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At last week’s INTERGEO show in Essen, Germany, companies from around the world showcased mapping tools from new drone hardware to new mapping software. We met with our friends at Blue Marble Geographics to see what the newest version of Blue Marble Global Mapper has to offer for customers. Cintia Miranda, Blue Marble Marketing Manager […] The post From the Floor of Intergeo: Blue Marble Global Mapper V24, More Resolution, More Speed appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Anemoment on Dawn of Drones October 26, 11:00 AM EST! Wind speed, direction, temperature, humidity, pressure, tilt and compass data to enable advanced drone operations. Stream below: Join Dawn and special guest Liz Osborn, CEO & Co-Founder of Anemoment as we continue “Industry Enablers” month, sponsored by TruWeather Solutions, featuring Grand Sky, and presented […] The post Anemoment on Dawn of Drones! Enabling Advanced Operations with Mission-Critical Data appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Free Version of SkyeBrowse Launched Today: Drone Reality Capture App by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, drone reality capture platform SkyeBrowse announced the launch of a free version of its app with limited features. Upon downloading the SkyeBrowse app, users are able to fly a mission with a supported drone, upload the video […] The post Free Version of SkyBrowse Drone Reality Capture App appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

NUAIR Secures FAA Approval for 50 Mile BVLOS Flight Corridor by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site has received the Federal Aviation Authority’s approval to operate uncrewed aircraft systems beyond visual line of sight over the full 50 miles of airspace […] The post New York Doubles Down on the Drone Industry: NUAIR’s 50 Mile BVLOS Flight Corridor, New Funding appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Everdrone Honored as Top Innovator for Third Time, Receives Gold Company Designation by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby For the third time, autonomous drone technology leader Everdrone has made the list of Ny Teknik’s Top 33 Most Promising Tech Companies in Sweden. Everdrone’s First on Scene AED Solution utilizes autonomous drones to deliver defibrillators […] The post Drones Deliver Defibrillators – What’s Next? Everdrone Honored as Top Innovator [VIDEO] appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

INTERGEO, held this week in Essen, Germany, is positioning itself as the leading global platform for GIS IT. INTERAERIAL Solutions is the section of the show featuring drone solutions: an increasingly important sector of the GIS industry. Many mapping service providers work in one arena or the other: using satellite or data acquired from […] The post From the floor of Intergeo: Simactive, Mapping Spaces from Countries to Construction Sites appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

TEKEVER Conducts First Drone-Based Marine Wildlife Detection by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Advanced unmanned aerial systems leader TEKEVER has developed a new deep learning ability for its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to autonomously gather marine wildlife data. Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Drones – Detect – Whales – Dolphins – And […] The post Drones for Marine Wildlife Detection: TEKEVER Develops New Deep Learning Capability appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Red Cat Holdings Subsidiary Teal Drones Awarded $1M+ Contract from U.S. Border Patrol 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 thematic investment strategy seeking to capture […] The post What Drones Do US Border Patrol Use? Teal Drones Wins $1 M Contract for Golden Eagle 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 October 21. Click on the titles below for the full story. This week we were covering mapping and GIS conference INTERGEO and INTERAERIAL SOLUTIONS in Essen, Germany. See all the latest from the global drone […] The post Drone News of the Week, October 21: DRONELIFE Headlines, All in One Place to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

DRONELIFE always looks forward to hearing what global drone market researchers DRONEII have been working on. The firm are leading industry analysts: studying the forecasts, fleets, use cases, regional differences and challenges facing the UAV industry. At this week’s INTERGEO GIS and mapping expo held in Essen, Germany, DRONEII CFO and Co-Founder Hendrik Bödecker presented […] The post From the Floor of INTERGEO: DRONEII on the Biggest Surprise in Drone Industry Projections appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

At this week’s INTERGEO conference in Essen, Germany, the international drone industry was there to represent their importance in the mapping and GIS sphere. DRONELIFE met Michael Wieland of the European Drone Forum: the next meeting place for the European drone industry, taking place this year in Cologne Germany November 7 -8. The European Drone […] The post European Drone Forum Kicks off on November 7-8 in Cologne, Germany appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

EagleView Assess Provides Autonomous Drone-Based Property Intelligence by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Geospatial technology leader EagleView announced today the launch of EagleView Assess, an autonomous drone technology solution granting residential property intelligence. The solution features optimal resolution imagery, along with anomaly detection and roof measurement. EagleView Assess gives contractors, adjusters, and insurance carriers […] The post Drone Tools for the Roofing Industry: EagleView Assess appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Mobilicom Launches SkyHopper Micro Datalink for Mass Deployment of Small Drone Fleets by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Cybersecurity and drone smart solutions provider Mobilicom Limited has extended the range of its line of SkyHopper data links with the release of a micro bi-directional model developed to allow mass deployment of small drone fleets. […] The post Enabling Small Drone Fleets: SkyHopper Micro is a Miniature, Lightweight Data Link appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

At INTERGEO, Europe’s biggest mapping and GIS Expo held this week in Essen, Germany, AgEagle Regulatory Compliance Manager Pierre-Alain Marchand gave a presentation about the challenges, benefits, and opportunities in European drone regulations. DRONELIFE spoke to AgEagle about the regulation framework, and developing products to match. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released basic […] The post AgEagle on European Drone Regulations: Challenges, Benefits and Opportunities (From the Floor of INTERGEO) appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

TOPODRONE Launches AQUAMAPPER Airborne Bathymetric Surveying Solution by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby At global mapping show INTERGEO this week, LiDAR equipment company TOPODRONE has launched AQUAMAPPER, a UAV-based solution for bathymetric surveying and marine construction. Bathymetric surveying is the underwater equivalent of topographic surveying, mapping the floor of rivers, lakes and oceans. The […] The post TOPODRONE Launches AQUAMAPPER: Airborne Bathymetric Surveying Solution appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volatus Aerospace Acquires UK-based iRed Remote Sensing Thermographic Survey Company by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Volatus Aerospace announced its signing of an arm’s length definitive agreement to acquire Emsworth, England-based drone services and training company iRed Limited. iRed began as an infrared technologies, training, and services specialist at the time of its founding […] The post Volatus Acquires iRed Remote Sensing: Thermographic Survey appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

INTERGEO – one of the largest GIS and mapping shows in the world – is back and in person this week, in Essen Germany. DRONELIFE is on the floor at INTERGEO and the INTERAERIAL Solutions section of the show, dedicated to the drone technology powering mapping applications around the globe. Continue reading below, or listen: […] The post From the Floor of Intergeo: Amuse Oneself, Green Light LiDAR for Aquatic Applications appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Soaring Eagle Technologies Granted New BVLOS Waiver for Commercial Inspection Missions by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone data collection company Soaring Eagle Technologies has received one of the first BVLOS Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waivers authorizing the deployment of small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) commercial inspection missions following operational […] The post Soaring Eagle Technologies Scores New BVLOS Waiver for Commercial Inspections without Geographical Restraint appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Quantum-Systems Gains New Investors in Funding Round by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) specialist Quantum-Systems has announced the closing of a financing round with new investors Peter Thiel, Project A, and Sanno Capital. The round also saw participation from existing investor Bayern Kapital. With its industry-leading electric vertical take-off and […] The post Quantum Systems Funding: New Investors for Advanced eVTOL appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Don’t miss AURA Network Systems on Dawn of Drones, Wednesday October 19 at 11:00 am EST. Stream below: This is the third week of “Industry Enablers” month, sponsored by TruWeather Solutions, featuring Grand Sky, and presented by DroneLife. Dial in as Dawn and Bill Tolpegin, AURA CEO, discuss how AURA’s unique secure, private aviation network–with […] The post AURA Network Systems on Dawn of Drones October 19! appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

The first World Drone Prix took place in Dubai in 2016. Dubai was the first place in the world to showcase a drone taxi, implementing a fixed route back in 2017. Since then, Dubai has worked to utilize drones – and other cutting edge technology (CNN reports that Dubai police started training on Hoverbikes in […] The post Dubai Police Introduce Drone-in-a-Box for Faster Response to Community appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

BRINC is best known for it’s LEMUR drone designed to de-escalate crises and improve outcomes for SWAT teams and police. LEMUR is both rugged and sophisticated, equipped with tools specific to the job. While the LEMUR’s glass cutter and “turtle mode” may make the best media, one of LEMUR’s most effective tools is communications: LEMUR […] The post The BRINC Ball is Changing Outcomes in Crises for Police and First Responders appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Volatus Aerospace Acquires Synergy Aviation, Adds 500,000+ km Pipeline Right of Way Surveillance Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Volatus – Acquires – Synergy – Aerospace Today, Volatus Aerospace announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Synergy Aviation, a move that will strengthen Volatus’ position in the oil and gas industry in […] The post Volatus Acquires Synergy Aviation: More than 500,000 km of Pipeline Right of Way Surveillance appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article

Powering Up Your Drone Program — Overcoming Implementation Challenges DroneNerds is a top drone reseller, offering a wide variety of services and support. They’ve helped enterprise clients from many different verticals starting a drone program– and they’ve published a new ebook based on a real world case study supporting clients to help new entrants implement […] The post Leadership Resistance, Training Hurdles, and More: Overcoming Challenges of Implementing a Drone Program, from the Experts at DroneNerds 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 October 14. Click on the titles below for the full story. This week we were at the DJI AirWorks show in Las Vegas – find out what happened! Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · […] The post Drone News of the Week, October 14: All of the DRONELIFE Headlines in One Place, to Read or Listen appeared first on DRONELIFE. View the full article