With the enactment of Part 107, the US expects thousands of new commercial drone operators to enter the market this year. The FAA predicts that 90% of those new operators will be small businesses. Even with extensive flight experience and an FAA certificate, how can drone businesses stand out among the competition? At our sister site, JobForDrones, we see hundreds of … [Read more...] about 5 Skills You Need to Get a Drone Job
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The Perfect Match: 5 Drone Industry Partnerships to Watch
As the drone industry matures, drone manufacturers rush to partner with other technology companies: leveraging new products in order to provide more functionality, new solutions, or an entree into a new vertical. These 5 recent partnerships could provide their players with a critical edge in the industry, and up the pace of development on new technologies for drones. DJI … [Read more...] about The Perfect Match: 5 Drone Industry Partnerships to Watch
SenseFly and Maptek Partner on Drone Mining Solution
Commercial drone manufacturer senseFly has partnered with 3D modeling company Maptek to provide a complete solution for the mining industry. The partnership seems like a perfect fit - the eBee commercial drone, a market leader in agriculture and other industrial applications, combined with a proven technology company with existing penetration in the mining market. The new … [Read more...] about SenseFly and Maptek Partner on Drone Mining Solution
500Below App Crowd Sources Drone Support
Bill Kimberlin, the dynamic brain behind the new 500Below app, says the idea for crowdsourcing drone support "hit me like a ton of bricks." A serial entrepreneur, Kimberlin says that his business model is simple: "I like to find emerging markets, and figure out what the problems are - then I try to solve them before they emerge." The problem of getting support for drones … [Read more...] about 500Below App Crowd Sources Drone Support
Floating Drones: Saildrone Gets $14 million in Funding
While most people think of drones in the air, CA-based Saildrone Inc., is using drone technology on the ocean. Saildrone doesn't call themselves a drone company, but rather "a provider of ocean data collected by a fleet of unmanned, autonomous sailing drones." Used by NOAA as part of their drone exploration program, the company says that Saildrones have now covered over … [Read more...] about Floating Drones: Saildrone Gets $14 million in Funding
