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Rogue toy drones – a hot-selling Christmas gift this season and last – are starting to interfere with military operations at several bases across the country. With sales of consumer drones expected to approach 700,000 this year, military officials say they are bracing for the problem to get worse and are
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On a beautiful October day, Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne and his team at the University of Vermont’s Spatial Analysis Lab got a call from the Vermont Agency of Transportation. An Amtrak Vermonter train had just derailed in Northfield, Vermont, and the agency wanted to learn more about what caused the
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DJI opened its first flagship store on December 20th. at OCT Harbour in Shenzhen. The 800-square-meter store will feature a full range of DJI’s consumer products and aims to let consumers see, touch and learn firsthand about the company’s innovative and creative platforms. “The DJI flagship experience is
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Twitter was granted a patent last week for an unmanned aerial vehicle which can be controlled by users and take pictures and videos. Twitter responded to the publication’s queries with: “Two words: Drone selfies.” Twitter has been working drones since the Cannes Lions Prix awards in June 2014. During
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Accelerating deployments of solar photovoltaics (PV) around the world are placing increasing emphasis on cost-effective operations and maintenance (O&M) practices that can enhance lifecycle plant economics. Particularly for large utility-scale systems—which comprise approximately 45% of global cumulative installations and can exceed several hundred MW, spanning tens of
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Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) is teaming up with aviation partners to launch a drone safety campaign aimed at highlighting the risks associated with flying unmanned aircraft near airports. "Innovation and safety are two of YVR's core values," said Steve Hankinson, Vice President, Operations, Vancouver Airport Authority.
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Jonathan Downey, 32, CEO of San Francisco-based Airware.com, has been named USA TODAY’s Small-Business Innovator of the Year. He was chosen from among 10 finalists by a team of USA TODAY editors and last year's winner, Porch.com CEO Matt Ehrlichman. “I really appreciate the recognition,
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FLIR Systems, Inc. announced a new technology collaboration with DJI Innovations. Under the strategic arrangement, the companies also announced plans to develop their first joint product, the DJI Zenmuse XT stabilized camera featuring FLIR’s thermal imaging technology for DJI’s Inspire 1 and Matrice aerial platforms.Combining DJI’s
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A China-made large amphibious UAV - "U650" – successfully conducted its maiden flight in the heavy fog and strong crosswinds above the waters in east China's Jiangsu province in early December. The test flight lasted for 30 minutes. The UAV is 6 meters in length, with a
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Shenzen-based FLYPRO Aerospace Tech Co., Ltd has released the XEagle equipped with auto follow and obstacle avoidance functions. Unlike some self-flying drone models on the market that are taken off by throwing the aircraft in the air, which increases the risks of crashing the vehicles, XEagle introduces various features including
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UAV-America has announced the launch of a new long-duration flight time UAV. The Eagle XF is capable of up to one-hour flight times with a payload of five pounds, leading the pack in the evolution of drone technology. "UAV-America has been designing and building custom drone solutions for over
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Senseable, a small danish drone technology developing company announced it has successfully finished the first round of tests of a new drone safety system, designed to guide drones or small aircraft to a safe landing site if technical problems arise during flight. The safety system consists of three parts, an