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PrecisionHawk And Leonardo Launch Absolute Nitrogen Content App

PrecisionHawk, a leading aerial data company, and Leonardo, a multinational high-tech security company, have collaborated to deliver to customers a new algorithm that automatically detects wheat nitrogen levels from drone-collected imagery. The Absolute Nitrogen Content app is available to the ...

February 27, 2017

DJI Introduces M200 Series Drones Built For Enterprise Solutions

DJI, unveiled the new Matrice 200 drone series (M200), which is purpose-built for professional users to perform aerial inspections and collect data – making drone technology an affordable and easy-to-use tool for enterprises that recognize how aerial imaging can transform their operations.The ...

February 26, 2017

Airborne Response UAS Make History At Miami-Dade Fire Rescue And US Army Joint Maritime Exercise

Multiple UAS provide live high-definition video feeds to incident commanders to provide increased situational awareness and command and control capabilities. History was made at the Port of Miami this past Saturday, February 18 as a fleet of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) consisting of aerial ...

February 24, 2017

U.S. Navy’s Wingman UAS Technology Used In Combat Trials

The Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence (NCARAI) at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) joined forces with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to continue work on the NRL-developed Tactical Battle Manager (TBM), a software ...

February 24, 2017

Aeryon SkyRanger sUAS Successfully Completes First Transport Canada Approved BVLOS Flight Test

First Canadian Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight trials setting standards for safe operations Aeryon Labs Inc., the premier manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) today announced that the Aeryon SkyRanger sUAS successfully completed the first Beyond Visual Line of Sight ...

February 24, 2017

New FAA Report Confirms Admirable Safety Record Of Consumer Drones

The Drone Manufacturers Alliance, the organization representing manufacturers of the majority of civilian drones, is pleased to see the FAA’s latest report on drone sightings once again confirms that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have an admirable safety record.The FAA successfully opened ...

February 23, 2017

Nevada-Based Consurtium Using Drone America UAS Completes First Long-Distance BLOS Urban Package Delivery

The Nevada Drone Industry set a new long-distance record for aerial package delivery flying a fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) under beyond line of sight conditions. The backdrop was an urban environment set among the scenic area of Walker Lake with the Nevada-headquartered Drone America ...

February 23, 2017

Sierra Wireless Selected By PrecisionHawk To Enable Drone Safety And Traffic Management

Sierra Wireless a leading provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that PrecisionHawk has selected Sierra Wireless AirPrime® MC Series embedded modules to enable global LTE connectivity for its Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace ...

February 23, 2017

AirMap Secures $26 Million to Accelerate Global Adoption of Airspace Management Platform for Drones

AirMap, the world's leading airspace management platform for drones, today announced a $26 million Series B funding round led by Microsoft Ventures, with additional participation from Airbus Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures (the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated), Rakuten, Sony, ...

February 23, 2017

AirMap and senseFly Partner to Advance Safety for Commercial Drones

New partnership delivers robust airspace intelligence and unmanned traffic management solutions to senseFly’s largely autonomous commercial drones AirMap, the world’s leading airspace management platform for drones, and senseFly, the world’s first choice producer of mapping drones, today ...

February 23, 2017