The FAA draft drone remote identification (RID) rules are finally out. They’re well thought out and implementable, except for a few…
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Reality Drones: Surveyors Rise to Work Challenges in Video Series
A new online video series and free webinar document the real-life challenges and hazards that professional surveyors encounter using drones…
Microdrones Offers More Capabilities with New Integrated Systems and Software
After planning and flying a mission, highly accurate, rich data is then uploaded and processed to create the desired visualization….
RID — Somebody’s Watching Me?
The FAA’s 316-page Notice of Public Rulemaking on the Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems only mentions the word “privacy”…
Drones Making an Impact Globally
A panel of experts from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), public safety, agriculture and insurance came together last week to…
The Leica Aibot AX20 Promises High Precision, High Accuracy Photogrammetry
At trade shows, some booths attract quick-hit visitors, while others draw attendees deeply into what’s on offer. The Leica Geosystems…
DroneFox Goes to Montreal: Counter-Drone, Pro-Drone
Leading drone airspace security company WhiteFox is partnering in a year-long UAS-defense trial at Canada’s Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. By using…
A Digital Backbone for On Demand Air Mobility
From its space-age Nexus air taxi, designed to ultimately operate autonomously, to the Autonomous Pod Transport (APT), a winged aircraft…
Shouldn’t We All Squawk While Flying?
The FAA will undoubtedly require UAM drones to “squawk” (broadcast their ID and position) via drone remote ID gear as…
Transforming cities with autonomous public transportation
Urban living is on the rise and there are estimates that 66 percent of the world’s population is expected to…
Daedalean, Honeywell Develop Vision-based Flight Control for General Aviation and eVTOL
Swiss startup Daedalean, a developer of software for autonomous flight control, vision-based navigation, terrain guidance and landing, and Honeywell, a…
Five Good Questions: Eileen Lockhart
Eileen Lockhart has been involved with Xcel Energy’s UAS program since its inception in 2015 and has served as the…
Hexagon unveils a new vision of digital reality at CES 2020
A new cloud-based, digital reality visualization platform in the Hexagon AB booth captured the attention of CES 2020 visitors in…
Are You Ready for Some [Drone] Football?
It looks like a small, black bat as it flies into a subway tunnel, deploys ski-like tracks to crawl through…
BVLOS is Complicated—Two Companies are Looking to Change That
Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is the hot topic in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) space. As legislative bodies…
A Very Merry LiDAR Christmas
RedTail LiDAR Systems Verifies Tree Health for the Holidays Between 25 and 30 million Christmas trees are sold annually in…
FAA turns to drone community to develop safety test for recreational flyers
As long as it’s within controlled airspace and in authorized locations, many drones can be flown today in the U.S….
