The role of drone and LiDAR tech in building disaster-resistant African cities
It has been a particularly wet start to 2025 for most parts of Southern Africa, with heavy rains a welcome sight for many a farmer in the re…
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DJI's USA ban: Plot thickens
The running saga of Chinese drone makers' - led by the hugely popular DJI - fate in the North American commercial drone market is something …
The DJI Dock 3 is here
Yeah; the third iteration of DJI’s drone-in-a-box solution is here already. It does seem like DJI wants to make up for lost time since the…
Wingcopter hosts African delegation
Their delivery drones are making significant inroads on the healthcare and package delivery systems all over the world now, but Wingcopter h…
Drones making offshore energy operations safer
We are sure many of you have come across the really tragic incident that happened in the Netherlands in 2013, where two young engineers died…
EHang to build another drone manufacturing plant
Chinese drone maker EHang’s latest thrust of promoting drone technology in the low altitude economy seems to be bearing fruits; with the c…
Drones, disaster recovery and insurance
Using drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in disaster management has revolutionised emergency response efforts across the globe, a Sou…
Setting drones against smuggling drones in prison airspaces
With the problem of drone technology being abused to smuggle contraband growing as it is in the UK, drone supplier and services provider Hel…
Canada: unauthorised drone disturbs rescue efforts
...while Drake has drone allegedly invade apartment. Canada had a really bad couple of days with the drones recently, with one errant UAV…
Ivorian start-up making inroads with drone-based agric solutions
From helping out small holder cocoa farmers map out their pieces of farmland, to introducing drone technology solutions to mango farmers, Iv…
Drones helping the fight against illegal mining in Rwanda
Having engaged a local drone company to help with environmental conservation efforts two years ago, the Rwandan government has expanded its …
Is bad regulation killing the drone industry in South Africa?
Well; this is interesting. For years, stakeholders in the South African commercial drone space have been trying all the courtship methods…