At AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Dallas, Texas, Microdrones announced the addition of a new team member, Dr. Mohamed Mostafa. Dr. Mostafa…
Engineering & Design
Improving UAS Collision Avoidance with Raw GPS Data
Broadcasting the raw data enabling ADS-B to generate position—data already existing in GPS receivers—could greatly improve collision avoidance and boost…
Advertising Drones Deliver
Aspiring entrepreneurs are offering drone-enabled promotions using techniques ranging from flourishing custom banner ads to delivering product models at meetings…
Evolution: Satellite Firms Adapt to Serve Drones, Connected Cars
A breakthrough metamaterials antenna and satellite constellations designed to connect with smaller systems are making satellite-powered communications an alternative for drones and connected cars.
Hovering in High Performance UAS-based LiDAR Space
System integrators around the world are on the hunt for low cost, high performing, high accuracy airborne solutions to meet the rapidly growing unmanned aircraft system (UAS)-based LiDAR market.
HAZON Solutions Releases Drone Management Software
HAZON Solutions recently launched HAZON Drone Management Software (DMS). The Web-based tool makes it easy to safely and efficiently…
Ocean View: Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV’s) for Everyone
A new class of small remotely operated vehicles (ROV’s) promises to open the world’s waters to personal exploration and collective environmental monitoring.
The New Nightwatchmen: Drones for Security
Drones have served as eyes in the sky above battlefields for years. Now companies are developing security drones to serve…
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…
senseFly Partners with MicaSense to Offer Ag Professionals End-to-End Drone & Cloud Processing Solution
SenseFly recently reached a commercial agreement with leading agricultural data gathering, processing, and analytics provider, MicaSense, that enables senseFly and its…
VectorNav and LiDAR USA Offer Aerial Mapping Product
To take advantage of smaller UAVs for aerial surveys, LiDAR USA is integrating VectorNav’s VN-300 Dual-Antenna Inertial System into its…
uAvionix Announces TSO for FYXNAV GNSS Position Source for Drone Autopilot and ADS-B Solutions
uAvionix Corporation, the leading Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) ADS-B avionics solution provider, announced FAA TSO C-199 approval of its FYXNAV…
Aeryon Labs and DroneDeploy Form Partnership
Aeryon Labs and DroneDeploy recently announced a partnership that will deliver integrated unmanned aircraft system (UAS) solutions to commercial end-users and service providers.
New Leica SPL100 brings up to 10x more efficiency to airborne LiDAR mapping
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 13 February 2017) – Leica Geosystems, industry leader of reality capture and measurement technology, announced today the release…
Measure Partners with AES to Inspect Energy Infrastructure
Measure, a drone as a service provider, will fly unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to inspect The AES Corporation’s energy infrastructure in 17 countries.
LeddarTech and IDT Join Forces to Develop Low-Cost LiDAR
LeddarTech and Integrated Device Technology (IDT) are working together to deliver low-cost, high-performance LiDAR to the automotive industry. Through a…
Swarms of Disposable Drones Will Make Critical Deliveries and Then Vanish
Delivery drones still face an uncertain future, but there’s at least one scenario where they make a lot of sense:…
