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Daily Drone News – Tuesday August 11, 2020
Today's most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co
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Drone Inspection
Cyberhawk secures drone maintenance contract with US utility
Drone-based inspection firm, Cyberhawk won the contract for the work in California through a competitive tender process. The company...
Drones for Good
Drones are absolutely fantastic says shark specialist and professor from Florida Atlantic University
Drones are 'absolutely fantastic' says Stephen Kajiura, a shark specialist and professor from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.
Technology
PrecisionHawk awarded patents for Unmanned Air Traffic Management (UTM)
PrecisionHawk has been awarded two patents for technologies it has developed for unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM).
Video
Damage to Rachel Ray’s mansion shown in drone photos
Damage to Rachel Ray's upstate New York mansion shown in drone photos after a massive fire ripped through her home last Sunday.
Drone as First Responder
Fire department drone monitors scene of gas explosion in Baltimore
A fire department drone monitors the scene of a major gas explosion in the Reisterstown Station neighborhood in Northwest Baltimore
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DJI Mavic Air 2
Troubleshoot Mavic Air 2 firmware update by following these tips [video]
Troubleshoot Mavic Air 2 firmware update by following these tips from Aldryn. First delete and reinstall the DJI Fly app from your smartphone
Police
St. Cloud Police uses drone and K9 to locate a man suspected of stealing a van
The St. Cloud Police Department in Minnesota used a police drone and K9 to locate a man who is suspected of stealing a van. Waite Park...
Industry
Daily Drone News – Monday July 10, 2020
Today's most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co
Drone Delivery
With a $1M state grant a university plans to deliver PPE kits by drone to fight COVID-19
With a $1 million state grant, the Elizabeth City State University plans to deliver PPE test kits by drone to help fight COVID-19 in rural...
DJI Mavic Air 2
DJI Mavic 2 Air firmware update brings 4K Zoom Mode and more – v01.00.0340
After some confusing firmware updates for the DJI Mavic Air 2, DJI now cleaned up its act and got everybody on firmware version v01.00.0340.
Video
Disastrous oil spill in Mauritius shown in drone footage
Disastrous oil spill in Mauritius shown in drone footage as the Japanses oil tanker ran aground last month. Btw - Did you see the helicopter?
Industry
Daily Drone News – Friday August 7, 2020
Today's most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co
DJI
Mysterious DJI drone photo shared on Twitter. Possible DJI FPV drone?
A heavily scrambled photo of a mysterious DJI drone was just shared on Twitter. Could this be a new DJI FPV drone? Let's take a closer look.
Litchi
Litchi for Mavic Mini in beta-testing. DJI Mavic Air 2 needs DJI SDK update
We checked in with the app developer. Litchi for the Mavic Mini is in beta-testing and they're waiting for DJI to update the Mavic Air 2 SDK.
DJI Mavic Air 2
New DJI Mavic Air 2 features improve cinematic capabilities and obstacle avoidance
New DJI Mavic Air 2 features improve the cinematic capabilities and offer new obstacle avoidance options on DJI's latest drone. These features
Industry
Daily Drone News – Thursday August 6, 2020
Today's most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co
DJI Go 4 App
DJI updates DJI Go and DJI Go 4 app. Possibly in response to Synacktiv report?
DJI just updated the DJI Fly app, and also the DJI Go and DJI Go 4 app. In response to Synacktiv's recent reports, we wonder? Hmmm...
DJI Fly App
New DJI Fly app released by Chinese drone maker – Version 1.1.6
DJI released a new version of their DJI Fly app for Apple's iOS devices. This is now version 1.1.6 and it brings a few improvements. The app
DJI
U.S. to purge ‘untrusted’ Chinese apps from U.S. networks
The Trump administration said on Wednesday that it is stepping up efforts to purge 'untrusted' Chinese apps from U.S. digital networks.
Industry
Daily Drone News – Wednesday August 5, 2020
Today's most important drone news articles. We publish this post every weekday at 5:30 p.m. Some of these stories are from DroneXL.co
Firmware Update
Phantom 4 Pro firmware update released by DJI – v01.00.52.00
The Phantom 4 Pro and Pro+ V2.0 receive a new firmware update from DJI. This is version v01.00.20.00 which increases the transmission distance
Drone Incidents
MLB game delayed because DJI Mavic Pro hovered over the field
A rogue DJI Mavic 2 delayed a Major League Baseball game between the Twins and Pirates on Tuesday. The game in Minneapolis was delayed for
Technology
HAPSMobile expands test flight operations at New Mexico’s Spaceport America
HAPSMobile officials said that additional test flights are planned for Lanai as part of a plan to bring internet connectivity to rural areas
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