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Drones have helped scientists discover mega colonies of penguins – over 750,000 pairs – in protected areas within the Antarctic Peninsula. The journal Nature reviews that a “multi-modal survey” together with floor counts and laptop automated counts of drone imagery, confirmed enormous populations of Adélie penguins within the Danger Islands …

Swiss drone producer Wingtra this week introduced the launch of the WingtraOne PPK (Post-Processed Kinematics) mannequin. Working with photogrammetry software program supplier Pix4D and PPK supplier Septentrio, the corporate says it might now present orthomosaics mapping and 3D fashions “with an absolute accuracy down to .4 inches.” Several trade sectors …

Industrial drone supplier Delair inked a business settlement Monday with UAV gross sales/help agency Frontier Precision that can launch Delair’s first service facilities within the U.S. whereas additionally offering a brand new home gross sales outlet for the French-based firm. Based in North Dakota, Frontier Precision already gives drone gross …

There are loads of equipment on the market for drone pilots. We’ve been by way of lots of them earlier than. Some are designed to prioritize practicality over aesthetics, like lots of the journey circumstances available on the market. Others, reminiscent of prop guards, are there to offer you peace …

Leading U.S. drone platform supplier PrecisionHawk has been working for 3 years to develop its analysis on flight past visible line of sight (BVLOS.)  Now, they’re able to go it on. As a number one member of the FAA’s Pathfinder Program, PrecisionHawk has been flying beneath a BVLOS waiver and …

By James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (G-JNSH Robinson R22 Helicopter) [CC BY-SA 2.0] The crash touchdown of a Robinson Helicopter R22 in South Carolina final week, reportedly brought on by interference with a drone, has prompted the AMA to challenge an official assertion asking the general public not to soar to …

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) will host the annual AMA Expo East this week.  This yr’s even presents loads of curiosity for drone operators.  The occasion, introduced by ReadyMadeRC.com,  might be held on the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey February 23 – 25. “The three-day expo will …

U.S. -based industrial drone producer Harris Aerial has simply launched a gasoline and electrical hybrid cargo drone for prolonged flight capabilities. The Carrier H4 Hybrid isn’t Harris Aerial’s first providing.  The firm gives heavy carry drones capable of carry subtle sensors to universities and analysis establishments in abroad markets with …

Pilotless drones are persevering with to realize prominence within the industrial drone trade – and the enterprise neighborhood.  Leading automated drone firm  Airobotics was honored among the many Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Israel in Fast Company‘s world’s Most Innovative Companies rating this 12 months. Airobotics has been a …

Restoring energy to mountainous areas as soon as a hurricane has hit is a problem. The terrain tends so as to add critical issues to any restoration operation, significantly when energy strains run from peak to peak. According to Fast Company, Duke Energy has been utilizing drone expertise to reconnect distant elements of Ponce, …