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default Around the word, power companies are using drones for power line monitoring, especially after extreme weather events.  Now, Finnish energy company Järvi-Suomen Energia, who distributes electricity for over 100 000 customers in Finland’s lake district, is working with Estonian technology company Hepta Airborne to detect post-storm damages.  Hepta Airborne’s drone is …

Thermal imaging giant FLIR acquires drone manufacturer Altavian in a move to provide “comprehensive mission coverage within Group 1 Unmanned Systems for Defense Customers,” says a FLIR release today. “FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has acquired Altavian, Inc., a privately-held manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems …

The latest rescue took place last month, when sherriff’s deputies found a missing 93-year-old woman in a dark field in Missouri – using a DJI drone with a thermal imaging camera.  That brings the total to more than 500 lives saved by drones, according to DJI’s project counting the lives …

Drones provide an aerial perspective for almost any use.  Mobile apps for drones can take that aerial perspective and turn it into something useable: from counting sheep and cattle to pizza delivery.   Meet Godfrey Nolan, president and founder of RIIS: one of the companies helping drones work harder in …

China’s government is determined to lead the world in implementing urban air mobility, enabling companies like EHang to accelerate applications from emergency response to aerial sightseeing. “The General Office of the State Council of the PRC has recently issued a circular proposing to accelerate the strategic development of Urban Air …

There is still time to get deeply discounted hardware and software for your business.  Check out these Cyber Monday drone deals and Pix4D‘s Cyber December offers! This year, the industry is embracing year end discounts: Cyber Monday drone deals are going well beyond recreational hardware (but that’s included, too.)  If …

If you are looking for a job, or hoping to get into the business, you may want to know where the most drone companies are located.  RS Components has put together a report  outlining the drone capitals of the world.  Using Crunchbase data, the report also looks at investment funding for …

Surfshark, a digital security firm, introduces Mapped: The state of drone privacy laws in (nearly) every country. Drone privacy is serious business – and what gets you a great image in one country could get you a jail term in another.  Finding these laws, however, is hit or miss – …

The turkey’s been eaten, and now it’s time for another classic tradition – shopping.  This year, online is the way to go – but there are a lot of options for purchasing  – or winning – a drone on Black Friday. Autel’s EVO II For the U.S. market, Autel’s EVO …

Source: Percepto Autonomous drone developer Percepto has snagged a financial bounty just in time for Thanksgiving—$45 million. Koch Disruptive Technologies led the Series B funding round to launch “a transformative solution for remote, fully autonomous, asset monitoring, inspection and compliance of industrial sites.” Along with VC investors State of Mind Ventures, Atento …