“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” – Peter Drucker Guest post by leading drone industry analyst Colin Snow of Skylogic Research. The $118M Airware failure is a cautionary tale for all potential commercial drone investors—as well as all existing commercial drone market participants. To avoid such failure—whether you are drone aircraft manufacturer, software … [Read more...] about The Drone Analyst: Measuring Success in the Drone Market
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DroneDeploy Introduces New Features in AI, Customization, and Collaboration
Day 2 of the DroneDeploy Conference in San Francisco kicked off yesterday with a keynote address from co-founders CEO Mike Winn, Jono Millin and Nick Pilkington. DroneDeploy is announcing major new functionality for the platform. DroneDeploy, the world's leading drone mapping platform, has had another phenomenal year of growth. With over 30,000 users, the sheer quantity of … [Read more...] about DroneDeploy Introduces New Features in AI, Customization, and Collaboration
Drones for Good: Oceans Unmanned
Capt. Brian Taggart, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Institute (NOAA) (ret.) has spent a career flying all types of aircraft - manned and unmanned - to gather aerial data for conservation. Now, he heads the Oceans Unmanned project, an organization developed to use drones to support conservation, education and protection of oceans. Oceans Unmanned, says Taggart, is … [Read more...] about Drones for Good: Oceans Unmanned
The Industry Takes Flight: Commercial Drones in 2018 and Beyond
At today's DroneDeploy conference in San Francisco, a group of industry experts offered three different perspectives on progress in the drone industry. Colin Snow of Skylogic Research, is an influential industry analyst. His yearly industry benchmark report is based upon actual survey data, and provides a realistic view of year over year progress. Snow says that a few … [Read more...] about The Industry Takes Flight: Commercial Drones in 2018 and Beyond
Construction Startup Katerra: Using Drones to Innovate an Old Industry
Ray Pascua has been in the drone industry for over a decade. He's been an award winning cinematographer and done some amazing videography in his career - and now he's taking that drone expertise to ground level, working with one of the most innovative construction companies in the world. As UAV Specialist at Katerra, Pascua is partnered with Travis Rauscher, Construction … [Read more...] about Construction Startup Katerra: Using Drones to Innovate an Old Industry
