It's become clear that drones are a critical tool for Hurricane response - not just during the storm, but immediately after. The FAA has granted major insurer State Farm permission to fly drones over people and Beyond Visual Line of Sight ("BVLOS") in four states. The waiver will allow the company to use drones to assess damage and provide faster claims processing for victims … [Read more...] about State Farm Gets FAA Waiver for BVLOS Flight and Flight Over People to Aid Hurricane Victims
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Teaching Drones to Travel in Small spaces by Watching the Birds and the Bees
It really interesting to make note of the different approaches that are used to solve problems. In this case university research seeks to learn how to teach a drone how to travel though a confined space by emulating the flight patterns of birds and bees. There are different approaches to solve the problem of flying in a confined space and this one uses an approach called … [Read more...] about Teaching Drones to Travel in Small spaces by Watching the Birds and the Bees
SkyWatch.AI Launches 3 Major Integrations With Drone Industry’s Leading Apps
Timed with the start of the InterDrone trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada USA, SkyWatch.AI a Drone insurance provider has announced three new partnerships that allow user to purchase drone insurance in a variety of ways. A newcomer to the drone insurance space, SkyWatch.AI has a unique offering. The provide on-demand drone insurance, on an hourly or monthly plan, combined with … [Read more...] about SkyWatch.AI Launches 3 Major Integrations With Drone Industry’s Leading Apps
Man Bites Dog and Drone Doesn’t Crash
While not very often, the old adage what goes up must come down (and sometimes quite suddenly) comes into play even with commercial drones. In a press release, Drone safety systems company Parazero Israel Ltd , announced recently that its drone safety system has successfully saved hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of payload mounted on a commercial drone that almost … [Read more...] about Man Bites Dog and Drone Doesn’t Crash
High Resolution Thermal Imaging for Drones: Changing the Game on Building Inspections
Kespry, the leading drone-based aerial intelligence solution provider, today announced new high-resolution thermal inspection capabilities for commercial property and industrial facilities. It's a technology that may mean inspections by drone become standard operating procedure. Drones already provide efficiencies in thermal inspections, but only go halfway - they can't … [Read more...] about High Resolution Thermal Imaging for Drones: Changing the Game on Building Inspections
