The new strain of coronavirus is our current natural disaster, and drones and other new technology are being used to respond. As Covid-19's first site of attack, China has led the battle against the Coronavirus, and it has turned to technology as a tool to help stop the spread of the disease. Currently, technology is being used to help identify those with a fever in an … [Read more...] about China is Using Technology to Battle the Coronavirus – in Some Ways that Won’t Fly in the U.S.
Sensors
Commercial UAV Expo Wants You To Speak at Their Events in The US and Europe!
Have a story to tell about your use of drones or the technologies that make the applications better? Commercial UAV Expo Americas and Commercial UAV Expo Europe just announce a call for speakers for their 2020 events. Topics of interest include both vertical market segments (Agriculture, Inspection, Mining, etc.) and/or usage of technology (Big Data, machine learning, etc. … [Read more...] about Commercial UAV Expo Wants You To Speak at Their Events in The US and Europe!
PodCast: FLIR Delta Series- Randall Warnas Interviews Matt Dunlevy of SkySkopes
In this podcast, Randall Warnas of FLIR speaks to Matt Dunlevy of SkySkopes about entrepreneurship within the drone industry and the importance of LIDAR other sensing technologies. It runs just under 32 minutes. https://soundcloud.com/user-14085366/flir-delta-randall-warnas-interviewing-matt-dunlevy-of-skyscopes/s-hWrmL … [Read more...] about PodCast: FLIR Delta Series- Randall Warnas Interviews Matt Dunlevy of SkySkopes
We Saw it in Action: the FLIR MUVE C360, the Industry’s First Gas Detector for Drones
As part of the pre-show activities at DJI Airworks this week, we got to see FLIR's new MUVE™ C360 in action - and it's awesome. The MUVE C360 is like nothing we've seen before on a drone. With this product, FLIR is moving beyond thermal cameras for drones and providing the fire and emergency services sector with another valuable tool: a multi-gas detector. It's … [Read more...] about We Saw it in Action: the FLIR MUVE C360, the Industry’s First Gas Detector for Drones
The Latest Wave of Sensor Tech Could be a Game Changer for LiDAR-Equipped Drones
Avalanche photodiode sensors. If you don't know what they are - you need to. The following is a guest post by talented author and self-described nerd Ryan LaDue. The Latest Wave of Sensor Tech Could be a Game-Changer for LiDAR-Equipped UAVs Avalanche photodiode sensors are semiconductors capable of converting photons into electrons with an extremely high level of … [Read more...] about The Latest Wave of Sensor Tech Could be a Game Changer for LiDAR-Equipped Drones