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Skyward announces an information-management solution for operators
Skyward, an information-management platform for aerial robotics, wants to help commercial drone operators better plan their flights. The company just announced its first information-management solution at the International Drone Conference and Exposition (InterDrone) in Las Vegas this week....
What’s the latest with the FAA’s drone regulations?
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is still working on its first step in regulating small unmanned aircraft systems. A notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) was publicly released Feb. 15, and the period for comments closed on April 24. Now the industry is waiting for the FAA to complete its...
What venture capitalists are looking for in the drone industry
While 3D Robotics and DJI seem to be leading the drone industry and headlines with their latest releases and funding rounds, there is still room for other players in the game. "The market is huge; we are just in the very beginning, and there is an opportunity for there to be multiple winners just...
Going from consumer to professional drones
The only difference between a consumer drone and a professional drone is what you do with it, according to Yannick Lvy, vice president of corporate business development at Parrot, who spoke at the International Drone Conference and Exposition (InterDrone) in Las Vegas this week. (InterDrone is...
Former FAA employee talks drone regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been catching some heat with its proposed drone regulations and the slow-moving process around them. Jim Williams, former manager of the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) integration office, spoke at the International Drone Conference and...
The future of drones means drones combined with anything
2015 has been a big year for drones. For some, this year marks the year of drones, but for Chris Anderson, CEO of 3D Robotics and founder of DIY Drones, 2016 will be the year the industry's innovation really takes off. According to Anderson, who spoke as the grand keynote for InterDrone, the...
Intel puts its money on drones
Intel is entering the drone industry through the Hong Kong-based aviation firm Yuneec. The company announced it will be investing more than US$60 million in Yuneec, and is partnering with the aviation firm to further their drone development. "At Intel, we believe in a smart and connected world,...
Drones Used for Tracking Radio Tagged Wildlife in Australia
2015 will go down as a breakout year for drone use in the conservation of wildlife. The Lindbergh foundation started its AirShpherd initiative in March earlier this year to stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos in Africa, UAVs have been used by research teams to collect whale snot and track...
Duke Opens Drone Facility for Marine Conservation
Duke University will be joining the list of institutions utilizing drones for scientific research in the U.S. as it recently opened a new UAS testing facility at the Nicholas School of the Environment. The Marine Conservation Ecology Unmanned Systems Facility, as it is called, will conduct studies...
Researchers to test a drone traffic-management system
Researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno, are trying to create a safe airspace for drone pilots to fly their unmanned systems with a new traffic-management system. Their research is part of NASA's Ames Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management initiative to get aircraft operating in low...
InterDrone Las Vegas Welcomes Leading Venture Capitalists to Program
Accel Partners to Sponsor Start-Up Zone Offers panel sessions and The Hangar for start-ups to connect with leading funding companies BZ Media LLC announced today stellar lineups for InterDrone's panel discussions ?Leading VCs Discuss Next Wave or Drone Innovation? and ?Ways to Fund Your Drone...
The battle between open-source and proprietary software for drone development
Open-source software is helping move along the drone industry with easy access to code, software, designs, and features that can be shared, modified, redistributed and implemented into developers? applications and hardware. But proprietary software is also trying to mold the industry by providing...