Is drone mapping surveying without a license? A First Amendment lawsuit in North Carolina says surveyors cannot stop drone operators from selling photos and making maps. Hiring a surveyor is an expensive buisness, but necessary if you want to establish legal property lines. What if you just want to see what your property looks like,…
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SINT-TRUIDEN, BE and OSS, NL 23 March 2021 – Airobot, an end-to-end solution provider, has recently introduced their proprietary Airobot Zmapper drone. The company, working from the DronePort incubator, is the first to release a fully operational product based on Acecore’s Developer Kit drone platforms. “We were looking for a partner to supply us with…
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On March 22, 2021, two companies–Daedalean and Reliable Robotics–announced their new partnership to build advanced navigation and situational awareness (SA) systems for commercial aircraft operations. With the new certifiable technology, onboard or remote pilots will benefit from next-generation flight automation systems. The proprietary solution enables onboard pilots and remote pilots to make faster, better-informed decisions based…
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Ampaire, a leader in electric aviation, will head up a consortium to demonstrate the feasibility and advantages of regional electric aviation transport. The group’s 2ZERO (Towards Zero Emissions in Regional Aircraft Operations) programme will include demonstration flights of Ampaire’s six-seat Electric EEL aircraft, and, in a later phase, of a 19-seat Eco Otter SX, hybrid-electric…
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Assistant Chief Constable David Hartley: “This will really help us in keeping our communities safe.” The Home Office, Police and UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announce a new campaign aimed at clamping down on drone-related crimes. Operation Foreverwing will raise awareness of enforcement work taking place around drones More than 330 drone-related incidents recorded during…
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Joby Aviation (“Joby” or the “Company”), a transportation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) that it intends to operate as a commercial passenger aircraft beginning in 2024, today announced the appointment of Dan Elwell as an Advisor. Elwell served as Deputy and Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) from…
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For years, decreasing fuel tax revenues have required state transportation departments and the contractors they partner with to find new and inventive ways to do more with less. But welcome to the world of construction, right?! AASHTO estimates a $37 billion decrease in state DOT revenue between 2020 and the end of 2024. So what are DOTs,…
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Jamming activity will take place between the 22 and 31 March 2021 Jamming equipment will be located within a 250m radius of 520828N 0043415W. Activity may affect GNSS equipment within a range of distances as specified in the associated AIP Briefing Note. During the trials impacted systems may suffer intermittent or total failure. An associated NOTAM…
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CNIM Air Space inaugurates a new production line dedicated to the assembly of its tethered aerostats and airships’ envelopes. The line has been set up inside CNIM Air Space’s current factory near Toulouse, in the South-West of France. It is a new addition to CNIM Air Space’s unique industrial facility in Europe, focused on “lighter-than-air”…
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Connectivity is critical for scaling drone operations – and the Elsight Halo is the tiny tool designed to ensure a secure and virtually unbreakable connection between drone and operator. We spoke with Elsight’s VP of Global Sales and Alliances Scott Jonasz about the Elsight solution and traction and velocity in the drone industry. Enabling Advanced…
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