An incident occurring in Mozambique this weekend has been widely reported as a drone crash. Photos of the aircraft indicate that the collision caused extensive damage. But what really happened, and what kind of drone caused the damage? The incident was originally reported by The Aviation Herald: "LAM Linhas Aereas de Mocambique Boeing 737-700, registration C9-BAQ … [Read more...] about What Really Happened with the Drone Crash in Mozambique?
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Mining Giant Dismisses Drone Spying Claims
One of Australia’s largest mining and metal companies is quelling media claims that its recently launched drone data program will spy on its employees. Responding to a report in the Guardian last week, Rio Tinto officials assured workers that the British-Australian multinational nor its contractors plan to keep employees under surveillance. Calling the article an … [Read more...] about Mining Giant Dismisses Drone Spying Claims
Israeli Mining Company Digs Survey Drones
One of Israel’s largest mining and chemical companies has seen the light when it comes to drone-driven survey data. Israel Chemicals Ltd recently conducted a test to compare the accuracy of drone aerial surveys versus ground-based methods measuring several stockpiles of phosphate rock as a benchmark. Using an end-to-end, fully automatic aerial survey solution from … [Read more...] about Israeli Mining Company Digs Survey Drones
Airobotics Releases New Drone Developer Software
Industrial-drone automation firm Airobotics this week launched a new software developer program the Israeli company says will allow customers to work smarter with customizable new UAV mission programs. In a press release, Airobotics states that the new program empowers third-party customers to design and develop software that can be integrated into the company’s end-to-end, … [Read more...] about Airobotics Releases New Drone Developer Software
White Paper: Automated Drones Are The Future of Digital Mining
Automation of drone missions for digital mining is the next, logical step in the evolution of unmanned, aerial data collection, according to a white paper commissioned by Israeli-based drone firm Airobotics, “The automated drone system will be considered a strategic component of this future, not just simply a tactical, cost driven activity,” authors Elan Frantz and Sean … [Read more...] about White Paper: Automated Drones Are The Future of Digital Mining
