When it comes to drone applications, there’s no shortage of opportunities in the oil and gas space. Major players like Anadarko,…
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Well Grounded: Military Experience Anchors Private Sector Control Systems
Decades of experience with satellite mission analysis, unmanned target control and “ruggedized” military test equipment enabled three firms to adapt…
From War Zone To Work Zone
In 2017, 799 people died from roadside work zone accidents across the United States. Military developer Kratos Defense & Security…
The Military-To-Commercial Drone Market: Is It A Two-Way Street?
There certainly is a street, but it isn’t an autobahn and it’s really not a two-way street—yet. Until we get…
SlantRange Positions Defense-to-Commercial Lessons for Ag-Precision
During a decade at General Atomics, Mike Ritter was embedded in defense solutions. Beginning there as a project engineer, he…
Enthusiasm Builds for U.S. Military Drone Exports After Rule Change
The White House eased drone export rules in April 2018, responding to both strategic realities and pressure from U.S. firms…
Building on Benchmarks
Integrators and Operators Draw from Lessons Learned in Theater to Safely Soar in Commercial Space
Controlled Motion: Defense’s Careful Course Toward Commercial
Challenges must be overcome to succeed in the commercial space, but companies have used their military backgrounds to their advantage….
LiDAR: Going Beyond Photogrammetry
As more drones take to the skies over construction sites, they’re starting to carry advanced technologies, like LiDAR, to provide…
The Trends of Technologies Changing the Industry
Matt Lackey and the team at SAIN Associates, a surveying engineering firm in Birmingham, Alabama, invested in their first unmanned…
Resting in Peace
An NGO is deploying drones to locate and restore 1,500 Jewish cemeteries, memorials to often-vanished Eastern European communities. “Bloodlands” is…
Infrastructure Market Map
UAS have proven their worth in the construction and inspection of infrastructure assets, while the market for autonomous construction equipment…
Infrastructure Inspection – UAS Are All Over It
UAS are proving to be a powerful tool for ensuring the success and safety of all sorts of infrastructure. Insights…
Underwater Damage Control
Underwater inspection firms are creating new imaging techniques and applying large-data analytics to track infrastructure deterioration and assess damage. This helps maintenance…
Surveying Florida’s Integrated Highway Solution
Combining mobile and aerial LiDAR with ground surveying creatively contributed to widening a Florida road near an operating airport on…
Mastering the Deluge of Data from Drones
The average drone can fly for roughly 30 minutes before its battery drains. Still, in that time, the vehicle can…
