An architectural/engineering firm is using survey drones to make Colorado highways safer. Engineering firm Felsburg Holt & Ullevig brought in Woolpert to complete drone surveys for a right-of-way project in Castle Rock, Colo. Using a process known as InRoads Terrain Modeling Survey System, the Colorado Department of Transportation project will use the imagery and mapping … [Read more...] about Woolpert Deploys Survey Drones for Colorado DOT
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VTOL Drone Firm Wingtra Creates Certification Service Process with RDO
Swiss drone manufacturer Wingtra is teaming up with distributor RDO Equipment to roll out a certified repair center servicing the company’s vertical-takeoff-and-landing drone solutions. The certification program will reduce downtown for Wingtra’s survey drones within RDO’s domestic coverage area across the American Upper Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southwest. RDO will … [Read more...] about VTOL Drone Firm Wingtra Creates Certification Service Process with RDO
The Evolution of an Industry: Drones are Changing Construction Worksites, for Good
Construction worksites still look a lot like they always have: trucks, hardhats and tool belts haven’t changed a lot in the last couple of years. But laptops are now almost as ubiquitous as hammers on the site, and the tools available - including drones –are creating a complete evolution in the industry. It’s an evolution whose time has come. A 2016 article in Fortune … [Read more...] about The Evolution of an Industry: Drones are Changing Construction Worksites, for Good
AeroVironment Drone May Save California Almonds
Maintaining optimal water quality can drive the almond industry a little nuts (sorry). However, a California-based drone company is teaming up with an academic research team to give growers a powerful new tool for a healthier harvest. Military and commercial drone provider AeroVironment recently launched a year-long study with Fresno State University’s College of … [Read more...] about AeroVironment Drone May Save California Almonds
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
