IBM has applied to patent a system that would use block chain technology to tackle privacy and security concerns for drones, according to a filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) September 20, 2018. IBM joins a list of more traditional technology companies that are looking to supply technology solutions, in this case in the form of patents, to the … [Read more...] about Technology and Services Giant IBM wants to use Block Chain to Provide Privacy and Security to Drones
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DroneBase and Hangar to Combine On-Demand Pilot Network with 4D Insights
Drone pilot network DroneBase has partnered with data insight platform Hangar. The move will allow Hangar to scale its 4D Visual Insights solution nationwide and provide customers with an alternative to having an in-house drone data team. The partnership will leverage DroneBase’s global API and network of pilots. In practice, this will mean that all Hangar customers have to … [Read more...] about DroneBase and Hangar to Combine On-Demand Pilot Network with 4D Insights
SimActive expands further into Asia via fast growing South Korea
SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announced in a press release today that it enabled the first government drone mapping project in South Korea. Asia Aero Survey (AAS), a SimActive regional partner, used Correlator3D™ for the public survey delivered to the Korean National Geographic Information Institute (NGII) and the Korean Association of … [Read more...] about SimActive expands further into Asia via fast growing South Korea
A Closer Look at senseFly’s New eBee X
Amid the avalanche of product and service launches, partnership announcements and general industry news at Interdrone earlier this month, senseFly, a division of French drone manufacturer Parrot, unveiled a new modular drone for aerial mapping and surveying. On paper, the eBee X looks like a useful fixed-wing aircraft that should provide a rugged and adaptable solution for a … [Read more...] about A Closer Look at senseFly’s New eBee X
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
