Energy company deploys drones for offshore environmental monitoring
German multinational energy company Rhenish-Westphalian Power Plant’s (RWE) has elected to try drone technology for its offshore environme…
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Proud dad moment: Madagascar Flying Labs graduates into technology partner
Madagascar Flying Labs is no longer just Madagascar Flying Labs within WeRobotics’ global Flying Labs network. AerialMetric, the drone …
Growing problem of unlicenced drone operations in South Africa
Remember this 2021 blaze in Cape Town, South Africa, where the local drone body had to issue a warning for people to stop flying drones arou…
African Development Bank enters the drone game
The African Development Bank has introduced itself to the commercial drone world, after signing a partnership agreement with a Japanese dron…
Another bird-inspired drone projects under way
Remember how this Dutch drone start-up has tried to break onto the drone market by making UAVs that look like birds? The company is literall…
Indian company debuts survey drone
Indian drone company ideaForge Technology Limited’s mission to put the country on the world map of drone manufacturing giants took another…
Drone shatters records with 3-hour long electric flight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HN8pkJHNTU With tangible progress being made for drone technology on the actual data collection front, …
Comparing the DJI Matrice 400 and Matrice 350 in LiDAR Performance for Professional Surveying
https://youtu.be/-hVLzRZi9rk If you are in the survey industry and were still wondering whether you should upgrade from the DJI Matrice …
On inclusion: opening up the aviation industry for underserved African communities
A South African aviation expert has challenged the industry in her country to set up better plans and programmes in order to inspire more yo…
Telecoms provider to use high altitude drones for wider network coverage
Japanese telecommunication company SofBank Corp has led the way since 2017, but it seems the innovative concept of using high altitude techn…
Dreaming of sustainable drone programmes in African education
The best way to make sure an industry survives is to ensure that the next generation has enough people invested to keep it going. And giv…
Using drones to preserve historical sites in Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF6GZh-uAco The Cappadocia historical region in central Turkey is world famous for its iconic fairy chim…