Policing drones: Nuggets from DJI
The following article is a reproduction of an article from a small drone manufacturing company out of China. The company is called DJI an…
January 2024
Trials at UK's first drone-friendly harbour
The UK has its first drone-friendly harbour. Delivery drones have been flying over the Falmouth Harbour in the past week, as part of the …
RocketDNA's 2024 Drone Industry Outlook
We like the fact that – despite the company’s heavy focus on serving industry skewed towards drone applications in remote sensing – Ro…
DJI's (umpteenth) clarification on data security concerns
You feel this is a story that will never go away. Which we sadly admit is a tacit acknowledgement of our bleak outlook on the possibility…
DJI launches DJI Modify for survey professionals
World leading commercial drone manufacturing company DJI has released new software for survey professionals, to go with the drones that have…
Successful drone delivery trial for Indian Institute
Having made significant progress into the usefulness of drone technology in the agricultural industry, it seems the next target for India is…
Saving drug overdose victims with drones
We have reported incidents before of drone technology being used to save the lives of heart attack patients via the timely delivery of defib…
First (official) medical delivery by drone in China
For a country that is so dominant in drone technology – to the point that DJI alone accounts for almost three quarters of the drone market…
Drone Professional 4 now out
Just leaving this plug out here for a bunch of our friends in the drone industry that contributed to the latest edition of the Drone Profess…
Wingcopter's LeiferMichel project continues to grow
The LeiferMichel project in the Michelstadt districts in Germany continues to grow from strength to strength in the new year, with a further…
Breakthrough in research to save multicopters from crashing
Our wise advice? Please make sure that your drone does not get entangled in a knotty situation that will leave it with a dead rotor. Beca…
Underground mapping with the Elios 3
The below case study was taken from Flyability, whose drone, the Elios 3, was used to survey and map out the old workings on a mine in New Y…
DJI cargo drone set for worldwide release
When news broke that DJI were adding a delivery series to their inventory of unmanned aircraft systems, we went high and wide to bring you t…
Drone Delivery Canada's DroneCare route gets BVLOS greenlight
Canadian cargo drone maker Drone Delivery Canada’s new year wish has come true, after it was granted the greenlight to operate beyond visu…
Long Read: Drones in border management operations
Our friends at JOUAV are back with nuggets on the effectiveness of drone technology in border management operations. The insights are well w…
Long Read: LiDAR vs Photogrammetry in 3D mapping
The below article – a brilliant look into the application of LiDAR and photogrammetry in remote sensing – was supplied by JOUAV, a drone…
Cyber security tests for UTM
With companies and smart people working hard to ensure that unmanned aircraft systems share the lower atmosphere safely with other aircraft,…
Wing expands into second city in Texas
Lewisville, TEXAS – If you forget eggs at the store or just need a quick treat from the cookie aisle, you may be able to get it dropped of…
EHang completes passenger drone tests in China
Happy new year, everyone. Fancy a trip around a tourist area in an unmanned aerial vehicle? Well; 2024 could be your lucky year: Chine…