Transport Canada has accepted Drone Delivery Canada's Declaration of Compliance for the X1000 Sparrow cargo delivery drone. This unmanned aircraft system (UAS) meets Transport Canada'sUAS standard. This is the first of three regulatory components to the Transport Canada Compliant UAS Operator program, and mandatory for a Compliant UAS Operator Special Flight Operations … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery Canada’s Sparrow Cargo Drone Earns Compliant UAV Status with Transport Canada
Video of the Week! The Netherlands!
The folks at AirVuz have highlighted this video of the Netherlands by a member who writes, "The Scheveningen Pier is a pleasure pier in the Dutch resort town of Scheveningen near The Hague in the Netherlands. My first video ever made, my first drone bought on 'black friday' last week. I'm Chris 25 years old, from the Netherlands. This my first drone footage i've also edited in … [Read more...] about Video of the Week! The Netherlands!
Drones to Drop Autographed Steph Curry Shoes in Bay Area Today
We received the following courtesy of NiceKicks. Under Armour and Steph Curry are taking the concept of dropping exclusive sneakers to new heights today. Under Armour Basketball, in partnership with RED Interactive, Under Armour’s digital agency partner, is launching “More Dubs” via #dronedrop – a socially-integrated sneaker drop with a tech focused, … [Read more...] about Drones to Drop Autographed Steph Curry Shoes in Bay Area Today
AirMap to Test UTM System in New Zealand
Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM), a comprehensive system for managing and monitoring drone flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLS), is something of a regulatory Wild West show here in the states with a number of technologies and players vying to be part of the eventual solution. One of those players is AirMap. In what may prove to be an excellent test case for a broader … [Read more...] about AirMap to Test UTM System in New Zealand
Drones Among Devices to Be Integrated with New Surveillance Technology
NEC Australia and CrowdOptic are jointly introducing an intelligent live video streaming security system enabled by real-time analysis of footage captured from fixed cameras and mobile camera sensors in body cams, smartphones, and drones. This marks a significant improvement on video surveillance and facial recognition, which today relies predominantly on footage captured … [Read more...] about Drones Among Devices to Be Integrated with New Surveillance Technology
