Reality Behind the Hype: The DJI FPV Drone
The DJI FPV drone is a hot commodity these days. It’s widely touted in the industry as state of the art – a drone suitable to be flown by…
Opportunities and Obstacles in India’s Drone Market
India, like Japan, is a relative newcomer to the global drone market – but that’s about to change. With the globe’s second largest population, India remains a highly agriculture-dependent economy,…
New Report Calls for Higher Drone Production Safety Standards
Drones are widely viewed as facilitating safety at the workplace and on the nation’s roads and highways. But how safe is the process by which the drones themselves are manufactured?…
Get Ready for the First Drone “Superhighway”
Imagine your company wanted to launch a commercial drone into urban airspace and didn’t have to worry about flight restrictions of any kind – ever. And neither did any other…
Despite the Burgeoning Global Demand for Drones, More Countries Are Banning Them
Most of the world, until fairly recently, had no laws in place either limiting or promoting the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). It’s often been a dramatic incident –…
Drones’ Commercial Future May Depend on Wireless Charging
Extending the limited flight time of commercial drones remains a major operational and technological challenge. Some see the solution in smaller, lighter-weight batteries with greater storage capacity. Others suggest the…
Pioneering Research on the Effect of Adverse Weather on Drone Performance
The number of commercial applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) also known as drones, is virtually limitless. But as a practical matter, to serve end users reliably, drones must be…
Drones Are the Perfect Eye in the Sky for Vehicle Traffic Management
Traffic on the nation’s roads and highways is getting increasingly congested, not only slowing vehicle movement but resulting in more accidents and injuries. Currently, federal and state transportation authorities deploy…
Drones Can Help Guide America’s Infrastructure Development
The construction industry has emerged as the sector of the US economy with the greatest need for support from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was true well before the nation…
Next-Generation “Indoor” Drones Help Mining Companies Save Lives and Money
The most obvious use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, (UAV’s) in the mining industry is to map and inspect a mine site and report on such things as stockpiles and security…
