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Commercial Drone Use is Growing

Far from being one shot wonders, drones continue to increase in appeal to the commercial marketplace as an essential business tool. A 2018 survey involving US companies with a revenue of at least $50 million found that 90 percent believed drones saved time and money and use would quickly double.  Drone Services for Both Large and Small Companies  …

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Autonomous Drones for Inspections

When drones first came out, there was great excitement with the possibilities for drone use in all types of inspections. Make sense sending a drone to inspect instead of the high cost and risk of human inspections. However, manual drones have not replaced traditional inspection methods. But, autonomous drones are proving to be a game changer.  Why Drones …

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Are Drone Taxis in Our Future?

Will there be drone taxis around the skies in the future? Absolutely yes, it’s a matter of when. An increasing  number of major companies are preparing themselves to enter that space.  What is Urban Air Mobility?  Urban Mobility (UAM) envisions a safe and efficient aviation transportation system that will use highly  automated aircraft that will …

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DJI FPV (M)-Mode – Things to Know Before You Try

New DJI FPV owners need to know that flying in Macro (M) is harder than they might think. It is clear by now that DJI has cornered the market of photography drones, whether it is drones for kids, enterprise drones, drones for agriculture, drones for roof inspection, etc. Since March, 2021, DJI has added one …

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New FoxFury Lighting System Launches For Autel Evo 2

FoxFury Lighting Partners with Autel Robotics launches the D100 Drone Search/Spotlight System for the Autel EVO II series of drones. As part of its expanded partnership with TacSwan and Autel, these new features — the new lighting system — uses Osram LEDs and enables the Evo II to become an ideal search and rescue drone …

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Ventus Micro Is a Powerful New Option For Infrared Drone Sensors

Sierra-Olympic Technologies (SOTI), experts in thermal imaging technology, introduces a powerful option for infrared sensors — infrared camera systems — on drones for surveillance applications with the Ventus Micro. Sierra-Olympic designs, manufactures, and distributes leading-edge infrared camera systems, components, and total imaging solutions for defence contractors, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), camera integrators, and the security …

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The DJI Zenmuse P1 & L1 Payload Review

DJI launches two new payloads — Zenmuse L1 and P1 enterprise payloads — the first integrated Lidar and photogrammetry drone solutions for aerial surveying, especially commercial surveying, mapping, and real-world models industry. The Zenmuse L1 The Zenmuse L1 combines a lidar module with a high accuracy IMU, and a 1-inch RGB camera capable of taking …

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The Tiffen Mavic Mini Polarizer and ND Filter Kit Review

A review of the Tiffen Filter ND & ND/polarizer kit for the DJI Mavic Mini drones is now available. When ND filters were first released for the DJI Mavic Mini, they were impractical because the DJI Fly app did not make it possible to change the shutter speed when capturing video, which meant that the …

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