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
Drone Flights Face FAA Hit
(Source: Wall Street Journal Online) Highly anticipated federal rules on commercial drones are expected to require operators to have a license and limit flights to daylight hours, below 400 feet and within sight of the person at the controls, according to people familiar with the rule-making process. The drone industry has awaited commercial rules for about six years, … [Read more...] about Drone Flights Face FAA Hit
New Propulsion System Delivered for Insitu ScanEagle
from unmanned-aerial.com Perth, Australia-based Orbital Corp. Ltd. has delivered what it says is the first purpose-built ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) propulsion system to Insitu Inc., a subsidiary of The Boeing Co., for in-house testing and development. Designed specifically for small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS)-class UAVs, it is the first reciprocating … [Read more...] about New Propulsion System Delivered for Insitu ScanEagle
Washington State Gets Permission to Use Drone to Monitor Wildfires
from dnr.wa.gov As unusually hot and dry weather increases wildfire danger across the state, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to use an unmanned aerial vehicle in monitoring wildfires that pose an urgent threat, DNR announced today. “Use of a UAV can help get real-time information to … [Read more...] about Washington State Gets Permission to Use Drone to Monitor Wildfires
