The drones are coming. If you don't already know someone who owns one, you soon will. Drones are an extremely accessible technology that can be as practical as they are fun. But, with few exceptions, they are more tool than toy. As such, they should be treated with respect and pilots should exercise caution when flying. Crashing a drone is much easier than flying one. A … [Read more...] about 3 Things I Wish I Had Known Before My First Drone Flight
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Drone Dogfight: Big Defense Firms vs. Techies – WSJ
from http://www.wsj.com Boeing Co., Northrop Grumman Corp. and other marquee aerospace names are the industry's incumbents, with thousands of drones sold to the U.S. and other militaries. Many of their drones are high-powered and high-priced, some with wingspans wider than a Boeing 737 and reported price tags of as much as $93 million. Meanwhile, upstarts like … [Read more...] about Drone Dogfight: Big Defense Firms vs. Techies – WSJ
Drones in Mudslide Relief Effort
Recovery officials for the Oso, WA mudslide brought in teams from Insitu, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and PrecisionHawk, to survey areas of the disaster site that could not be examined through conventional means. Thanks to the PrecisionMapper software provided by PrecisionHawk, the teams had been able to take 48 minutes worth of drone flight recorded video … [Read more...] about Drones in Mudslide Relief Effort
Dakota drones urged to notify crop dusters
With the exponential growth of drones sales in the U.S., the skies are about to get more crowded. This has caused concern with regulators in North Dakota as agricultural UAVs take flight over the same farm airspace occupied by (manned) aerial crop sprayers. After the FAA awarded North Dakota Federal Aviation Administration Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site status to an area … [Read more...] about Dakota drones urged to notify crop dusters
Twitter Q&A with Precision Hawk’s Jason San Souci: GIS, UAVs & Remote Sensing
Last week, Precision Hawk's new VP of Geospatial Applications, Jason San Souci, hosted a Twitter Q&A to answer questions about agricultural UAVS, geospatial technology and the future of commercial drones. You can follow the entire exchange below. To find out more about Precision Hawk, you can read Dronelife's in-depth look at the company right here! … [Read more...] about Twitter Q&A with Precision Hawk’s Jason San Souci: GIS, UAVs & Remote Sensing
