Crash course for new drone owners
Just like cell phones, drones are fast becoming a wearable accessory for today’s world. Hence the need for users to learn to fly their …
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Drone Council SA to hit ground running
Commercial drones have become a big – a very big – business in the world, and South Africa wants a slice of the pie. In 2019, reputab…
Locusts invade Yunnan, China
A massive drone spraying operation has been in progress in the South Western province of Yunnan, China, where an army of yellow bamboo locus…
South Africa: Municipalities turn to service-delivering drones
Following up on a fact-finding mission in which they seconded delegates to the Drone and Digital Aviation Conference in Johannesburg late la…
Premier Mapping premiers mine blast livestreaming
A South African aerial mapping company has developed a drone-based surveillance system to provide mining, engineering and geospatial organis…
Corteva's agricultural drone fleet largest in the world
...And they are making them smarter With a fleet of over 400 drones to its name, Corteva Agriscience - the Agriculture Division of DowDuP…
Local start-ups and experts need recognition - and help
For our second Drone of Reason ever, we will let the following opinion by WeRobotics' Patrick Meier speak. There are an infinite number of s…
Agricultural drones: Togo joins the party
A Togolese technology innovation hub is trying to lure the country’s youth to fall in love with agriculture again, by introducing drones i…
AcquahMeyer: From spraying crops to spraying market places
WASHINGTON - Towards the end of 2017 in Accra, Ghanaian pilot Eric Acquah founded AcquahMeyer Drone Tech, a crop spraying subsidiary of Acqu…
Parrot partners with WISeKey
PARIS - French drone maker Parrot has announced a partnership with cybersecurity provider WISeKey to enhance security of the company's range…
Matternet expands health delivery drone services in the USA
There is no question about how terribly COVID-19 has upended lived lives all over the world since the beginning of the year. Nearly 14millio…
New drone body launched in South Africa
We know there are other associations for drone stakeholders in South Africa. But this one seems to have the backing of government structures…