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Skyebrowse’s TacBrowse creates 3D models with real-time data for tactical missions
TacBrowse is a new situational awareness technology that has been launched by SkyeBrowse. This tool is meant to give tactical teams real-time intelligence that they can use while they are on tactical missions. SkyeBrowse is the drone reality capture platform…
DJI P4 Multispectral quadcopter receives new firmware update – v00.00.0159
Today, the world’s largest drone manufacturer released a new firmware update for the DJI P4 Multispectral quadcopter. The firmware version is v00.00.0159. The DJI Phantom 4 Series has long been dead as far as DJI is concerned. However, for many…
PiXL Drone Show #28 – Drones, surveying, and photogrammetry
In this latest episode of our PIXL Drone Show, we talk to John McLean, the Owner of the New York Drone Survey about how he got started, new technology, the benefits of sUAS, LIDAR, photogrammetry, and regulations. Be sure to…
3D models from drones to study receding glaciers in Pyrenees mountains
3D models from drones were used during a recent study that concluded that Europe’s southernmost glaciers will probably be reduced to ice patches in the next twenty years owing to climate change. The loss of ice mass on the Pyrenees…
Leaked specs Mavic 3 indicate mechanical shutter
DJI is anticipated to unveil the Mavic 3 later this autumn. According to Jasper Ellens’ leaked specs, the Mavic 3 camera will feature both a mechanical and an electronic shutter. Hat tip to Mr. D. for the heads up and…
Dutch drone pilot uses DJI Mini 2 to make 3D model of historic building
The historic Koppelpoort in Amersfoort (The Netherlands) can now also be admired virtually in three dimensions thanks to the efforts of Dutch drone pilot and VR developer Sjoerd Renkers. Using a DJI Mini 2, he took hundreds of photos of…
Pix4Dsurvey 1.10 introduces Smart grid, road marking, …
Today, Pix4D introduces the latest update for Pix4Dsurvey 1.10 which brings you Smart grid, road marking, and the next round of features that make vectorizing point clouds easier and faster, at least that is what they promise. Pix4Dsurvey 1.10 introduces…
Archaeologists use drones to 3D model Tepsei historical site
Archaeologists use drones to create a 3D model of the Tepsei archaeological site in the southern part of Siberia, Russia. The team of researchers from the Kemerovo State University has made the model as part of ongoing studies of the…
Wingtra drone enabled Lafayette Police to quickly map destroyed area
Last week, the Lafayette police department and the Contra Costa County drone team worked with GeoAcuity and Wingtra to use the VTOL Wingtra drone to map thousands of acres in Santa Cruz County that were destroyed during the CZU Fire…
Skydio over-sells, under-delivers and couldn’t care less about FAA rules
In response to my previous article in which I said Part 107 pilots beware, Skydio is NOT your friend, Skydio’s Chief Marketing Officer, Alberto Farronato, argues that Autonomy is the new opportunity for Part 107 drone operators. Unfortunately, nothing could…
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.
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…