Energy & Utilities
FirstEnergy Leads the Way With Drones to Inspect Protected Bird Nests
June 14, 2018Birds of prey, such as ospreys and eagles, often look for large structures, including electrical transmission towers and poles to build their nests, which can be up to a meter wide. These...
News
EU-Wide Drone Safety Rules Approved By European MPs
June 13, 2018Throughout Europe, drones are subject to many different rules set by Europe’s many countries. That is all set to change, now that European MPs have agreed upon a set of drone safety...
LiDAR
Microdrones MD4-3000 Joins List of Transport Canada Compliant Drones
June 13, 2018The Microdrones md4-3000 has been added to Transport Canada’s (TC) exclusive list of compliant unmanned aerial vehicles. To date, only fifteen manufacturers worldwide have achieved this distinction. Vivien Heriard-Dubreuil, president of Microdrones,...
News
Drones That Can ‘Talk’ to Each Other: Researchers Improve Autonomy
June 13, 2018Drones are most often piloted remotely, one human for one drone. Indeed, there are examples of drone swarm technology, such as Intel’s Shooting Stars which were recently used to create a Time...
Industry
Drone Deploy’s Live Thermal Maps Provide Immediate Insights – But Only for iOS Users
June 13, 2018A first-of-its-kind live thermal mapping feature for drones has been released by drone software company DroneDeploy, bringing to its customer base a real-time solution for a broad range of industries. Inspections in...