Knowledge Base Presented By Altavian “DSLR vs Point-and-Shoot Cameras”
Series Introduction: The aim of this knowledge base series is to answer the question “Why use DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) cameras when smaller cameras are lighter, cheaper, and get good results?” This is a question we hear a lot and it is worth answering. But, while the question is simple ...
Valmie Inks MOU to Explore Partnering Agreement with ALTI UAS
Valmie Resources Inc.announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ALTI UAS to explore establishing a distributorship whereby Valmie will serve as the primary and preferred distributor of all ALTI products in the U.S. This relationship may take the form of a joint venture ...
DJI And AMA Launch Joint Drone Safety And Training Program
DJI, the world’s leading maker of unmanned aircraft systems, and the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), the nation’s leading voice for aircraft modelers, are launching a joint program to promote safe and responsible drone operations, train public safety officers to use drones effectively, and ...
IAI To Produce Mini UAVs Together With India’s DTL
Israel’s largest aerospace and defense firm says it plans to transfer a ‘significant’ part of its drone activity to India soon
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the nation’s largest aerospace and defense company, and India’s Dynamatic Technologies Ltd (DTL) said Wednesday they were ...
Xcel Energy And FAA Launch First-of-Its-Kind Safety Partnership
Xcel Energy announced today a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration to research the safe operation of drone technology to inspect critical infrastructure. The agreement involves using unmanned aircraft systems to inspect more than 20,000 miles of Xcel Energy ...
Sentera Adds TRUENDVI™ To DJI Phantom 4 Pro Drone
Sentera today announced its ability to convert a DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone into a precision scouting tool that collects TrueNDVI™ crop health data, just in time for the 2017 growing season in the northern hemisphere. By integrating the ultra-lightweight, super-precise Sentera NDVI Single Sensor ...
Three Reasons Golf Courses Are The Next Drone Mapping Territory
The emerald golfing greens have seen better days. According to the US National Golf Foundation, the number of players has almost steadily declined from over 30 million in 2005 (pre-recession), to 24.7 million today. 680 US and 158 Canadian courses have closed.
“Golf course owners are ...
Leica’s New SPL100 Single-Photon Lidar Offers “10 Times More Efficiency”
The Leica SPL100 is the single photon LiDAR airborne sensor ideal for large area terrain mapping projects. This system, which is accompanied by an 80 MP RGBN camera, captures 6 million measurements per second and delivers reliable results during day or night, leaf-on or leaf-off conditions and in ...