A common cliche in the drone industry is the 'birds-eye view', those all-encompassing visuals from above that offers a useful perspective - whether you're creating a model of a construction site or searching for survivors in the wake of a natural disaster. In the case of movie director Nicolas Vanier and his muse, ornithologist Christian Moullec, the term can be taken a … [Read more...] about French Film Director Chooses DJI to Capture True Birds-Eye View
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Drones Add To a Whopper of a Fish Story [Video]
They call it fishing - not catching - for a reason. But Joshua Jorgenson, creator of the online fishing series BlackTipH, caught a whopper when he scored a 100-plus pound tarpon in Boca Raton: with the help of a drone. “I’d say it’s one of the biggest accomplishments for a Florida angler to catch a tarpon from the shore – it’s a very challenging fish to catch,” Jorgensen told … [Read more...] about Drones Add To a Whopper of a Fish Story [Video]
Drone Helps Find Chinese Cave Fugitive
"All good things have to end,"goes the age old maxim. That was the case for a Chinese fugitive who was discovered hiding in a mountainous region of China, through use of a drone. In a case of a reverse search and rescue, the drone was used to find someone who had spent 17 years going to great lengths not to be found Song Jiang, age 63, was living in a prison camp in his … [Read more...] about Drone Helps Find Chinese Cave Fugitive
Nailed It: Autonomous Roofing Drone Takes Off
A matter of weeks ago, the FAA issued a reminder to pilots that weaponizing drones is a bad idea and definitely against the law. The statement seemed to be in response to an enterprising company in Ohio deciding that a flying flamethrower drone was both fun and practical. In news that isn't totally unrelated, University of Michigan engineers have published a paper and … [Read more...] about Nailed It: Autonomous Roofing Drone Takes Off
Video of the Week: This is LA
We're in Los Angeles, CA this week for DJI's AirWorks 2019 , a can't miss conference if you are an industry watcher or drone pilot. To get psyched for the big event, here's a video from our friends at Airvuz, the largest provider of amazing drone videos on the web! Here is the AirVuz description: "Contributor Lucas Pinhel is an Instagram phenomenon, with over 200k … [Read more...] about Video of the Week: This is LA
