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• Drone Mapping is Getting Bigger and Better: SimActive’s Philippe Simard Talks Industry Trends

  16 hours ago USA dronelife

    Philippe Simard, of Canada’s SimActive mapping software, started out working directly with large mapping companies – or the...

• Medical Drone Delivery Success in Ireland

  1 day ago USA dronelife

  In September, DroneLife reported on the world’s first BVLOS medical delivery in Ireland. Researchers at NUI Galway partnered with German drone...

• Drone Biz: AUVSI Webinar Addresses Payroll Stimulus Plan

  1 day ago USA dronelife

  The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International is helping commercial drone providers navigate the complicated skies of COVID-19...

• @DroneRacingLife: FanDuel Partners with Drone Racing League

  1 day ago USA dronelife

  Missing your favorite NBA fantasy rivalry? The Drone Racing League’s got you covered in what’s sure to become the sports antidote to our shared...

• See the New DroneHunter F700 in Action [Video]

  1 day ago USA dronelife

  Drone mitigation is a key component of counter drone technology.  Tracking and categorizing risks is important – but then you have to deal...

• DroneUp Acquires AeroVista Innovations, Enterprise Level Drone Training

  1 day ago USA dronelife

  DroneUp is a leading drone services provider.  With an impressive list of contracts around the country, including numerous state level agreements,...

• Drone Partners Earn Canadian BVLOS Certification

  2 days ago USA dronelife

  MVT Geo-solutions has partnered with Iris Automation in a successful bid to receive the first Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) Special Flight...

• Firepoint: Three Academic Teams Will Compete to Design Army Drones

  2 days ago USA dronelife

  The FirePoint C3 Challenge will see three academic teams collaborate remotely to design next-generation drone systems for the U.S. Army. Presented...

• Nominate Extraordinary Women in the Drone Industry: the Women To Watch Global Awards for 2020

  2 days ago USA dronelife

  In these unsettled days, it’s more important than ever for us to support and recognize the many amazing people in the drone industry.  Now...

• Pix4D Launches Next Gen Suite of Tools [Video]

  2 days ago USA dronelife

  Pix 4D is expanding their enterprise toolset beyond their mapping roots – although the Pix4DMapper platform continues to evolve and improve,...

• Missing Sports? Join Hivemapper’s “March Mapness” Contest (in April)

  2 days ago USA dronelife

  Drone pilots are quarantined like everyone else – but if you can get out of the house to log some flying hours, you won’t want to miss...

• NOAA Launches Expanded Drone Program

  3 days ago USA dronelife

  NOAA is predicting clear skies for a new drone program the agency rolls out this week. In a media statement, the agency announced the launch of...

• This “Pandemic Drone” Can See Who Has a Temperature – or Coughs

  3 days ago USA dronelife

  Governments and researchers around the world are working on new solutions for pandemics in the current Covid-19 crisis.  Drones have been...

• Simplifying Drone Operations for Enterprise Customers: DroneLogbook and FlytBase

  3 days ago USA dronelife

  Drone solutions for the enterprise are honing in on the needs of business customers.  Two hardware agnostic drone solutions are integrating to...

• Amazon Taps Ex-Boeing Exec to Helm Drone Delivery

  4 days ago USA dronelife

  Amazon is bringing a veteran aviation exec on board to run its drone-delivery subsidiary as the retail giant continues to push for 30-minute...

• PrecisionHawk Deploys Drones to Keep the Lights On

  4 days ago USA dronelife

  Despite stay-at-home orders in more than 25 states due to the coronavirus pandemic, utility workers (including drone operators) remain on the job...

• UK Police Force Takes Flak for COVID Drone Tweet

  4 days ago USA dronelife

  As drones help flatten the curve that is the global coronavirus pandemic, a British police force has been criticized for going too far with aerial...

• Zipline: Drones Could Begin Helping U.S. Hospitals Respond to Covid-19 Now

  4 days ago USA dronelife

  (News and Commentary). Drone delivery heroes Zipline are already performing thousands of lifesaving drone delivery flights every day in Africa....

• DJI Announces Partnership with Rosenbauer: Digitalization of Emergency Response

  4 days ago USA dronelife

  DJI has been a leader in the use of drones for emergency response, forming key partnerships with large firefighting operations around the world to...

• Skyfire Acquires Viking UAS to Tackle COVID Drone Ops

  1 week ago USA dronelife

  Skyfire Consulting has acquired a majority stake in Viking UAS, a drone design and manufacturing company operating in the military research...