Is Amazon Prime and UAV Drone Delivery Ready For Primetime?
TweetWell, regardless of what you think or how you feel, Amazon and UAV technology are now firmly associated with each other. I suppose the recent announcement (albeit as crazy as it may seem) is good...
View ArticleDrone Tip – JAVAD GNSS Announces Triumph F-1 Unmanned Aerial Sensor (UAS)
TweetThis interesting announcement was shared via Amerisurv today as industry leader JAVAD has announced a a new UAS – and this one looks impressive! Some details from the article: “We did not...
View ArticleDrone Mapping and Selecting Your First UAS … err … UAV… err… drone… err
TweetAh yes, to drone or not to drone… Selecting one’s first drone errr UAV errr UAS can be a little daunting. Do you purchase from a local dealer who can guide and advise you and also hook you up with...
View ArticleASPRS UAS Symposium Reno Looks At UAV, UAS, Drone Technology
TweetYou may have noticed the topic of UAVs and UAS technology making loads of news lately. If UAS technology interests you then take note of an interesting event from ASPRS coming up this fall in...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Drone Selfie! Wearable Taking Flight at CES with Nixie
TweetMore cool tech at CES 2015! Even where mind-blowing innovations are found at every turn, the flying wearable camera known as Nixie pulled off a dazzling snapshot of the future during Intel CEO...
View ArticleNew Rules Coming for Drone and UAV Operators
TweetNobody likes too much Government intervention, however, with the number of “near misses” between UAVs (drones) and commercial aircraft on the rise, not to mention the privacy concerns, it was only...
View ArticleLooking for Real World Commercial Drone Apps and Uses? Head to Canada!
TweetEver wonder when will commercial drone activity become a reality in the US and also at the same time wonder why Canada is so much further ahead? According to this fine read from Popular Science it...
View ArticleSmall Unmanned systems for Search and Rescue
TweetSmall Unmanned Systems Business Exposition takes place in San Fran. in late April and along with it there will be a number of interesting workshops. In particular, sessions on UAV mapping and on...
View ArticleUAV cinematography and Geotech in ABC News Animas River EPA Spill Story
I caught wind of an impressive use of technology in a recent ABC news story covering the EPA spill in the Animis River in Colorado. The story uses Google maps technology to show the area extent but...
View ArticleNational Park Service Fighting Wildfires with UAV Technology
An interesting read on the merits of UAV (drone) technology in the battle against wildfires. Sadly, the media often has focused on the pitfalls of UAV hobbyists grounding aerial attacks on fires,...
View ArticleKeep the UAV Devices Away – Create and Register Your Own No Fly Zone
Create a no fly zone around your property? Yep, that’s pretty much what a non-profit is enabling people to do, however, it has yet to be determined how much weight this “no fly zone” would have or if...
View ArticleSan Francisco 49ers Tackle Drone Safety
Working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers are tackling the issue of unmanned aircraft safety. The team recently became the first...
View ArticleUAV LiDAR Scan of San Diego Chargers Stadium
A very cool UAV LiDAR scanning story tip thanks to LiDAR Magazine – This is a proof of concept video for the Phoenix AL2 UAV LiDAR octocopter. Watch as the device does a fly-over of Qualcomm Stadium,...
View ArticleProfessionals Can Now Get Drone Certified at Penn State U
Are you interested in adding a drone / UAV certification to your resume or Linkedin profile? If so, take note of the latest EDU offering from Penn state University. Used by countless industries for...
View ArticleVideo – Drone2Map for ArcGIS Up Close
What can you do with Drone2Map? A presentation about the new, Drone2Map for ArcGIS filmed on location at the 2016 Esri DevSummit event, Palm Springs, CA. Learn about the capabilities of this new...
View ArticleFlying a Recreational Drone or UAV? First Look at this 5 Point Checklist
In December 2015 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small...
View ArticleConsiderations for UAV and Drone Data Collection
More and more companies are augmenting their data collection by using UAV / drone technology. this booming industry enables companies to augment their spatial data and analysis with current, 3D imagery...
View ArticleFAA Online Map system and UAS Facility Maps for Airports
The FAA on April 27 began publishing electronic maps for airports across the country that detail where and at what altitudes remote pilots may hope to achieve clearance (Part 107 authorization) to fly...
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