Percepto launches next-gen inspection software By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill For energy companies, producing actionable data is almost as important as the production of millions of cubic feet of natural gas or megawatts. Representatives of oil and gas firms and electric utility companies in attendance at this week’s InnovateEnergy Week conference in The Woodlands, … [Read more...] about Beyond the Drone: Percepto’s New Platform Brings AI to Infrastructure Inspections
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Landair Surveys Uses SimActive Correlator3D for Planned Burns Mapping in Australia
The Australian geospatial firm is using Correlator3D to generate orthomosaics from aerial imagery captured for wildfire prevention and land management projects. SimActive has announced that Landair Surveys is using its Correlator3D software to produce orthomosaics for planned burns mapping projects in Australia. The Montreal-based developer said the workflow is intended to … [Read more...] about Landair Surveys Uses SimActive Correlator3D for Planned Burns Mapping in Australia
MFE Launches Robotic Gas Detection for Boston Dynamics’ Spot
A new integration streams Blackline Safety's connected gas data from the Spot quadruped to Blackline Live, layering robotic atmospheric awareness on top of MFE's existing drone-based gas detection products. MFE Inspection Solutions has launched a robotic gas detection solution that connects Blackline Safety's cloud-connected portable detector to the Boston Dynamics Spot … [Read more...] about MFE Launches Robotic Gas Detection for Boston Dynamics’ Spot
Perceptual Robotics Raises Funding to Automate Wind Turbine Inspection Drones
Loggerhead Ventures leads the round with follow-on from One Planet Capital, fueling AI-powered drones for wind farm maintenance. Perceptual Robotics has secured fresh funding to scale its autonomous wind turbine inspection platform. Loggerhead Ventures led the round, with follow-on investment from One Planet Capital. The Thessaloniki-based company announced the deal on May 5, … [Read more...] about Perceptual Robotics Raises Funding to Automate Wind Turbine Inspection Drones
FCC Grants Conditional Approval to Sees.ai UAS, Signaling New Path for Foreign Drone Systems
Limited public details raise questions about “v.USA 1.0” and how international companies can meet U.S. security requirements The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted conditional approval to the Sees.ai v.USA. 1.0 Uncrewed Aircraft System, exempting it from the agency’s Covered List restrictions. The approval, based on a determination by the Department of War … [Read more...] about FCC Grants Conditional Approval to Sees.ai UAS, Signaling New Path for Foreign Drone Systems
