Author: Staff Writer
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Commercial Drones Market
Next generation commercial drones achieve a complete replacement of existing commercial airfreight delivery systems, they are used for 3D mapping, commercial pipeline observation, border patrol, package delivery, photography, and agriculture are more energy efficient, last longer and have a significantly lower cost of operation than manned aircraft. Drones markets promise to grow significantly because of…
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Drones: They Have Cameras, They Can Fly, And They Are Looking At You
With the popularity of drones, privacy and security concerns are on the rise. One Texas-based company has a solution: Drone Detectors. If you hear a strange sound in the air after the holidays, it’s probably not Santa’s reindeer returning home. More than likely it’s one of thousands of recreational drones given as presents for Christmas…
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FAA Issues UAS Guidance for Law Enforcement
The proliferation of small, relatively inexpensive unmanned aircraft (UAS) presents the Federal Aviation Administration with a challenge in identifying people who don’t follow the rules of the air or who endanger the nation’s airspace. So, the agency is asking the law enforcement community for help. The FAA released guidance to the law enforcement community explaining…
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Measure and PrecisionHawk Announce Partnership for Commercial Drone Services
Measure, a 32 Advisors Company, and PrecisionHawk are pleased to announce a partnership to provide unmanned aircraft system (UAS) services. This partnership will allow clients to have quicker, simpler, and more affordable access to advanced aerial data gathering, processing, and analysis through Measure’s turnkey Drone as a Service® offering. “PrecisionHawk’s analytical software, among the most…
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Always Evolving Enterprises Acquires RePlay XD Action Cameras
Integrated Media and Technology Company Buys Professional Action Camera Company, Chris Dolan Named CEO, New Camera and Aerial Products Announced Replay XD® announced today that Always Evolving Enterprises LLC, has acquired a majority stake in Replay XD – manufacturer of simple and versatile professional POV video cameras – for undisclosed amounts of cash and stock.…
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FAA Grants Real Estate, Agricultural UAS Exemptions
The Federal Aviation Administration today granted two regulatory exemptions for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, including the first for real estate photography. The agency gave the exemptions to Douglas Trudeau with Tierra Antigua Realty in Tucson, AZ, and Advanced Aviation Solutions in Spokane, WA. Before these exemption approvals, the FAA had granted 12 exemptions to…
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Fly High with ORA: Hobbico’s Drone System for Aerial Photographers
Unique Design Delivers Pilot’s-Eye Images & Videos on 7″ Integrated Transceiver Touchscreen UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) photography/videography is soaring to new heights with the Hobbico® ORA™, the first camera-equipped drone that displays captured aerial images on a 7″ touchscreen integrated into the transceiver. With a 370mm (14.6″) diameter and an onboard 1080p HD camera, the…
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EHANG Announces $10 Million Series A Round to Take Personal Drones Mainstream
After hitting crowdfunding goal in just 24 hours, makers of Ghost Drone close funding round to meet demand, ramp up production. Today EHANG, makers of the world’s most intuitive personal drone, is announcing the company has closed $10 million in Series A funding led by GGV Capital. Angel investors in the round are Xiaoping Xu…
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Coffee Served Flying – the ‘Coffee Copter’
A Lab is introducing the latest Dutch innovation: a coffee drone A Lab, the Amsterdam hub for new media and technology startups is introducing a new concept – the ‘Coffee Copter’. It is a quad copter programmed to serve coffee orders on different floors within the A Lab building. Through an integrated app, consumers within…