News
Aria Insights Launches – Actionable Intelligence from Drone Data and AI
January 16, 2019Aria Insights, a company on a mission to provide autonomous, robotic teammates, has launched to provide autonomous robotic teammates that can enter logistically difficult and potentially dangerous environments to collect essential information...
DJI
DJI and AUVSI Kick Off Second Annual XCELLENCE Humanitarian Awards
January 16, 2019AUVSI XPONENTIAL, the annual international gathering for leaders in unmanned technology, is pleased to invite nominations for the second annual AUVSI XCELLENCE Humanitarian Awards. Proudly sponsored by DJI, the world’s leader in...
Science & Research
Minimizing Shadows in UAV-Based Orthomosaics
January 16, 2019Nowadays, shadows from buildings, terrain and other elevated features represent the lost and impaired data values, hindering the quality of optical images that is acquired under all but the most diffuse illumination...
News
Enhancing Ecological Field Experiments by Using Multispectral Sensing via Drone
January 16, 2019Although many climate research experiments are providing valuable data, long-term measurements are not always affordable. Over the last decades, several facilities have secured long-term experiments, but few studies have incorporated spatial and...
Policy
FAA Looks to Allow Drone Flights Over Crowds at Night
January 16, 2019In a first, The US Department of Transportation has released proposed regulation that would allow routine drone flights above crowds at night. It’s all part of an effort to “further integrate drones safely...