The following is a guest post by Jason Worley, CEO & Co-founder of Asset Drone. For real estate and land developers, drone surveys have opened up a world of options. Drone imagery has changed the front end of the project, offering highly accurate and detailed photographs and videos that give the total view of an entire expanse of property. This information can be … [Read more...] about Less Buck, More Bang: Surveying with Drones is a Game Changer for Real Estate Developers
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Delair Introduces New LiDAR Drone with New Industry Firsts
Delair has been an industry leader for industrial drone solutions for a number of years now - and today they've announced the next generation of high-performance industrial drones with the Delair DT26X LiDAR UAV. It's the first fixed-wing to carry the sophisticated RIEGL LiDAR sensor. Founded in France, Delair has had the advantage of legally flying beyond visual line of … [Read more...] about Delair Introduces New LiDAR Drone with New Industry Firsts
Virginia Tech COA Enables Long-distance Flight Surveying of Energy Corridors, Infrastructure
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a new flight corridor in central Virginia for unnamed aircraft testing. The Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership has received a Certificate of Authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration for research flights up to 7,000 feet in altitude in an area of nearly 5,000 square miles in central Virginia. The … [Read more...] about Virginia Tech COA Enables Long-distance Flight Surveying of Energy Corridors, Infrastructure
State Transportation Departments Turning to Drones to Cut Costs, Improve Safety
As the FAA continues its never-ending struggle to publish a final rule for regulating drone flights in the U.S., states' Departments of Transportation are finding value in drones at every turn. An American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) study published last month found that 17 state Departments of Transportation had either used or tested … [Read more...] about State Transportation Departments Turning to Drones to Cut Costs, Improve Safety
Drones Could Be a Bird’s Best Friend
Despite the fact that birds have publicly come out against the recent influx of drones moving in to their aerial domain, a new study has found UAVs are actually tremendously beneficial when it comes to monitoring their population. Published Thursday in the Scientific Reports Journal by researcher from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, the study has found drones are … [Read more...] about Drones Could Be a Bird’s Best Friend
