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ACEA Receives $150,000 in Funding for Veteran Drone Training Program by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby The Atlantic County Economic Alliance (ACEA) has received $150,000 in congressionally directed funding for a training program helping veterans to become drone pilots and find jobs in the aviation and film industries. The funding was announced during a […] The post Veterans Film Apprenticeship Program Wins Funding: Drone Pilot Training for Veterans appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Flyability’s Elios is the collision-proof drone designed for inspection in inaccessible spaces. Now, Flyability is holding their first user conference April 17-18 in Atlanta. Elios owners and users – or anyone interested in the technology – won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn from other industry experts and the Flyability team. See a full […] The post Elios Users, Don’t Miss Flyability’s First User Conference! April 17-18 in Atlanta appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Airobotics Acquires Iron Drone Assets, Launches New Counter-Drone System at World Police Summit Ondas Holdings [NASDAQ:ONDS] is one of the holdings in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. For complete list of holdings click here. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a thematic investment strategy seeking […] The post Airobotics Acquires Counter Drone System Iron Drone Assets appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drone Show Korea 2023, the largest in its 7 year history, took place last week in Busan, South Korea at the Busan TechnoPark. Sponsored by Korea’s Ministry Trade, Industry and Energy, the show brought the global drone industry together and highlighted the significant impact that Korean drone manufacturers and service providers are having in the […] The post Drone Show Korea Highlights International Partnerships: Drone Solutions for Bangladesh appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drones to Assist with Finding Hidden Trash on Clean Up Australia Day by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Sydney-based drone startup Aerologix has announced a partnership with Clean Up Australia to assist communities in cleaning hidden pockets of garbage in waterways and nature reserves. This weekend’s cleanup will see pilots focus on capturing aerial […] The post Clean Up Australia: Aerologix Drone Pilots Find Hidden Trash appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Zeitview Expands AI-Enabled Software Platform for Improved Rooftop Inspection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, advanced inspection service provider Zeitview announced that its AI-enabled Property Insights Platform is being expanded. The company will now offer thermal capabilities for commercial properties, as well as AI/ML damage assessment capabilities for commercial, residential and multi-family properties. […] The post Drone Based Roofing Inspections: Zeitview Expands Software Platform appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Skyportz and Pelligra Partner to Explore Australian Vertiport Network by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Air taxi infrastructure company Skyportz has announced a partnership with property developer Pelligra to explore the joint development of vertiport networks to attract air taxi and drone delivery services to Australia. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Skyportz […] The post AAM and Vertiports in Australia: Skyportz and Pelligra Partner appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Adobe Becomes Corporate Sponsor of the National Public Safety Drone Donation Program by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Adobe has become a corporate sponsor for the National Public Safety Drone Donation Program, or NPS-DDP.org. Essential in supporting non-profits, corporate sponsors provide financial backing, resources, and assistance in reaching a wider audience. Sponsors also help […] The post Adobe Sponsors National Public Safety Drone Donation Program appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DJI has “quietly” discontinued AeroScope, the Verge reports, noting that the DJI website says the product is no longer available. DJI has stopped production of the AeroScope system, which offered one of the first solutions for detecting a drone’s pilot. Introduced in 2017 as a “drone license plate” technology, AeroScope was developed as a way […] The post As Remote ID Approaches, DJI Discontinues AeroScope appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Skypixel Announces Winners of 8th Annual Photo & Video Contest by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, SkyPixel announced the winners of its 8th Annual Photo & Video Contest. This year’s contest, co-organized with DJI, received over 65 thousand submissions – a 120% increase from last year’s event. The theme of this year’s contest, […] The post The Winners of SkyPixel’s 8th Annual Aerial Photo and Video Contest! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

This week, the Mercatus Center on the Drone Radio Show Podcast. Host Randy Goers speaks with Senior Research Fellow Brent Skorup about drone highways in the sky: their benefits and the challenges local, state and federal policy makers may have in advancing the UAS industry while responding to varied stakeholder interests. “It’s important that State, Local and […] The post The Mercatus Center on the Drone Radio Show Podcast: Are Drone Highways the Future? appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

AFWERX Awards ASYLON $1.2M Contract for U.S. Space Force by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby AFWERX has awarded Asylon Robotics a $1.2M Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract in order to transition its DogHouse unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) recharging platform to battery swapping for UGVs. Asylon will assist the 6th Space Warning […] The post Asylon Scores AFWERX Contract for U.S. Space Force: Battery Swap Stations appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Read or listen to all of the headlines in one place: excerpts from the DRONELIFE drone news of the week of March 3, 2023. Click on the titles below for the full story. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drone – News – Of – The – Week – March – 3-DRONELIFE – Headlines […] The post Drone News of the Week March 3: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

“It just wouldn’t be a BRINC demo without some broken glass,” joked BRINC Founder and CEO Blake Resnick, as an audience of customers and media outlets watched the new LEMUR 2 for law enforcement and SWAT operations break through a plate of glass with the glass breaking attachment that allows the LEMUR 2 to enter […] The post BRINC LEMUR 2 for Law Enforcement Has the Features Users Asked For: And More appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Red Cat Announces Athena AI as Computer Vision Partner for Teal 2 by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Red Cat Holdings [NASDAQ:RCAT] is held in the AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF [NYSE ARCA:UAV], the only ETF dedicated to the drone economy. For complete list of holdings click here. The AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF is a […] The post Athena AI, Teal 2 Drone: Computer Vision to Identify Weapons, Friends and Foes at Night appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Optelos and Pathwave Partner for Cell Tower Inspection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, visual data management and analysis software supplier Optelos and job site software provider Pathwave announced a technology partnership enabling carriers, asset owners and contractors to combine drone data captures and digital twins with safety compliance and closeout data in […] The post Optelos and Pathway Partner on Drone Cell Tower Inspection appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

As the drone industry grows and new manufacturers enter the market, is the use of open source drone platforms growing? The Dronecode Foundation, the organizing force behind the PX4 open source drone ecosystem, has published their Year in Review report for 2022: and the metrics tell an interesting story. PX4 is an open-source drone ecosystem: […] The post How Fast is the Open Source Drone Ecosystem Growing? Dronecode Publishes Year in Review appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Drones for Nuclear Power: Flyability Collaborates with Mirion Technologies to Support Operators by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Swiss drone company Flyability has announced its collaboration with Mirion Technologies, a leading provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis, and monitoring solutions. The new agreement will see the integration of the Mirion RDS-32™ radiation survey meter […] The post Collecting Radiation Data with Drones: Flyability Collaborates with Mirion Technologies appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

uAvionix Announces pingRID Remote ID Broadcast Module for Drones by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby uAvionix has announced the launch of pingRID, a Remote ID Broadcast module for drones. Compact and easily attached, the aviation-grade transmitter is the quickest and easiest way for drone operators to comply with the FAA’s Part 89 Remote ID standards. […] The post Remote ID, No Subscription: uAvionix Announces pingRID Broadcast Module for Any Drone appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss the March 7 episode of the Public Safety Drone Review, presented by DRONERESPONDERS and DRONELIFE, with guests from BRINC Drones and Airobotics! The Public Safety Drone Review is a new monthly resource for the public safety community. This free event will be held live on March 7, 2023 at 3pm EST: and on […] The post Public Safety Drone Review, Tuesday March 7: BRINC Drones, Airobotics, and More appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Autel Robotics Drone Deployed by Scientists for Volcano Research by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby An international team of scientists has deployed an Autel Robotics drone to monitor activities on Costa Rica’s Irazú Volcano. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · The – Drone – Mission – To – Study – Costa – Ricas […] The post Inside the Drone Mission to Study Volcanos: Autel’s EVO Lite+ on Irazú appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

GLOBHE is the impact tech company behind the crowd-droning concept and the largest album of drone-collected images in the world. With a network of local drone operators in more than 140 countries, GLOBHE enables stakeholders from anywhere to monitor and understand places and projects around the world. For nature-based carbon offset projects, that monitoring offers […] The post GLOBHE on Monitoring Carbon Offset Projects Around the World appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

US drone manufacturer Skydio funding soars by $230 million for a total of over $562 million. From the Skydio funding announcement: The $230 million Series E round brings Skydio’s total funding raised to $562 million with a current valuation of over $2.2 billion. Linse Capital led the round, joined by existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Next47, IVP, […] The post Skydio Funding: $230 Million to Expand U.S. Manufacturing, Hiring appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) imagery offers high resolution models of ground elevation, with vertical accuracy. As Lidar sensors have gotten smaller and lighter for use on drones, the use cases have expanded. Lidar imagery is flexible and precise, which makes it useful for professionals who want to understand a surface. With Lidar, users can […] The post Colorizing Lidar: SimActive and LiDARUSA Partner appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

US Drone Manufacturer BRINC Drones Sends Drones and Pilots to Turkey BRINC Chief of Staff Andrew Coté had arrived from Turkey only hours earlier when we met at the BRINC facility in Seattle, but the former Marine brought the same calm efficiency to our interview as he had in the previous days amid the post-earthquake […] The post BRINC in Turkey: Responding in Crisis appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article