One of the objectives of this H2020 project, supervised by the European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA), is to show the benefits of Galileo and EGNOS in drone operations. The exercises were conducted in July at ATLAS test flight centre in Villacarrillo (Jaén, Spain) and will be completed with urban flights in Seville in…
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Source: Aquiline Drones Aquiline Drones is set to launch a new app to match drone operators with clients. Connecticut-based company says its Drone-on-Demand” (DoD) mobile app is the first of its kind. “Many individuals, businesses, law enforcement agencies, public works departments, and the military are missing out on the invaluable data collection capabilities of drones…
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Unmanned Aerial System simulation tools offer a cost-effective way for end-users to learn how to operate their Unmanned Aerial Systems. However, most UAS suppliers do not offer a simulator option for their clients, in part because of the high cost of developing, distributing and maintaining such software. SIMNET is a new cloud-based simulation service which…
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The new AsteRx-m3 family features state-of-the-art GPS/GNSS OEM boards optimized for power consumption and ease of integration Leuven, Belgium – October 12, 2020 – Septentrio, a leader in high precision GNSS positioning solutions, announced today an expansion of its GPS/GNSS* OEM portfolio with AsteRx-m3 product family. AsteRx-m3 receivers target various use cases and offer flexibility and affordability with no compromises of performance. They feature the lowest power consumption on the market, allowing longer operation times. Their new easy-to-integrate design ensures short set-up times and faster time-to-market. “With the AsteRx-m3 product family, Septentrio redefines state-of-the-art…
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Iprosurv, the UK’s leading aerial survey, inspection and mapping provider, has entered into a partnership with US-based agricultural surveying specialists, Sentera, in a move that will change the way agricultural risks are managed and insured in the UK. The deal sees the full Sentera suite of sensors, software and analytics made available to Iprosurv’s existing…
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Massive reductions in emplacement, mission launch time and overall footprint size are in the works for Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), thanks to new laptop-based interface called Scalable Command & Control (SC2) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). GA-ASI recently concluded a series of flight tests using the new SC2…
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Crash site investigation with drones has emerged as a leading application for unmanned systems in public safety. Gathering data that can be used by investigators in a courtroom, however, requires careful mission planning. Here, sUAS expert and industry figure Douglas Spotted Eagle of Sundance Media provides a detailed insider’s view of a helicopter crash site…
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Source: Drone Delivery Canada Long range drone delivery – greater than 20 kilometers or about 12 miles – is emerging as a fast growing in the autonomous delivery market, according to a new research report. Short range autonomous delivery has gotten a lot of press recently as companies like Walmart, Amazon, Wing, and UPS engage…
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Image by atimedia from Pixabay Amazon’s Prime Day, which for 2020 is October 13-14, has emerged as one of the best times of the year to score great deals on almost everything: including drones. Check out just a few of the great Prime Day drone deals we’ve found from new sources around the web. The…
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Time to get your EO 12866 meeting scheduled up with the OMB and ask yourquestions about Remote Identification Rulemaking. It would appear that DJI hassomething scheduled up, how about you? Ho, Ho, Ho, I’m hearing you might even be getting all of this specialness byChristmas. If not, the FAA will throw the old OMB under…
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