Small infrastructure company offers new twist on drone shelters By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill For people in the commercial drone industry, most of their attention is quite naturally turned to the sky. But a small, private company is hoping to shift some of that focus of UAV operators in the opposite direction – in fact underground. SYNDÉO, a 10-year-old … [Read more...] about Underground Drone Bases? SYNDÉO Bets the Future of Autonomous Flight Starts Below Ground
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A2Z Drone Delivery Joins Kazakhstan’s Alatau City Urban Air Mobility Project
The Torrance, California drone maker partners with Alatau Advance Air Group on next-generation drone infrastructure at the new UAM Test Center Eurasia. A2Z Drone Delivery has partnered with Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd. (AAAG) on Kazakhstan's Alatau City urban air mobility program. The American aerospace company announced the deal on May 26, 2026. The partnership launched at … [Read more...] about A2Z Drone Delivery Joins Kazakhstan’s Alatau City Urban Air Mobility Project
A Smarter City Model: Harrow’s Digital Twin Delivers Real-World Results
New approach reduces maintenance costs and improves planning, engagement, and public services The London Borough of Harrow has launched an expanded digital twin of the city, using drone data to improve maintenance, planning, and public engagement. The project combines high-resolution drone imagery with existing lower-resolution data to create a more detailed and cost-effective … [Read more...] about A Smarter City Model: Harrow’s Digital Twin Delivers Real-World Results
From Intergeo 2025: Digital Twin Technology Preserves Alcatraz Island
A groundbreaking digital preservation project has created the most comprehensive 3D map of Alcatraz Island ever produced, combining cutting-edge drone technology, artificial intelligence, and reality capture systems to document one of America's most notorious historical sites. Pete Kelsey, founder of VCTO Labs, presented the remarkable achievements of this ambitious project at … [Read more...] about From Intergeo 2025: Digital Twin Technology Preserves Alcatraz Island
From Air Taxis to Emergency Transport: FAA Calls for AAM Proposals
DOT, FAA call for proposals for AAM operations By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The U.S. Department of Transportation and the FAA have issued a call for state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments to compete for a chance to launch a pilot program to test out their plans to incorporate electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles into the … [Read more...] about From Air Taxis to Emergency Transport: FAA Calls for AAM Proposals
