Kittyhawk CEO Jon Heagranes announces the newest advances in B4UFLY, the FAA and Kittyhawk.io airspace intelligence tool: B4UFLY Web. "B4UFLY Web enables convenient pre-flight planning, airspace advisory social sharing, and more," says the announcement. As we clock in at processing over 14K LAANC authorizations in January 2021 — 50% of all … [Read more...] about B4UFLY Web: Kittyhawk Announces Enhanced Desktop Functionality
Drone Apps
Mobile Apps for Drones: Meet RIIS, Developers Making Drones Work Harder
Drones provide an aerial perspective for almost any use. Mobile apps for drones can take that aerial perspective and turn it into something useable: from counting sheep and cattle to pizza delivery. Meet Godfrey Nolan, president and founder of RIIS: one of the companies helping drones work harder in every sector. Michigan-based RIIS has been around for 22 years as a … [Read more...] about Mobile Apps for Drones: Meet RIIS, Developers Making Drones Work Harder
New Version of B4UFly App Released Today: Localized Advisories, Crowdsourcing
FAA development partner Kittyhawk is releasing a new version of the B4UFLY app. The newest version adds localized advisories and crowdsourcing for the U.S. drone airspace. "Coinciding with the FAA’s Drone Safety Awareness Week, Kittyhawk is releasing a new update to B4UFLY that adds a new layer of localized advisories with the ability for the largest community of drone … [Read more...] about New Version of B4UFly App Released Today: Localized Advisories, Crowdsourcing
AI Powered Drone Software Company Scores $750,000 Seed Funding
AI-powered drone software company Converge has announced over three quarters of a million in seed funding. With the commercial drone market rapidly expanding - with estimates ranging from x to y, but always in the billions - drone companies are reaping the benefit of investment. San Francisco startup Converge, founded by MIT alumni, offers a promising product at a promising … [Read more...] about AI Powered Drone Software Company Scores $750,000 Seed Funding
There’s an App for That: Building an End-to-End Drone Solution
As the industry grows and more businesses realize the benefit of drone technology, successful professional operators and enterprises are scaling operations – and that’s not always easy. Expanding an enterprise level drone program means meeting high standards for operations and demonstrating increased value to the bottom line. There are a lot of elements to a drone mission: from … [Read more...] about There’s an App for That: Building an End-to-End Drone Solution