Aeryon Labs Inc., a manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) and DroneDeploy, the drone data platform, recnelty announced a partnership to deliver integrated UAS solutions to end-users and service providers in the commercial/industrial market.Aeryon is pleased to make a new bundled hardware and software solution available for commercial operators, and be the first sUAS manufacturer to resell subscriptions to DroneDeploy’s cloud-based photogrammetry and analytics platform.
Figure 1: Sample Elevation map – Data captured by the Aeryon SkyRanger displayed as DroneDeploy map.
The new solution enables operators to capture imagery using the Aeryon SkyRanger sUAS and process it into unlimited interactive maps and 3D models on the DroneDeploy platform.
Industrial users will be able to easily share maps across multiple users, devices and locations to collaborate and utilize the aerial data and leverage the analysis tools developed by industry experts available within the DroneDeploy App Market.
Figure 2: Sample 2D map
This initial joint offering is just the beginning. Aeryon also plans to integrate DroneDeploy services with the AeryonLive platform for seamless media management, processing, and aircraft fleet management. The combined solution will provide a single sign-on experience with a complete and integrated workflow for all aspects of commercial drone operations.
“The DroneDeploy platform complements the capabilities of AeryonLive and the Aeryon SkyRanger sUAS,” said Dave Kroetsch, President & CEO of Aeryon Labs, “This partnership enables us to provide the ideal end-to-end solution for Enterprise UAS operations, without compromising aircraft performance, application security, compliance or record keeping.”
Mike Winn, CEO of DroneDeploy had this to say:
“We are excited to partner with Aeryon in developing and delivering an Enterprise-grade combination of drone hardware and software to market. Aeryon is welcomed into our market-leading ecosystem of partners, who together provide a fully integrated solution that spans compliance, data processing and management, and sophisticated machine learning tools.”
All current SkyRanger operators that purchase annual subscriptions of DroneDeploy Business before March 31, 2017 will receive a 25% discount from Aeryon.
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