Sky-Futures Awarded 3-year Global Contract To Inspect Eni Facilities
Sky-Futures, a global leader in innovation with drone-based technology, has been awarded a 3-year contract to inspect Eni facilities globally.Eni, one of the largest operators worldwide in the Energy Sector, operates in 66 countries. This global contract is the first of its kind between a ...
Safety Precautions for UAS Aerial Mapping in Urban Environments
QuestUAV Addressing Safety Standards in Urban EnvironmentsDrone mapping is growing at a rapid rate in almost every country in the world. Unfortunately, incidents with drones are also growing at the same time. Just like any other aircraft, drones not only need to be flown ...
New Medical Disaster Drone The HiRO (Health Integrated Rescue Operations)
Two new disaster drones delivered telemedical packages to victims and rescue personnel in a simulated mass casualty event Tuesday at John Bell Airport in Bolton, Mississippi. The technology debuted before an audience including Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and representatives from Homeland ...
Slidx’s New VTOL Surveillance And Security Drone The Black Manta Air
Tech startup SlidX, based out of Montreal, has only been on the scene since 2015, but it’s been a pretty busy year! Just a few months ago, we told you about their 3D printed drone, the Gyro-X8 KAYRYS, which can offer medical supplies on the scene of an accident or major disaster. The second ...
Aurora’s Centaur Locates Great White Sharks off Nantucket Coast
Equipped with a FLIR infrared sensor, the Centaur optionally piloted aircraft helped track great white sharks for OCEARCH’s latest expedition
Aurora recently partnered with OCEARCH, a world-leading marine conservation organization, to provide aerial support locating and tracking great white ...
NASA Is Flying A UAS Over Hurricane Matthew
NASA is using a drone to track Hurricane Matthew.
The space agency said Friday that it is flying a Global Hawk UAS over huge storm swirls near Florida’s northeast coast.The RQ-4 Global Hawk is built for watching disasters unfold. The high-altitude, long endurance UAS can fly for over 34 ...
IBM’s Watson enters drone business courtesy of deal with Aerialtronics
IBM's Watson is getting into the commercial drone market in a deal with Aerialtronics, a Netherlands-based maker of unmanned aircraft systems.Aerialtronics is using IBM's Watson Internet of Things (IoT) platform for inspection services across a wide range of industries. Under the deal, Watson ...
