Japanese drone provider Terra Drone Corporation and Brazilian company Plimsoll UAV last week announced a joint venture called Terra Drone Brazil. Terra Drone specializes in commercial drone hardware, software and UTM. The company focuses on the mining, construction, energy generation, oil and gas sectors, using UAS-based LiDAR and photogrammetry surveying … [Read more...] about Terra Drone Expands Oil-and-Gas Inspection Services to Brazil
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SolSpec Launches Innovative Drone Solutions for Gas, Oil Pipelines
A Colorado-based firm is shedding new light from above on vital data for the oil and gas pipeline industry. SolSpec has developed an online asset management tool that allows users to visualize and extract information specific to pipeline construction and operations. The drone system has already mapped 3,000 miles of pipeline for several Fortune 500 oil and gas pipeline … [Read more...] about SolSpec Launches Innovative Drone Solutions for Gas, Oil Pipelines
UAVOS Tests Electric-powered Drone
A California-based drone startup hopes to "electrify" the UAV world with the release of an electric-powered unmanned copter. UAVOS announced a successful test flight of its SURVEYOR-HE Unmanned Aerial System equipped with an electric engine unit. The company says the new model increases performance with "carrying capacity, flying range, and extended temperature … [Read more...] about UAVOS Tests Electric-powered Drone
Industrial Skyworks Banks on Drone Inspection for Oil, Gas Sector
Inspection drones have taken off (pun intended) as one of the top commercial uses (along with agriculture) in the UAV sector over the past five years. For Industrial Skyworks, the oil and gas industry is fueling (second pun intended) a growing demand for drone inspection across the sector. Chris Leightell, the company’s vice-president of sales, points out several reasons … [Read more...] about Industrial Skyworks Banks on Drone Inspection for Oil, Gas Sector
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
