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Walmart to deliver COVID-19 test kits by drone in pilot project
Walmart said today that it would start delivering COVID-19 test kits by drone through an automated drone delivery system to customers’ doorsteps in a pilot project.
Pix4Dmatic: accurate, faster photogrammetry on a larger scale
Photogrammetry leader Pix4D is announcing the commercial release of Pix4Dmatic: the digital photogrammetry software for accurate and fast corridor and large scale drone mapping.
Altitude Angel establishes “Drone Zone” for drones and planes
In the United Kingdom, the Thames Valley to the west of London will be the site of what is expected to be the world’s first commercial ‘super-highway’ drone corridor in open and unrestricted airspace according to plans submitted to the…
Drone plays mother’s voice in effort to find missing 3-year-old boy
In Australia, a search and rescue crew used a drone that played mom’s voice in an effort to find a missing three-year-old boy. However, it was his granddad’s assistance that saved the day.
FAA moves slowly on Type Certification of drones
Earlier this year the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) posted a notice on the Federal Register about the type certification of drones. 67 individuals and organizations commented among whom Brendan Schulman from DJI, and in a separate comment, the People’s Republic…
Future of fighting crime arrives with police and fire adding drones to toolkits
The future of fighting crime has arrived as police and fire departments around the world are adding drones to their toolkits to get the job done.
senseFly – Scaling new safety heights with fixed-wing drone technology
Ames Construction, one of the largest family-owned general contractors in the United States, has significantly improved the safety and accuracy of its surveying at a copper mining site in Arizona, thanks to innovative technology from senseFly, the global leader in…
Australian government is ‘comfortable’ with data security of DJI drones
Over the last couple of years, various U.S. government officials and lawmakers have expressed concerns about DJI and the data security of DJI drones and possibly stored on DJI servers in China. DJI has always maintained that the drone operator…
How Reuters uses drones to bring you real-world news in real-time
At this point, it seems that almost all news organizations use aerial photos and videos in their reporting. This story is about how Reuters, one of the world’s leading news agencies uses drones to bring you real-world news in real-time…
Skyward partners with Parrot for sales of ANAFI USA drone
Skyward and Parrot, a European drone group, have partnered to deliver Parrot ANAFI drones along with Skyward drone program management, flight log sync, and training to U.S. enterprises.
Officials suggest Rome drone test site to Walmart and Amazon
Oneida county officials are trying to pursuade online commerce giant Amazon to start using the Rome drone test site for the second time two years, and this time they’re going after Walmart as well.
3DR’s Chris Anderson suggests four ways DJI can stay ‘out of the penalty box’
Yesterday, in a self-serving opinion piece on Bloomberg, 3DR’s CEO Chris Anderson offered four ways DJI and other Chinese hardware companies can keep itself ‘out of the penalty box.’ However, there’s a fifth solution that isn’t mentioned in the article,…