Drones are beginning to take off, and Dronecode wants to take off with them. The organization designed to bring resources and tools to developers announced major milestones that it said are advancing its open-source platform for drones. “From increasing member investments, to a growing, vibrant developer community, the Dronecode Project’s first year has been extremely exciting,” said Chris Anderson, CEO of 3DR and chairman of Dronecode’s board of directors. “By bringing efforts together to establish a common platform and utilizing open-source best practices, we’re able to build the foundation for a new era of drone applications that extend from the camera to the cloud.” According to Dronecode, the highest growth rate for drones is in commercial opportunities across applications such as agriculture, energy, utilities, mining and construction, and the organization wants to help tackle the software and hardware barriers blocking the development and adoption of these critical apps. The organization announced the formation of three technical working groups designed to provide better standardization and interoperability in camera and gimbal controls; airspace management; and hardware/software interfaces. The working groups include: • MAVlink Camera Working Group, which aims to work with camera manufacturers on implementing the MAVlink protocol in cameras. (MAVlink […]
