image licensed by CC2.0 You could see this coming, and now it’s an official announcement. AirMap has partnered with drone detection technology provider Fortem Technologies to provide a solution that will allow cities to detect all drones in the air, both cooperative and non-cooperative. These will be shared with the …
Read More »Make Yourself Smarter. This Whitepaper is Worth Reading: Kit…
While many whitepapers are good only as a substitute for Sominex, Kittyhawk has written one well worth reading carefully. “Remote ID & Drones” (download for free here) takes views from all over the industry to unpack the hot topic of remote ID for commercial drone users, explaining both what it is …
Read More »Unifly Launches e-Identification and Tracking for Drones
Belgian Unmanned Traffic Management provider Unifly this week unveiled a new e-Identification and tracking solution for drones during the World ATM Congress in Madrid, the world’s largest international air traffic management exhibition and conference. According to company officials: “The device [dubbed BLIP for broadcast location and identity platform] works in a …
Read More »DRONELIFE Exclusive: Mothership CEO Makes the Case for Blimp…
Image supplied by Mothership Most of us in the drone industry can agree that it’s the data – not the aircraft – that provides value. But what if the aircraft is a blimp instead of a drone? DRONELIFE spoke with Jonathan Nutzati, CEO of Mothership Aeronautics about his recent announcement of …
Read More »New Drone Measures Come Into Force As UK Expands Airport No-…
The UK Government is today putting into place new legislation that will extend no-fly zones around airports to 5km. There is also a promise to impose major penalties for those who break the law. The government decided to bring in the changes before the new Drones Bill has been finalized, …
Read More »Altitude Angel Announces Austria Expansion Plans
UK aviation company and UTM provider Altitude Angel is expanding operations and opening an office in Vienna, Austria. The move appears to be a step to mitigate any issues caused by the UK’s planned departure from the European Union. As the terms of that departure are still unclear, many companies seeking to …
Read More »Mapping Products are Getting Better and Better: SimActive’s …
As the industry progresses, drone mapping tools are getting more and more sophisticated. Canadian mapping software company SimActive has traditionally been a leader in mapping for images from satellite and airplane; now they’ve added drone images to their offering. The latest version offers advanced editing tools to perfect the product …
Read More »Sabrewing Captures Almost $2M in VC Funding for VTOL Drone P…
A California startup is launching its latest drone model with a boost of funding from VC firms. Along with Idaten Ventures and other firms, Japanese VC Drone Fund is investing more than $1.8 million in Camarillo-based Sabrewing Aircraft Company – a manufacturer of vertical-take-off-and-landing cargo drones. The Drone Fund and …
Read More »Intel’s Anil Nanduri Shares Thoughts On Passenger Drones
As GM of Intel’s drone group, Anil Nanduri has probably got one of the industry’s most exciting jobs. Intel has fingers in all sorts of drone-related pies, from Yuneec to Volocopter to Movidius, to its own drone services and Shooting Star-powered aerial light shows. Nanduri, whose role at Intel gives him leeway …
Read More »Aerodyne’s Newest Round of Investment Will Support Air Mobil…
The Aerodyne Group, a leading provider of industrial drone services, is getting ready to attack the newest frontier of drone technology: air mobility. The company announced yesterday that they have received a new influx of funding from the Japan-based Drone Fund, which they will use to expand their position in …
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