Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, is playing the long game. The company is drawing from Boeing's experience as the world's largest aerospace company and planning for the future with the ScanEagle 3, collaborating heavily to be sure that they stay out in front of commercial drone regulation. The ScanEagle 3 is an sUAS, but it's not a prosumer model. … [Read more...] about How Do Big Drone Companies Plan for Future Regulations? Act Like a Manned Aircraft Company
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Insitu’s Photogrammetry Payload Pushes Theoretical Limits of Accuracy
Boeing subsidiary Insitu has revealed that its latest advancements in High Accuracy Photogrammetry (HAP) are pushing the theoretical limits of aerial photography at altitude. Last month Insitu’s latest prototype carried a HAP payload that can capture images accurate to within five centimeters (cm) horizontally and 10cm vertically. Insitu describes this new capability as … [Read more...] about Insitu’s Photogrammetry Payload Pushes Theoretical Limits of Accuracy
Insitu Debuts ScanEagle3 Unmanned Aerial System at Xponential 2018
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has the advantage of size and scope in the drone industry. Combining the best strengths of both companies, Insitu is a major innovator of unmanned systems - but has the Boeing background of safety and collaboration with airspace regulatory authorities. A big name in both military and commercial applications, the company … [Read more...] about Insitu Debuts ScanEagle3 Unmanned Aerial System at Xponential 2018
Insitu Moves BVLOS Flight Forward with Demo of Situational Awareness System
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has moved the concept of legal BVLOS flight forward a step, with their successful demonstration of a ground-based airspace situational awareness system for drones. The system addresses a major challenge for regulators and drone operators: detecting nearby aircraft while flying, either within or beyond visual line of … [Read more...] about Insitu Moves BVLOS Flight Forward with Demo of Situational Awareness System
Ballard to Test Next Gen Fuel Cell Systems with Insitu Drones
Ballard Power Systems has announced that a new high performance fuel cell propulsion system to power unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In addition, they have received a follow-on contract from Boeing's Insitu subsidiary for extended durability testing of the next-generation 1.3 kilowatt (kW) fuel cell propulsion system to power test flights of its ScanEagle UAV … [Read more...] about Ballard to Test Next Gen Fuel Cell Systems with Insitu Drones