Precision agriculture is reaching new heights. Agriculture has been a major vertical for commercial drones since the industry took off: and now, sophisticated analytics and software combine with evolved drone solutions to allow for new …
Just out is the latest in the DELTA Podcast Series by FLIR. In this episode Randall Warnas meets up with Brian Cahoon, CEO of Inertial Sense. Inertial Sense makes miniature GPS-Ins components that provide motion …
Originally published by Rhonda Brooks on Farm Journal Magazine. Re-published with permission from the author in its entirety. “Wind and hail took a big yield bite out of one of Mason Lantrip’s cornfields last summer. …
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 …
Two leading tech industry associations, CompTIA and AUVSI, what to hear what you think about the drone industry. The two associations have joined together to launch a survey of the drone industry, designed to help …
South African drone startup Aerobotics knows that paper airplanes are more than just childhood toys. The up-and-coming firm just received a $2 million boost in VC funding from Johannesburg-based Paper Planes Ventures. The Series A …
LiDAR is one of the most important tools in the commercial drone industry. While it has been around since the 1960s when it was mounted to aircraft, its uses have expanded dramatically now that LiDAR …
Belgium-based Unifly is one of Europe’s leading unmanned traffic management (UTM) providers, and has been at the forefront of developing UTM systems globally. As the UTM market continues to grow, CEO Marc Kegelaers gives DRONELIFE …
DRONELIFE recently caught up with Prateek Srivastava, CEO of Terra Drone India. As India becomes a major player in the global drone industry, Srivastava gives his take on the commercial drone industry, unmanned traffic management (UTM), …
French drone company Delair is taking artificial intelligence to a new altitude with the launch of the Delair Aerial Intelligence platform, a solution the company says will convert UAS-gathered images into “actionable business insights.” The …
Two leading drone data software solutions are joining forces at DistribuTECH this week to show utility professionals and commercial drone operators a complete workflow system – delivering world class drone maps with context and AI-driven …
One lesser known commercial usage of drones: to identify, and in some cases to mitigate or remove, invasive species. Invasive species – in this case rats – have been a problem for the eco-system of …
Guest post by leading drone industry analyst Colin Snow of Skylogic Research. This was a big year for the commercial drone industry as a whole. It saw a significant increase in the business adoption, the …
It’s the ultimate solution to the problem of drone flight endurance – harnessing mother nature’s power. Researchers from the University of Washington have put a tiny sensor backpack on bees to gather aerial data. Bees …
