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
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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
Front End Conducts Historic Air Taxi Trial in Mecca
Pioneering demonstration aims to enhance mobility solutions for future Hajj events in Saudi Arabia Front End, a leader in integrating advanced technology across sectors, has successfully enabled the first unmanned air taxi trial in Mecca, in collaboration with EHang, the leading urban air mobility (UAM) technology platform company. This trial signifies a key advancement … [Read more...] about Front End Conducts Historic Air Taxi Trial in Mecca
The Vertiport Designed to Go Anywhere: Skyportz Unveils Vertistop™ at Dubai Airshow
Skyportz Unveils Innovative Vertistop™ Vertiport Design at Dubai Airshow In an announcement at the Dubai Airshow, Skyportz, in collaboration with Contreras Earl Architecture and Arup, has unveiled its latest modular sustainable vertiport design - the Skyportz Vertistop™. This innovative design aims to revolutionize urban mobility by addressing the need for compact and … [Read more...] about The Vertiport Designed to Go Anywhere: Skyportz Unveils Vertistop™ at Dubai Airshow
