Forget Christmas. For tech fans and keen watchers of the drone industry, the Consumer Electronics Show represents the real festive season. CES 2017 is here, and we're expecting plenty of product and partnership announcements from both the biggest and smallest names in the industry. Today we've had news from DJI. To continue its domination of the drone market, it's launching … [Read more...] about DJI Launches Products for Commercial Pilots at CES 2017
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Aeromapper Drone Helps Map Wildfire Damage
With the devastating scourge of wildfires that have plagued western states, coupled with the recent outbreaks in the southern Appalachian region, government officials are turning to drones again to assess damage and plan for more efficient recovery. This past week, Canadian drone company Aeromao announced that the USDA Ungulate Disease and Damage research project will use … [Read more...] about Aeromapper Drone Helps Map Wildfire Damage
DJI and Datumate Partner to Deliver Site Survey Solution
Firms partner to provide software, app ease & automate surveying, infrastructure-mapping and inspection The Chinese drone powerhouse DJI and Datumate, a developer of geomatics software, are offering a drone, software and app package that automates and expedites site surveys. The DJI-Datumate Site Survey Solution is targeted at professionals that want to simplify … [Read more...] about DJI and Datumate Partner to Deliver Site Survey Solution
InterDrone 2016: Neurala Brings Deep Learning to Drones
A Boston-based startup is launching a software development kit to boost the “intelligence” of drones with hopes of changing the way UAV companies think about AI. Neurala announced the launch of Bots Software Development Kit at Interdrone on Thursday. The kit will allow manufacturers to install artificial-intelligence “neural” software directly into their applications without … [Read more...] about InterDrone 2016: Neurala Brings Deep Learning to Drones
DJI Announces First Drone Camera with Optical Zoom
It seems to be a week for big announcements at DJI, who yesterday revealed the result of a new partnership with photography experts Hasselblad. Today, the Chinese giant has launched its new Zenmuse Z3 aerial camera, the company's first drone camera with optical zoom. So there's good news and bad news. The bad news is that pilots will no longer be able to claim that drones can't … [Read more...] about DJI Announces First Drone Camera with Optical Zoom
