In speaking with people throughout the industry over the past year there is one opinion that seems to be universally shared regarding drones in the marketplace — “It’s early.” This is one way of saying, “we have no idea where things are going or when they are going to get there.” But things did happen (or didn’t). Here is a review. What we saw and learned in 2016 US firms … [Read more...] about It’s a Drone Life – 2016 in Review & a Look at 2017
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Keep Your Construction Project on Track with Drone Mapping
Guest post by DroneDeploy — Project Managers Use Drone Maps to Communicate with Stakeholders, Monitor Progress and More More and more, project managers are finding drone mapping to be an indispensable tool during all phases of construction. Easy-to-use software allows them to create high-resolution orthomosaic, elevation and 3D maps in a matter of hours. Combined with … [Read more...] about Keep Your Construction Project on Track with Drone Mapping
Five Reasons Why The Mavic Could Become the New De Facto Commercial Drone
By Mike Winn, CEO and co-founder, DroneDeploy — The DJI Phantom was the world’s most popular commercial drone, according to Section 333 filings. Now, the Mavic is set to dethrone it. It may come as a surprise to some that the Phantom was so popular, after all the marketing of “Commercial” drones being larger, more expensive and supposedly made of premium materials. It … [Read more...] about Five Reasons Why The Mavic Could Become the New De Facto Commercial Drone
DroneDeploy Launches App Market with Offerings from John Deere, Autodesk and more
In a drone industry first, DroneDeploy, a cloud-based drone software platform, today announced the launch of the DroneDeploy App Market, the industry’s first drone-exclusive app store. The new service has launched with more than 15 inaugural apps including offerings from Autodesk. John Deere, Airmap, and Skyward. DRONELIFE spoke with Nicholas Pilkington, DroneDeploy’s CTO … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Launches App Market with Offerings from John Deere, Autodesk and more
DroneDeploy Unveils Flight Logs Solution to Streamline Regulatory Compliance, Insurance and Fleet Maintenance
DroneDeploy, the cloud-based drone software platform, today unveiled its new flight logs solution, available now with partners: Airnest, Drone Complier, Drone Logbook, Healthy Drones, Kitty Hawk, NV Drones and Skyward. Direct access to actual flight logs enables operators to eliminate the manual data entry process for capturing flight data, and allows them to easily track and … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Unveils Flight Logs Solution to Streamline Regulatory Compliance, Insurance and Fleet Maintenance