Mapping drone manufacturer senseFly recently introduced Corridor, a new platform enhancement designed to simplify linear infrastructure and site mapping. Corridor…
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Leidos Tests UAS Notification System
The Leidos UAS Notification Service, released last September, is now being tested with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railways…
NTT DOCOMO Develops Spherical Drone Display
Japan-based NTT DOCOMO has developed what the company describes as the first spherical drone display. The system is made up…
Swiss Post and Partners Test UAS to Deliver Laboratory Samples Between Hospitals
In 2018, it will be common to see a drone deliver laboratory samples between two hospitals in Lugano, Switzerland. To…
Virginia Tech and Industry Partners Complete BVLOS Drone Flights Along Power Lines
AeroVironment’s Puma AE unmanned aircraft system (UAS) recently flew along a power line, going beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)…
Flyability and MFE Rentals Announce Partnership
MFE Rentals is now an authorized reseller of Elios, Flyability’s collision-tolerant unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Elios can now be purchased…
Octopus ISR Systems Integrates VectorNav GPS/INS to Develop Precision Geo-Lock Feature for Epsilon Series Gimbals
Dallas, TX – April 18, 2017 – Octopus ISR Systems, a division of UAV Factory Ltd., announced that it has…
Hertz Ready for Autonomous Vehicles
While plugging his company’s new partnership with SAP, Nokia and others, Rob Moore, Hertz Chief Technology Officer, said his company…
Lear Selected by Wyoming DoT for Connected Vehicle Pilot Program
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is beginning a connected vehicle pilot program, and announced on March 20 that it…
Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin complete first BVLOS pipeline, well site and power line inspections
Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin CDL Systems recently completed the first Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) pipeline, well site…
Airobotics becomes first company granted authorization to fly UAS without a pilot
Airobotics recently became the first company with authorization to fly an unamend aircraft system (UAS) without a pilot. The certification…
Sky-Futures and Bristow Group Conduct Interoperability Test Between a UAS and a Helicopter
Sky-Futures and Bristow Group recently conducted their first interoperability test between a helicopter and an unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The…
Kespry Forms Alliance with John Deere
John Deere Construction & Forestry dealers will now provide the Kespry Aerial Intelligence System to their customers.
SBG Systems launches Ekinox 2 Series of Inertial Sensors
SBG Systems recently launched the Ekinox 2 Series, the company’s new generation of inertial sensors designed for industrial-grade vehicle navigation,…
Seatronics and WFS Technologies demonstrate UAS-to-ROV wireless communications
WFS Technologies and Seatronics, an Acteon company, recently demonstrated Drone-to-ROV wireless communications during a Subsea Internet of Things event in…
Topcon Introduces New Reality Modeling Software Powered by Bentley Systems
Topcon Positioning Group recently released Topcon ContextCapture, a reality modeling software powered by Bentley Systems. The software will be offered…
Maps Critical to Autonomous Vehicles
BARCELONA—While basic navigation maps allow drivers to turn right or left, vision is by far the car’s most dominate sensor,…
