Business is not as usual - but just how bad is the coronavirus effect on drone business? In this DRONELIFE minute survey, we report what some DRONELIFE followers say. There are a lot of very significant drone business surveys, and a lot of very official forecasts for the drone industry. The DRONELIFE Minute Survey makes no claim to be either - it's a way for DRONELIFE to … [Read more...] about DRONELIFE Minute Survey: The Coronavirus Effect on Drone Business
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Search and Rescue Drones: Finding a Cell Phone Signal, and a Missing Person
Search and rescue drones have been used for several years now, and are incredibly effective at finding missing persons. Using thermal imagery, searches for missing persons can continue in the dark and under ever more challenging conditions. This new search and rescue drone solution covers scenarios when even thermal imaging can't help. Lifeseeker is an airborne system that … [Read more...] about Search and Rescue Drones: Finding a Cell Phone Signal, and a Missing Person
Drone Delivery to Ships Takes off in Singapore
In a recent press release, start-up F-drones announced the first commercial beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone delivery in Singapore. This is the first time that authorized drone delivery to ships has taken place in Singapore. The company recently obtained the first ever authorization in Singapore for flight beyond the pilot's visual line of sight (BVLOS) in order to … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery to Ships Takes off in Singapore
AirVuz Drone Video of the Week: Vacation in Lockdown – Travel Without Leaving Your Chair
In these challenging times, it is always useful to take a moment to take a look at some of the truly incredible places in the world - and drones have made them more accessible to all of us. Here is a short 2:25 video made over the course of a year by videographer Lancelot Tintignies: and published by our friends at Airvuz, the largest collection of drone videos on the … [Read more...] about AirVuz Drone Video of the Week: Vacation in Lockdown – Travel Without Leaving Your Chair
Dotterel Scores VC Funding to Quieten Drone Noise
Japanese VC Drone Fund is flying into a quiet funding round, investing in New Zealand UAV startup Dotterel. The company develops tech to reduce noise generated by drone propellers and microphones for aerial audio recording, primarily to customers in government, security and entertainment in the U.S. and Australia. “We strongly believe that Dotterel’s technology will … [Read more...] about Dotterel Scores VC Funding to Quieten Drone Noise
