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128MP Survey Camera, Aloft Expanding to AAM, New Waivers Course, and Black Friday Sale!
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you this week. The first one is that Phase 1 is releasing a 128-megapixel survey camera – it’s huge. Aloft is expanding to AAM, and lastly, our Black…
Phase One Introduces Lightweight 128-MP Drone Camera For Aerial Surveying
In collaboration with Quantum Systems and Trimble, Phase One has developed a 128-megapixel medium-format camera tailored for survey-grade applications. The Phase One P5 Survey Payload, designed for compact drones, weighs less than 700 grams. It features an electronic global shutter…
ROCK Robotic Announces New R3 and R3PRO Survey-Grade LiDAR Systems
ROCK Robotic, a Denver-based LiDAR drone mapping and surveying technology company, has unveiled its latest 3D mapping solutions, the R3 and R3 PRO systems, designed for land surveyors and commercial mapping professionals. These cutting-edge systems offer advanced hardware components in…
How to be a successful commercial drone pilot – Part 107
So part of my self-improvement plan is to start writing again (with How to be a successful commercial drone pilot – Part 107 as my first article on DroneXL), sometimes just for myself and sometime to share. I saw yet…
Topodrone used DJI M300 drone to perform a LIDAR survey of Swiss lake
Check out this project in which Topodrone used a DJI M300 drone to perform a LIDAR and bathymetric survey of a 109-acre lake and surrounding area in Switzerland. The Swiss lake, Lac de Bret was mapped using a DJI Matrice…
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…