Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) of the National Science Foundation recently awarded Bakman Technologies Inc. a grant to develop a low-cost, high-performance, UAV mounted Terahertz (THz) spectrometer. These ‘THz Drones’ will be employed to perform spot measurements of the concentrations of a broad range of gases that contribute to pollution and global warming. They can … [Read more...] about National Science Foundation Awards Grant for Drone Monitoring of Global Warming
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Catastrophe Response Unit Adjusters (CRU Group) Selects Kespry’s Industrial Drone Platform for Claims Operations
Kespry, a drone platform provider, has announced that it's technology will be used by the CRU Group (Catastrophe Response Unit Adjusters) to provide its automated aerial intelligence solution to support the company's global insurance claims operations. The announcement of the relationship with CRU is an important step for the company with regard to its strategic … [Read more...] about Catastrophe Response Unit Adjusters (CRU Group) Selects Kespry’s Industrial Drone Platform for Claims Operations
SLANTRANGE Has Agreement with Bayer to Employ Aerial Remote Sensing for Advanced Research
Bayer, the global life sciences firm, has entered into an agreement with SLANTRANGE for advanced drone based data analytics to develop new high throughput phenotyping techniques. SLANTRANGE provides drone based remote sensing, analytics, and data services for agriculture. The data collection and analysis agreement, announced today, is with Bayer Crop Science LP, an … [Read more...] about SLANTRANGE Has Agreement with Bayer to Employ Aerial Remote Sensing for Advanced Research
Why InterDrone Leads the UAV Trade Show Pack
There is perhaps no greater barometer of the growth of the UAV industry than the number of trade shows popping up. These include AUVSI's Xponential (Dallas), the Commercial UAV Expo (October in Las Vegas), and Drone World Expo (October in San Jose). And then there is the biggest - InterDrone which takes place this September in Las Vegas. In 2016's InterDrone had more than 3500 … [Read more...] about Why InterDrone Leads the UAV Trade Show Pack
New Research Report on Five Business Lessons about Drone Inspections
Guest post by Colin Snow — We just released a new research report titled “Five Valuable Business Lessons About Drones in Asset and Infrastructure Inspection” This is the fourth in a series of white papers intended to share lessons learned in specific industries and how to maximize the value drones can deliver in those industries. This year, we are building on the … [Read more...] about New Research Report on Five Business Lessons about Drone Inspections