sUAS News

AltiGator and YellowScan are pleased to announce an ultra-light weight LiDAR UAV combo allowing for the first time centimetric UAV surveys in urban areas, in accordance with most regulations. The YellowScan Surveyor ultra-light stand-alone LiDAR system is embedded on the OnyxStar® XENA multirotor UAV, which is the last generation professional drone designed by Altigator. Compact, […]

Unless you have been living under a rock, you will have noticed the headlines about EASA’s intentions to regulate the use of drones, and the subsequent petitions, video responses and open letters that warn us of the consequences of inaction, which have ranged from “end of the road for our sport/hobby” to “death of the […]

Tailored for professional surveying jobs, the DJI-Datumate Site Survey Solution simplifies the surveying and mapping processes, while maintaining superior accuracy. Shenzhen-based DJI is the world’s top aerial-imaging company. Israel based Datumate is a leader in automated “field-to-plan” surveying solutions. The DJI-Datumate Site Survey Solution is a comprehensive and professional package of imagery and mapping tools […]

SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce a new subscription-based offering for Correlator3D™ UAV. The rental option allows users with a dynamic workload to access a high-end product at minimal cost. “Correlator3D™ UAV was developed for leading mapping firms, military and government organizations, with a constant emphasis on ease of […]

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, October 10th, 2016 – Drone startup xCraft has released the final design of their PhoneDrone Ethos. The company has created the only drone that uses your smartphone as the camera, GPS, and processor of the aircraft. The quadcopter will pair with an onboard device via bluetooth connection and allow for autonomous missions, […]

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Delair-Tech has acquired its Belgium-based Gatewing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) engineering and manufacturing business. Delair-Tech is a leading provider of long-range, fixed-wing UAS solutions for industrial inspection and asset management applications headquartered inToulouse, France. Delair-Tech intends to grow the acquired business as part of its portfolio. Financial terms were not […]

Drone mapping software developer Pix4D launches hybrid solutions today that integrate mobile, desktop, and cloud platforms for more flexible mapping. “When we started Pix4D six years ago, we were a cloud processing company,” said Christoph Strecha, Pix4D’s CEO. “But our first clients were photogrammetrists, land surveyors, or working in mining, and needed desktop software at […]

Every even year since 2010, UAV SHOW in Bordeaux is a « Rendez‐Vous » for all the actors of the civilian UAVs industry. The show is organised by Bordeaux Technowest and Congres Exposition de Bordeaux, and will take place in Bordeaux‐Merignac, close to the international airport. UAV SHOW follows the growth of the drones market, […]

As interest in small autonomous aerial vehicles and their applications continues to expand, a Utah State University aerospace engineer is offering the public a free software tool that could revolutionize the drone industry. Doug Hunsaker, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at USU, is offering a free, easy to use 3-D online software […]

This seems like nothing more than a renaming exercise for a data product. Verizon last week told Ryan Knutson of the Wall Street Journal that they were going to start a drone data plan. Drone data plans will start at $25 a month for 1 gigabyte of data and $80 for 10 gigabytes, company officials […]

The Australian Aviation Authority (CASA) currently has positions open in Sydney,Melbourne,Perth and Brisbane The Commercial RPAS Inspector is primarily responsible for engaging with existing and intending UOC (ReOC) holders, providing specialist technical support and assessment, as well as the ongoing oversight of RPAS operations. This engagement requires a proficient understanding of risk-management principles and techniques in appreciating […]

Insitu Pacific operates a thriving Commercial Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) services and supply enterprise, servicing a number of key commercial and Government sectors including the resources sector, environmental services sector, emergency services and RPAS research and development. The Business Development Manager – Commercial is primarily responsible for identifying, developing and prosecuting RPAS business opportunities within […]

Surveyors Chris and Adam from Bowman Consulting have recently completed FireFLY6 PRO factory training. Bowman Consulting will be using their new FireFLY6 PRO sUAS to conduct high resolution Ortho and 3D mapping for a variety of projects throughout the Southeast of America. Adam and Chris completed their training with ease using their new FireFLY6 PRO with […]

Are you a skilled UAS Pilot with a background in R/C and experience diagnosing, repairing, and testing multiple airframes for both Multi-Rotor and Fixed wing variants? Do you want a job where you can utilize your creativity, ingenuity, and your talent for building things? If so, we are looking for you! WinTec Arrowmaker, Inc. is […]

Two big breaking news stories coming out of America as I wake up this morning. One political and one drone. Casey Niestat has lost his Mavic, he flew it BVLOS and he lost his C2 link. I’m putting it in grown up terms because that is how these incidents should be seen. He plainly does […]

If you can blag your way in this would be worth seeing at INTERGEO.... Ascending Technologies | Part of Intel drives the next wave of innovation. By integrating sensors, computing and communication technologies from Intel into aerial devices, they become much smarter and are able to be used by any industry in ways that can […]

Students at the Academy of Art are invited to compete in an altitude-defying drone challenge with free admission to the Red Bull and CyberLink supported exhibit and award ceremony, Friday, October 21st. Out of Bounds is a challenge of stratospheric skill that’s sure to get your creativity flowing and your spirits soaring! In this first […]

It should go without saying that aerial sightseeing by drone over a disaster area is a really foolish thing to do. Trying to sell the footage to news outlets is only something Part 107 / 333 fliers can perform. They would stand to lose their licences without correct permissions in place. I know dear sUAS […]

“The Nuts and Bolts of Operating a Corporate UAS Operation” will be presented as an operations forum at NBAA. This forum moves the discussion of UAS from the theoretical to the practical and provides information for how flight departments either initiate UAS operations or blend UAS operations into an existing flight department. The panel is […]

Avineon, Inc., a successful provider of information technology, geospatial, and engineering support services, today announced its role as a founding member of the Unmanned Systems Association of Virginia (USAV). USAV is a non-profit coalition formed by a select group of industry leaders in response to a recommendation from Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Unmanned Systems Commission. […]

The “Drone Educators Conference | Aerial Pathways To The Future” will be the second California based conference of its kind designed to bring together educators, drone enthusiasts, and professionals from a variety of industries to learn about current and upcoming trends in drone curriculum and opportunities for life long careers flying drones. The one-day event […]

The internet of things (IoT) is taking flight at Verizon. The company today announced its strategy to drive innovation and wide-spread adoption for in-flight wireless connectivity through its Airborne LTE Operations (ALO) initiative. Two years in the making, Verizon’s plan includes: The successful completion of technical trials in various locations across the country using a combination […]

An exciting announcement from Google, this will find itself in many places in our world. From stopping drones hitting things to mapping the world they see. I know that its already causing a buzz with Ardupilot developers. We are happy to announce the open source release of Cartographer, a real-time simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) […]

senseFly, the world’s first choice producer of professional mapping drones, will introduce its next-generation fixed-wing system for survey-grade photogrammetric mapping, the eBee Plus, at INTERGEO 2016 on Oct. 11 in Hamburg, Germany. “The eBee Plus system is the ultimate tool for geospatial organisations that demand photogrammetric-quality mapping,” said senseFly’s CEO, Jean-Christophe Zufferey. “With its unique […]

Are you ready to take your drone mapping services to the next level and add ground control? Are you already using ground control but tired of hauling 20k in survey equipment just to locate your check points and GCP targets? Have your clients been asking for check shots to prove your data from your Ebee, Kespry, […]

Todd Hollingshead In a video recently recorded by BYU civil engineering professor Kevin Franke, a dog lays in front of the ruins of a house in the Italian mountains. Franke surmises the dog’s owners may have lived there before the devastating earthquake on Aug. 24. While rescue efforts for the lethal 6.2 magnitude quake are […]

A new study into the safety of drone control interfaces suggests that an overhaul of remote control methods ranging from joysticks to smartphone apps could reduce the number of drone accidents. The findings, published this week in Interacting with Computers, suggest that current user interfaces used in some drones makes it difficult for pilots to […]

In August Propeller Aero introduced AeroPoints, the world’s first smart ground control points. Fred Greer gets to the point. Since then we’ve had a lot of interest in how the accuracy of AeroPoints compares with conventional methods of establishing ground control for drone surveying. We’ve had a lot of interest in how the accuracy of […]

With the release of the new FAA Part 107 regulations, the commercial drone industry is buzzing with new opportunities. One such opportunity has come in the form of a partnership between industry leaders, Soaring Sky and Remote Pilot 101. Soaring Sky, a Florida-based commercial drone company, and Remote Pilot 101, an online educator focussed in […]

Well done to the FliteTest team. Showing us all just how simple a delivery drone system is to build! Another accomplished build and plans from the nicest guys in the industry. I have a 12-year-old son who is an avid follower of FliteTest. (me as well, but him more) It would seem I really do […]

FreeSkies, a DJI 3rd party app developer and SDK partner, announces the full release of their first consumer product, CoPilot for DJI. The free iOS app allows users of all experience levels (even a 7-year-old first-time pilot) to capture smooth and dynamic video using a keyframe-based autonomous mission planning interface. Initially proposed in research at Stanford’s Computer Graphics Lab, FreeSkies’ 3D path planning interface allow […]

Starting from October 4th 2016, Skysense will be working under the Airbus Bizlab’s wing, with the purpose of exploring how the Skysense Drone Infrastructure, can complement Airbus’ workflows. Airbus BizLab is a global aerospace business accelerator where startups and Airbus intrapreneurs speed up the transformation of innovative ideas into valuable businesses. The Airbus BizLab has developed […]

A swarm of information, insight, and innovation is the motive behind the Capital Region Drone Swarm hosted by the Drone Pilots Federation at the McClellan Park Officer’s Club on October 12, 2016, from 5-9PM PST. A representative from the local FAA office will speak about the new rules and the importance of safety for airborne […]

Silent Falcon UAS Technologies is proud to announce the addition of a new executive to the Silent Falcon team. OnaLea White comes to Silent Falcon as Finance Director, reporting to the CEO, John W. Brown. Ms. White brings 24 years of solid experience and expertise in all aspects of finance including, preparing financials, cash flow, […]

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Aerialtronics, a Netherlands-based designer and producer of unmanned aircraft systems, today announced the first commercial drones featuring cognitive computing capabilities from the IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) Platform on IBM Cloud. Aerialtronics vehicles can provide high-quality inspection services for global organisations across multiple industries, from monitoring city traffic patterns to inspecting wind turbines, oil […]

Iris Automation is tackling the biggest challenges facing the drone industry today, we’re making drones safer, more reliable, and enabling them to fly beyond line of sight. By unlocking the potential of Industrial drones we will transform major commercial industries. The summer has been a roller coaster ride for us, moving from Vancouver to San […]

Austin Texas, who do we know who operated out of there…… You’ll have the opportunity to be a part of the founding mobile team that already has the leading mobile application in the drone flight space. Austin TX Development Senior iOS Developer Job Description: We are looking for a passionate Sr level iOS Engineer to […]

Textron Systems Unmanned Systems , a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) business, announced today the launch of the newest member of its proven family of Ground Control Station (GCS) products, the Synturian™ family of products. Synturian is a family of multi-domain control and collaboration technologies that empower situational awareness and informed action. The Synturian family of products […]

3DR makes advanced drone technology easily accessible to the construction, mining, and surveying industries for use in data analysis, mapping, 3D modeling and more. 3DR’s flagship enterprise product Site Scan is a complete camera-to app-to cloud system that makes it safer and easier than ever for enterprise users to collect and process aerial data, perform […]

In 2015, flooding in the United States caused $3 billion in damage and led to hundreds of deaths (US National Climatic Data Center). During a natural disaster, every tool is needed to reduce suffering and save lives. Rapid Imaging Software, Inc. recently demonstrated that video captured with a small drone equipped with Powered by SmartCam3D, […]

NovAtel Inc. (NovAtel), the world’s leading provider of OEM high precision positioning technology, is pleased to announce that the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) has selected its GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT®) to satisfy a requirement for a Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) capability at sites throughout the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN). The DoDIN […]

If over the horizon satellite communications are a requirement you are in luck! An Outback Challenge team from Holland just helped you out. For participation to the https://uavchallenge.org/medical-express/ the http://mavlab.tudelft.nl/ team had to design a cheap and light weight iridium satellite communication module for there www.delftAcopter.nl. As there is huge interest from the UAV community […]

Wales will play an important role in a major Royal Navy exercise in October, when an unmanned air vehicle developed in Wales interacts with military vessels in the water for the first time. On October 5 and 6, the surveillance vehicle “Watchkeeper”, an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) developed by global technology leader Thales in Aberporth […]

Look no strings! Not one, not two but three autonomous vehicles recently did their thing Submarine Marlin MK2, received instructions from Ocean Aero’s Submaran surface vehicle commanded via underwater acoustic comms. Marlin then released a container housing the fixed-wing Vector Hawk drone to the surface, where it unfolded its wings and took off. The Submaran monitored the […]

With the increase of UAV integration in Public Safety and First Responder applications and with FAA Part 107 Small UAS Rule now in effect, K2 Unmanned Systems was proud to provide UAV SAR training to the allied agency first responders in the Central Valley, CA, at SAREX 2016. SAREX 2016 was hosted by the Fresno […]

Popping up on Facebook and seemingly without their own commercial website http://mapperuav.blogspot.co.za/ Proceed with caution. If real the platforms look quite tidy! Flight System: Max. Launch Weight: 5.5kg UAV Size: 2.2*1.05*0.3m UAV Materials: 3K. Carbon Fiber Time of Endurance: 120mins Flight Speed: 90km/hr Flight Height: 4000m Power Device: TOP famous brand international electric machine Take-off: CATO […]

SGS North America and the world’s leading drone inspection company ‘Sky-Futures’ are partnering to co-host an informative presentation on commercial drone operations followed by the most advanced drone safety course available. Commercial Drone Operations. (FREE, 1 hour duration) What are drones being used for and what is SGS currently doing with drones, current technologies and […]

It is Skywalker’s latest masterpiece that acts as long-rang cruise professional aerial survey aircraft. WALL-E 2000 has three active canopy hatches that made of translucent frosted sheet. It is not only have beautiful appearance, but also very convenient and practical. The inner space of cabin adopts lamination processing that increases one times of available area […]

Within the last two years, the number of start-ups of “One Man and his Drone” has increased exponentially. These now number in the tens, if not hundreds, of thousands. It seems if you need a nice picture of your house from the sky or a wedding party featuring the father of the bride’s bald spot, […]

There has been a lot of buzz around drones in agriculture over the last few years. Companies are racing to equip themselves with faster systems, that can fly longer and process data faster. There have been discussions about the benefits of NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), and how farmers are using it to help detect […]