In the not so distant future, more and more drones will be flying around delivering packages, performing utility work, taking real estate photos, and helping with emergency services. When that time comes, how do we ensure those drones can safely fly in our neighbourhoods? That’s the question that Bob Roth,
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With the launch of three new integrated systems, Microdrones has now completed the range of what its popular 3000 series of integrated drone systems can offer. The mdMapper3000DuoG VHR represents the biggest advancement of the three launches, giving users the opportunity to gather ultra-high-resolution photogrammetry from higher altitudes using the
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Flyability and Pix4D are pleased to announce the recent signature of a partnership agreement to offer bundled Flyability and Pix4D products. The bundle will be sold in the form of a Photogrammetry Add-On that can be purchased on top of Elios 2 drone packages. This offer is meant to facilitate
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Well done Propeller Aero, Australian cloud-based visualization and analytics solutions software provider. This year’s bushfires in Australia are breaking all the wrong records. Propeller Aero has posted this. If you’re located anywhere in Australia and need to survey a bushfire affected area we’d like to provide our photogrammetry processing services
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Attention all UK residents! This competition seems tailor made for aerial drone shots, and you could win up to £1000, travel to London for a special ceremony, be part of a travelling exhibition and be awarded a whole host of other exciting prizes! The Trafalgar Way is Britain’s first national
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Join the Wingtra team and become part of this venture-backed robotics scale up with more than 80 dedicated Wingtranauts! We created a very first vertical take-off and landing drone with professional aerial photography sensors. Our solution is used by professional surveyors, scientists, and environmentalists across different industries to map construction
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SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, announces a new LiDAR workflow integrated in its Correlator3D product. The capability allows to import a point cloud in the software and to perform registration with an image dataset. Using LiDAR as control eliminates the need for traditional ground control points (GCPs)
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The job of law enforcement and first responders in Portsmouth, N.H., will be slightly easier with the addition of seven grant-funded drones. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can take infrared photos from as high as 200 feet and can be programmed to key in on certain body temperatures, which aids
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According to sources, and backed up by photos, Disney is currently testing two SUV-sized X-Wing drones to fly over Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Disney has been somewhat secretly working on a project in the Cast Member parking lot at Disney’s Hollywood Studios over the past few weeks, constructing a temporary
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Klau Geomatics, industry leader in PPK and PPP applications for aerial mapping, has released a PPK post-processing solution for the new DJI M210 V2 RTK. The M210, a very popular drone for mapping, now has similar RTK technology to the Phantom4 RTK, capturing photo timing and raw GNSS data.
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Updated: November 18, 2019 Due to the nature of many businesses worldwide, the need for a heavy lift quadcopter is fairly common. In just the arena of photography alone, UAVs that can lift high payload items are sought after, as not every single element of modern technology has yet been
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The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has announced a partnership with DRONERESPONDERS to help promote increased safety and communication between the news media and first responders operating drones in the National Airspace System (NAS). Announced at the Drone Journalism Leadership Summit held at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
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Agreement announced at Drone Journalism Leadership Summit at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY will promote increased communication and cooperation between public safety and news media using drones NEW YORK – The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) today announced a partnership with DRONERESPONDERS – the world’s fastest growing
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Photogrammetry software company Pix4D has launched its first ever Climate Contest. People from around the world are invited to submit a project which uses mapping to investigate or mitigate the climate crisis for the chance to win up to a $3,000 USD cash prize and access to Pix4D software.
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Lausanne, Switzerland: Photogrammetry software company Pix4D has launched its first ever Climate Contest. People from around the world are invited to submit a project which uses mapping to investigate or mitigate the climate crisis for the chance to win up to a $3,000USD cash prize and access to Pix4D software.
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The company is releasing three new Integrated UAV Systems and an updated aerial methane inspection package while announcing a forthcoming software environment Rome, NY – Microdrones is releasing three new Integrated UAV Systems based on the heavy lifting power, resilience and efficiency of the Microdrones md4-3000 aircraft: the mdMapper3000DuoG VHR,
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Dundee UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2019 –
A new 3D process which involves old aerial photos and modern-day drone photography has shed light on accelerated ice loss from some of Iceland’s largest glaciers.
Dr Kieran Baxter from the University of Dundee has created composite images that compare views from 1980s aerial surveys
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SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, announced that Correlator3D has been used by Air Data Solutions (ADS) in Florida to determine financial assistance following Hurricane Dorian. Aerial imagery was collected before the storm for pre-hurricane assessment and after for damage analysis. A Phase One 100MP aerial camera owned
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Lausanne, Switzerland, October 23rd, 2019 – Pix4D, the industry leader in professional drone mapping and photogrammetry software solutions, today is launching Pix4Dreact, the essential 2D fast-mapping software tailored specifically to the needs of public safety personnel and first responders. Year on year, an increasing number of natural disasters, man-made conflicts
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Automaker Ford has patented a “vehicle-integrated drone” that is programmable and can automatically deploy from cars and trucks in emergencies and fly either autonomously or under pilot control to illuminate accident scenes with lights and sirens, stream photos and video, boost emergency communication, and enhance navigation. The law enforcement applications
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OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the OV12D, a 1.4 micron 12 MP image sensor with selective conversion gain (SCG) for the optimum balance between low-light image quality and high dynamic range (HDR). The OV12D features a large 1/2.4″ optical format, on-chip 4-cell
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In case you didn’t know already, the latest drones put some pretty extraordinary photography capabilities in the palm of your hands. Whether you’re a keen photographer already or a complete newcomer behind the camera, the possibilities once you take to the skies are astounding. With drones from DJI, you can
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Datumate, leading provider of construction data analytics and drone-based photogrammetry solutions, today announced the release of DatuBIM™ version 2.0, a platform for efficient, comprehensive and timely project execution management. The latest version boosts automation benefits to existing and new partners and customers, many of them being design partners of newly
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Plan offers unlimited use of the delair.ai cloud platform for maps and 3D models, collaboration, data storage, photogrammetry, and manual analysis at a fixed low monthly rate. Delair, a leading provider of visual data management solutions for enterprises, today announced its unlimited photogrammetry plan, available through its cloud-based delair.ai visual
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“Topside Drone” is a development of a corrosion/anomaly detection sensor payload and processing scheme, outfitted to a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) UAV. The technology will inspect and detect material defects, corrosion, warping and other conditions plaguing naval vessels. The drone flies around the area of inspection and takes photographs and measurements for
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Parrot’s popular Anafi drone is now available with built-in FPV capability! Here are the details from Parrot: Anafi FPV is designed for explorers but also for dreamers. The camera experience is a new paradigm for aerial photographers and videographers, providing a unique “cocoon” for immersive photography and in-depth image
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SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces that Correlator3D is being used for gold mining projects in Ivory Coast by Newcrest Mining Limited. SimActive software is employed to produce dense digital terrain models (DTMs) using small format digital cameras.
Newcrest Mining also extracts high-quality contours lines from the
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Montreal, Canada, September 3 rd , 2019 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces that Correlator3D™ is being used for gold mining projects in Ivory Coast by Newcrest Mining Limited. SimActive software is employed to produce dense digital terrain models (DTMs) using small format digital cameras. Newcrest
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● Live video from ANAFI’s 180-degree camera produces thrilling immersion in the Cockpitglasses headset ● Unique FPV modes for aerial photographers combine total immersion with unprecedented control ● New flight mode and presets and deliver jaw-dropping visuals, creative freedom, and non-stop fun Ready for new heights in aerial immersion? Prepare
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