Increasingly companies in the drone space are establishing partnerships and alliances in an effort to gain market share and become more competitive. Most of these to date have been around technology. But earlier this week we saw the marriage of a tech firm with one in the service sector. senseFly, a manufacturer of aerial imaging drones (and company owned by Parrot), announced … [Read more...] about senseFly Partners with Insurance Firm in Effort to Grow Drone Business in U.S.
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Skyward and senseFly Partner on End to End Drone Management Software Platform
Skyward and senseFly are partnering to deliver a custom operations management software and consulting services package for senseFly aircraft. The package, which will beavailable for customers in North America through the senseFly distribution network or Skyward, gives operators a preconfigured Skyward account with senseFly flight log import, senseFly manuals, customized … [Read more...] about Skyward and senseFly Partner on End to End Drone Management Software Platform
Documenting a Large Dam with senseFly’s albris Inspection Drone
In our latest case study, our team put the albris inspection drone to work at the Tseuzier dam in Valais, Switzerland. For dam infrastructure, monitoring is crucial. Operators require a simple, effective way in which to locate an area of interest on the dam’s wall and compare this to historical records—whether digital photos or annotated drawings—in order to track … [Read more...] about Documenting a Large Dam with senseFly’s albris Inspection Drone
Video: Drone Used for Inspection of 500-foot Dam in Switzerland
A documentary video recently released by drone development company senseFly captures not only some pretty dramatic scenery (via drone, of course) but also helps to illustrate some of the benefits of using drone technology to help inspect key infrastructure. Released as part of a case study of a project that the company undertook with Electricité de la Lienne and Energies … [Read more...] about Video: Drone Used for Inspection of 500-foot Dam in Switzerland
Parrot Makes Push into Commercial Drone Space with Sequoia
Parrot, the Paris-based technology company with a portfolio of drones targeted at the consumer market, is making a significant push into the commercial drone market. The spearhead of this effort is Sequoia, a multispectral sensor targeted at the agriculture market. But there is more to it than that. Parrot has been investing in and / or buying a number of firms with … [Read more...] about Parrot Makes Push into Commercial Drone Space with Sequoia