Night flights and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations are coming and DJI is preparing the ground. Today the Chinese manufacturer launched an upgrade to their most popular enterprise drone and improvements to FlightHub, the company’s operation management platform. The Matrice 200 series is getting a serious revamp (and …
Read More »Can Drone Images Be Used to Identify People? Probably Not, U…
It’s a common science fiction theme that drones and other means of surveillance may someday be used to track individuals, using AI and teams of government officials to identify people from aerial images. There’s no need to get nervous yet, though – a paper published by two UK-based researchers says …
Read More »Drones For Good: Giving Thanks for Help from the Skies
“To give thanks … is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go.” – Victor Hugo As we gather to feast and re-connect, let’s take a moment to discover reason to be thankful for the the growing concept of #DronesForGood: Drones Save Four in One Day One week …
Read More »Micro-drones Can Anchor onto Surfaces and Pull Heavy Loads
A Euro-American research team has developed a micro-drone that can open doors to new possibilities – literally, not figuratively. The flying robot – dubbed FlyCroTug – is outfitted with a gripping apparatus. Two of the diminutive drones work together to pull objects – for example — lassoing a door handle …
Read More »FLIR and Dronesense Partner on Software Platform for First R…
Thermal imaging specialists FLIR Systems have plenty of interest in the drone industry, particularly when it comes to public safety. The Oregon-based company partnered with DJI earlier this year to launch the Zenmuse XT2, a dual optical and thermal camera designed to support firefighters and first responders. Now the company …
Read More »DJI, EENA & Black Channel Release SAR Drone Study Findings
Drones are increasingly being adopted by public safety teams and first responders. A study out this week from DJI, the European Emergency Number Association (EENA) and Irish research firm Black Channel, shows why that trend is set to continue. And research like this is important. You’ll struggle to find an emergency service anywhere …
Read More »The Next Amazing Drone Use Case: FLIR Talks Thermal Payloads
The team at FLIR hears about new uses for thermal imaging all the time – and as thermal imaging is adopted by more drone pilots, those use cases will continue to expand. That’s why FLIR is on a mission to get thermal to more users – and to make it …
Read More »Another Life Saved by a Drone with Thermal Imaging
It’s another story for drone manufacturer DJI’s list of lives saved by drones. Police in the UK captured the moment that a drone saved a missing elderly woman lost in the woods. The Sun reports that police used a drone equipped with thermal imaging to find the 83-year-old after being …
Read More »Italian Engineer Wins $20,000 Grant to Develop Drone Ambulan…
A $20,000 prize has been awarded to Italian Vincenzo Navanteri by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Navanteri won the Prince Alvaro de Orleans-Borbon Grant at the FAI International Drones Conference and Expo, in Lausanne, Switzerland, for his drone ambulance concept. Switzerland, of course, is no stranger to drones transforming traditional medical services. …
Read More »Drone Software Firm Teams Up with Experts to Make Searches E…
Drone mission-software provider UgCS (or SPH Engineering) is partnering with Airborne Response to enhance UAV-led search and rescue efforts. UgCS software enhancements includes customizable search patterns such as the “expanding square” and “creeping line” that can be used in both search operations and on other missions. “Based on the flight …
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