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Unleash the Potential of BVLOS Drone Operations with Obstacle Detection Radar

Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operation is fast becoming a standard requirement in many industrial and mission-critical applications. With drone operations no longer limited by the range constraint within the remote pilot’s line of sight, unlocking BVLOS operations in autonomous drones ...

December 7, 2020

Knowledge Base Presented By ST Engineering “Obstacle Detection Radar infographic”

As the global autonomous Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone market continues to expand, his team needed to explore improved and reliable obstacle detection sensors to incorporate into their drones. In the complex urban airspace, besides compliance with local laws safety regulations, ...

October 23, 2020

12 Essential Technical Considerations For Selecting Your Next UAV Transponder

Knowledge Base Presented By Sagetech “Essential Technical Considerations For Selecting Your Next UAV Transponder”

Every day, UAV manufacturers are sifting through new and emerging technology requirements for transponder surveillance solutions to enable missions in civil and military airspace. What are the Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS)? What FAA, FCC, military AIMS, and other compliances are ...

October 4, 2020

Knowledge Base Presented By Allianz “Drone Use Ready for Take-off”

The rapid growth of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones in our skies, is one of the biggest issues to impact the aviation industry for decades. In 2020, it is estimated that global spending on drones will total $16.3bn alone, according to analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC)1 ...

April 26, 2020

Knowledge Base Presented By KlauPPK “Phantom 4 Pro or RTK”

Over the past year or more the Phantom 4 RTK has become the popular entry level mapping drone. But now with its older brother, the Phantom 4 Pro, back on the block, it’s worth taking a good look at how these drones go head to head on surveying and mapping.To bring the P4Pro up to speed for ...

January 13, 2020

Knowledge Base Presented By 34 North Drones “Barriers to the Implementation of Counter UAS Operations”

It is generally agreed that counter drone operations are comprised of two phases. They are: 1. Detection, and; 2. Mitigation or neutralization. Technological and legal barriers exist for both as concerns private, commercial and governmental agencies. Statutory exemptions exist for select federal ...

October 4, 2019

Knowledge Base Presented By Geosyntec Consultants “The Business Model for UAS”

Leveraging UAS technology across surveying and engineering sectors is demanding. The expectations of accuracy and accountability require the best in expertise, methodology, and equipment. Using the latest UAS photogrammetric hardware and software, surveyors are now capturing 10s of millions of ...

June 30, 2019

Knowledge Base Presented By Klau Geomatics “The Rise of Manned Aerial Mapping”

UAVs have brought photogrammetry back as a bread and butter tool for surveying. They’ve put mapping back on the map. But often we see large ambitious UAV projects undertaken, to capture long stretches of highway or vast expanses of detailed mapping, taking weeks of UAV survey crew ...

June 21, 2019

FlytBase White Paper on Warehouse Automation – Inventory Management using Drones

FlytBase, Inc., an enterprise drone automation company, releases a white paper highlighting the role of autonomous drones in the digital transformation of warehouses. Driven by safety, cost and revenue benefits, warehouses across the world are adopting technologies such as Internet-of-Things, ...

June 11, 2019

Knowledge Base Presented By uAvionix “ADS-B Is Drone Repellent”

Airspaces around the world are becoming safer by the day thanks to Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast technology (ADS-B). Sorry I had to spell that one out – habit, I guess. If you’re reading this blog, chances are you know what we’re talking about when we mention ...

May 29, 2019