By Mike Winn, CEO and co-founder, DroneDeploy — DJI is currently winning the drone wars. Not only have they captured the lion’s share of the market, but in just one year they have also managed to release an entire product line —from consumer to enterprise— where other manufacturers have failed to launch even a single popular drone. DJI’s strategy is not a new one. It has … [Read more...] about Why Consumerization Is Great for Commercial Drones: Lessons Learned from Apple, Google, and DJI
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Drone Analytics: When to Use Ground Control Points
Guest post DroneDeploy How To Decide If Your Drone Mapping Project Needs GCPs Ground control points (GCPs) can be an invaluable tool for aerial mapping. When used correctly, they help ensure a high degree of global accuracy, which is important for most surveying and construction projects. But the fact is, the majority of drone maps don’t require GCPs. Because of … [Read more...] about Drone Analytics: When to Use Ground Control Points
It’s Planting Time – and DroneDeploy Has a New Tool
DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, announced the beta release of Fieldscanner today: real-time drone mapping for farmers. Fieldscanner allows farmers to get maps as the drone flies - "enabling real-time, offline mapping for immediate in-field analysis." “Growers have been asking for real-time, in-field mapping for a long time, and … [Read more...] about It’s Planting Time – and DroneDeploy Has a New Tool
Standouts in Their Field: DroneDeploy Integrates With John Deere
DroneDeploy, the leading commercial drone data platform, now offers integration with the John Deere Operations Center. DroneDeploy announces the new solution with a household name in farming to just in time for the spring planting season. "The integration allows users to synchronize their DroneDeploy and MyJohnDeere™ accounts to view and analyze drone-generated field maps … [Read more...] about Standouts in Their Field: DroneDeploy Integrates With John Deere
DroneDeploy CEO Mike Winn on the Value of Partnerships
Increasingly drone technology firms are forming partnerships with established businesses that offer significant distribution potential in specific market sectors. One hot sector in the drone space is construction. Several partnerships have been announced in the last couple of months. Airware leveraged its acquisition of Redbird and announced a partnership with Caterpillar and … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy CEO Mike Winn on the Value of Partnerships
