The Satellite 2020 conference convenes March 9–12 in Washington, DC, with an industrial exhibition running March 10–12.
Mapping
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…
New Companies Invest HERE for Asia-Pacific Autonomous Ventures
Two Japanese companies will jointly take a 30% ownership stake in Netherlands-based HERE.
Advanced LiDAR-on-Chip Builds HD Maps for Autonomy
Draper has advanced its development of a LiDAR-on-a-chip using patented, all-digital MEMS optical switches for light beamsteering to gather the…
Catalonia Gets Autonomous-Ready
Barcelona’s Autonomous Ready project takes advantage of a fleet of cars equipped with Mobileye driver assist systems to map its…
LiDARUSA Puts Safety First With Drone Rescue Systems
LiDARUSA has announced the option of the Drone Rescue Systems parachute system with all DJI M600 UAV sales. As UAV’s…
Army Wants a Tunnel Mapper Usable on an Unmanned System
The Army is looking for off-the-shelf technology able to produce real-time maps of tunnels where GPS signals cannot be counted…
DJI Introduces Software for 3-D Modeling, Mapping
DJI has introduced new data visualization software called DJI Terra, which can generate 3-D models and maps from raw data…
Quite a Summer for Embry-Riddle UAS Science Students
It was quite a summer for the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) students, who traveled both to Oklahoma and to Kosovo…
Linkfast to Provide Applanix Products, Solutions for Land and Air Mobile Mapping Customers in Taiwan
Applanix, a Trimble Company, announced last week that Linkfast Technology Co., has been selected to provide products, support and service…
Final Call for State & Future of GEOINT Abstracts
Today (June 29, 2018) is the deadline to submit an abstract to be considered for USGIF’s 2019 State & Future…
Airbus Aerial Conducts Runway Mapping at World’s Busiest Airport
Airbus Aerial, the commercial aerial services business launched by Airbus less than a year ago, continues to expand its market…
EagleView and Skydio Announce General Availability of Virtual Claims Inspection Solution
Assess™ leverages industry-leading autonomous drone technology to provide fast and accurate property inspection and damage assessment EagleView, a leading technology…
Plymouth Rock Technologies Announces Follow-up Order for Oil and Gas Pipeline Monitoring and Environmental Operations
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., a leader in developing detection apparatus and unmanned technologies, is pleased to announce that Aardvark LLP…
Kuker-Ranken (KR) Drone Division Announces Reseller/Vendor Partnership with Emlid GPS
For nearly 100 years, KR has been focused on effective, affordable solutions for customer’s problems. Emlid GPS offers a key…
Chula Vista Police Department’s Drone As a First Responder Program is powered by AirData UAV
Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD), with its nationally recognized drone program selected AirData UAV to assist in providing drone flight…
DELTA DRONE INTERNATIONAL ADDS CORTEVA TO GROWING MULTI-NATIONAL CUSTOMER BASE WITH AGRI-TECH DEAL
Drones-as-a-service provider Delta Drone International (ASX:DLT) has secured a contract with major producer of seeds for agriculture, Corteva Agriscience RSA…
DroneSeed Attracts Heavyweight Investors to Its Funding Round
On Sept. 29, Seattle-based DroneSeed announced it has raised $36 million in its Series A funding round, PR Newswire and…
Indian Drone Company signs MoU with Ghanian Company to start Drone Pilot training and Drone Manufacturing in Ghana
Johnnette Technologies, an Indian Drone manufacturer and the parent company of Indian Institute of Drones, the no. 1 Drone pilot…
Uber Co-Founder Garrett Camp’s Expa Invests in Drone Delivery Pioneer Wingcopter
Wingcopter’s cutting-edge drone technology and platform set to disrupt supply chain and logistics industries across the globe Expa – a…
Parrot Announces ANAFI Ai Early Access Program
Parrot, a leading European drone group, is pleased to announce the start of its exclusive ANAFI Ai Early Access Program designed…
Bachmann and Real-Time Innovations (RTI) Join Forces to Deliver DDS-based Industrial Automation Solution for Autonomous Shipping
Supported Native Port Eliminates Integration Challenges Between DDS and Non-DDS Users, Increases Application Security and Reduces Time to Market Bachmann…
Plymouth Rock Technologies Announces Contract for UK Aerospace BVLOS Testing
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., a leader in developing detection apparatus and unmanned technologies, is pleased to announce the sale of…
Iris Automation Partners with Doosan Mobility Innovation for Safer, Fuel Cell-Powered Drones
Iris Automation announced the company has partnered with Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) for the integration of its Casia detect and…
360iSR and Canadian UAVs Partner to Provide Comprehensive UAS Operations Training
360iSR and Canadian UAVs have agreed to jointly offer the most comprehensive Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Operations Training on the…
Nearmap Doubles Down on U.S. Coverage
Leading aerial imagery and location intelligence company Nearmap has announced the expansion of its United States coverage program to more…
UAV Factory, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, acquires Jennings Aeronautics
AE Industrial Partners, LP (“AEI”), a US-based private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power generation,…
AirData and Wingtra Announce New Partnership
AirData and Wingtra Collaborate to Support Professional VTOL Drone Mapping and Surveying Operations As of October 19, AirData UAV and…
Delta Drone International enters Niger with virtual 3D model baseline survey for GoviEx Uranium
Delta Drone International (ASX:DLT) is set to enter the Niger market for the first time with uranium explorer and developer,…
Aeronautics Announces Successful Demo of its Orbiter, for Finnish Border Guard
Conducted from a sea vessel, the demonstration showed unique capabilities in a marine environment, as required by the Border Guard…
Teledyne FLIR Announces ION M640x Next-Gen Tactical Quadcopter
Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced the launch of the ION™ M640x tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The…
Hexagon | VERIPOS introduces low SWaP anti-jamming protection and RF interference mitigation for offshore marine vessels
The biggest thing in anti-jam just got smaller: introducing GAJT-410MS, the newest addition to the GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio…
SkyGrid Launches Autonomous Remote UAV Operations Solution
Company’s remote flight operations capability is a ready-to-use solution that enables drone operators to remotely conduct missions, control flights, manage…
AUSA 2021: Aeronautics highlights its Dominator XP Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAS
Aeronautics Group – a leading provider of integrated turnkey solutions based on unmanned systems platforms, payloads and communications for defense…
The best thing in anti-jam technology just got better: Hexagon | NovAtel enhances the performance of the GAJT-710 product line
Today, Hexagon | NovAtel announced an update to their GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio. As the leading provider of assured…
Cover More Ground
Microdrones is pleased to announce a special presentation on the newest member of the GE industrial drone line, the mdLIDAR1000LR….
FIXAR equips outdoor UAVs with the BlackBox for safer sky
From September 2021, FIXAR is equipping all its outdoor drones with the additional FIXAR BlackBox system for UAV flight data…
SBG Systems to partner with Septentrio to extend the use of Qinertia post-processing software to their mapping and surveying users
SBG Systems’ popular INS/GNSS PPK software called Qinertia is now available to users of Septentrio AsteRx-i3 D Pro+, AsteRx-i3 S…
New LiDAR sensors added as OxTS release OxTS Georeferencer 1.5
Oxford Technical Solutions (OxTS) a manufacturer of survey-specific Inertial Navigation Systems has released the latest version of their LiDAR georeferencing…
New Open-source Wireless GPS/GNSS Hardware for Autonomous and IoT Applications
Septentrio, a provider of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, announced an open-source resources for its GPS/GNSS module receivers: mosaic wireless or…
ZURI Hybrid VTOL Tech Demonstrator is Ready to Hover
The ground test of the VTOL ZURI concept has recently been carried out. The results of the trial allow ZURI…
NVIDIA Announces New AI Perception Coming to ROS Developers
NVIDIA has announced new initiatives to deliver a suite of perception technologies to the Robotics Operating System (ROS) developer community….
Amazon Web Services veteran Jeff Jones joins Auterion as Chief Revenue Officer
Auterion, the company building an open and software-defined future for enterprise drone fleets, announced the appointment of Jeff Jones as Chief Revenue…
Edgybees Announces Strategic Appointments of H.R. McMaster, Brett B. Lambert, and Aki Yamaura to Advisory Board
Edgybees, the leading visual intelligence technology company, announced today the appointment of Lieut. Gen. H. R. McMaster (US Army, ret.)…
Kuker-Ranken (KR) Announces the Appointment of Brady Reisch, KR’s Virtual Design/Construction (VDC) Specialist
Reisch’s mission is to assist AEC firms, surveyors, civil engineers & inspection teams to realize the potential of their drone…
Five Good Questions: Rob Wertheimer, Melius Research
Rob Wertheimer is a founding partner, director of research and lead analyst for the global machinery sector at Melius Research,…
XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part Two
The Futurist, Ryan E. Fitzgerald Intelligent Autonomous Systems Mission Outcome Lead, Naval Program Office, The MITRE Corporation Today, each individual UAS…
XPONENTIAL Preview: Industry Perspectives – Part One
This year, AUVSI has curated some of the unmanned and autonomous industries’ top talent to serve as educational faculty for…
Up Close With… Brian Wynne
The president and CEO of AUVSI will be happy to see you now that XPONENTIAL™ is live from Atlanta. Brian…
HAPS Alliance Growth and Momentum Helps Unlock Potential of the Stratosphere
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s Fatema Hamdani and Capgemini’s Rory Mulvey Join Board New Paper “Driving the Potential of the Stratosphere” Spotlights…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Builder: Tomislav Žigo
Tomislav Žigo, CTO/Vice President, CLAYCO Over the last seven years, Tomislav Žigo has seen what strong collaborations with drone industry…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Advocate: Mary-Caitlin Ray
Mary-Caitlin Ray, Aviation/Business Aviation Lawyer, Crowell & Moring Attorney Mary-Catlin Ray’s take on collaboration is unabashed: “Collaboration in and between…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Learner: Jack Elston
Jack Elston, President and CEO, Black Swift Technologies When Jack Elston started Black Swift Technologies in 2011, he’d already been…
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Integrator: Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil
Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil, CEO, Microdrones “I really believe in collaboration, bringing a different point of view, perspective, expertise,” Microdrones CEO Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil said….
Collaboration Thought Leaders – The Motivator: Miguel Amor
Miguel Amor, Chief Marketing Officer, Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division “On paper, collaboration appears simple: a group of people working…
