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A team from Doñana Biological Station (CSIC) has used an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to test whether nest decorations increased nest-site visibility to conspecifics in black kites (Milvus migrans) in Doñana National Park (Southwestern Spain). Avian nests are frequently concealed or camouflaged, but some species, such as the black kite,
Commercial
Verifly, the first on-demand drone insurance company, has launched a new app in a market that is ripe for innovation and competition. “You open the app, it draws a quarter-mile circle around you, and that’s the coverage area,” said Verifly co-founder Jay Bregman. “It calculates the risks in that
Commercial
Senseable, a small danish drone technology developing company, has announced a new product for remote sensing and monitoring. During development, the unit was called the dropship, named because of it’s ability to be delivered by drone (dropped or put down). The Dropship can be equipped with a large range
Commercial
UAV enabled agricultural intelligence company Agrobotix has announced a new level of integration with John Deere’s Operations Center in Australia. The integration allows a user to push the Agribotix Digital Scouting Report directly into their Operations Center account. This report combines whole-field evaluations with field-specific weather data and location-tagged
Commercial
A Law Library of Congress report titled Regulation of Drones surveys the rules that apply to the operation of civilian drones in twelve countries, as well as the European Union. The report includes individual country studies on Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Sweden,
Commercial
senseFly is partnering with Ascentium Capital, a financial leasing and working capital solutions company, as well as Transport Risk Management, the aviation insurance experts, in order to offer a new finance and insurance package which enables UAS professionals to immediately start flying their senseFly drones with a 0% option for
Commercial
A prototype of an Arctic-capable solar-powered drone for monitoring and telecommunications transmissions has successfully performed a 50-hour-long test-flight in Russia. Designers are preparing a three-times-bigger version for tests later this year. The solar powered SOVA (Owl) drone, a collaborative effort of the Tyber Company and the Advanced Research Foundation (ARF)
Transport
Valmie Resources Inc. (VMRI) announces its joint venture partner – AeroLift eXpress – is preparing to head to Trinidad and Tobago for a meeting with that nation’s civil aviation authority to finalize plans for a demonstration flight of its unmanned aerial transport service. AeroLift is planning the trip in anticipation of
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The White House launched a new effort Tuesday to help increase the use of drones and showcased how government agencies have become a proving ground for a wide array of new drone concepts and technologies. The workshop, hosted by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, outlined some interesting use
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Woolpert has tasked its unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, with monitoring landslide areas and potential landslide areas in northern West Virginia. “This is an active weather time, with West Virginia experiencing historic rains,” said Aaron Lawrence, Woolpert GIS expert and UAS technology developer. “Access to this terrain can be
First Responders
microdrones recently collaborated with the DLRG Horneburg/Altes Land e.V. (German Lifeguard Association) to simulate a mission to rescue a drowning swimmer, demonstrating the life-saving potential of a tactic that combines two cutting-edge technologies: unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) and RESTUBE. Crowds watched in awe from the banks of the
Commercial
Google’s Project Wing drone delivery trial has been financially backed by the United States government, which believes the unmanned aircraft systems industry could create as many as 100,000 jobs. As part of the government UAS development project, Project Wing will become operational at one of the Federal Aviation