for the oil and gas pipeline industry. SolSpec has developed an online asset management tool that allows users to visualize and extract information specific to pipeline construction and operations. The drone system has already mapped 3,000 miles of …

AI startup Clobotics has raised $11 million in funding in a continuation of its Series A round of financing, bringing total funding to $21 million. The company will use the funds to expand AI, machine learning and data analytics into the wind-power industry allowing customer to deploy autonomous drones in …

A Swiss-based drone firm is making cell towers safer and cheaper to examine due to an automatic seize app. Drone Harmony of Luzern, Switzerland has developed Cell Tower Scan, an Android app that makes use of the corporate’s UAV planning framework to finish cell-tower inspections in 5-10 minutes utilizing quadcopters. …

Drone producer Aeryon Labs Inc. and nationwide drone service supplier HAZON Solutions have joined forces to supply clients the greatest mixture of {hardware} and drone inspection companies. Canadian drone producer Aeryon Labs Inc. is a well known business chief, manufacturing high-performance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for navy, public security, and …

Transport Canada’s Proof-of-Concept Trials for Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Operations simply authorized a brand new drone partnership. Fortem Technologies, Inc., described as an “innovator in airspace awareness and intelligence” is working with ING Robotic Aviation and the corporate’s detect-and-avoid know-how to make sure secure BVLOS operations. Transport Canada – the nation’s airspace-regulation …