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Blue whale captured by drone off San Diego coast
Earlier today we saw how a Great White shark was swimming close to a group of surfers in South Africa, and now we see how a drone captured video footage of a blue whale swimming off the San Diego coast.
DJI Phantom 4 RTK now supported in Kespry aerial intelligence platform release
Kespry, the leading drone-based Aerial Intelligence solution provider, today announced its Summer 2020 Aerial Intelligence platform updates with support for the DJI Phantom 4 RTK. The enterprise-focused enhancements for mining, aggregates, construction, and insurance industries include new capabilities, tools, integrations,…
Dronisos sets new world record for simultaneous indoor drone flight
Dronisos, a drone light show specialist, sets a new world record for flying drones simultaneously during a recent light show. the old record was set at 160 drones. Dronisos blew straight through that by having 200 drones in the air…
Drone video shows Great White shark and surfers in a very close encounter
Over the last few years, we’ve seen quite a few videos where swimmers get quite close to sharks and other wildlife, however, this drone video tops them all. You can see the Great White shark checking out a group of…
Second delivery agreement for Drone Delivery Canada with DSV Air & Sea
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) Corp. had entered into a commercial agreement with the David McAntony Gibson Foundation to use service drones to Beausoleil First Nation (BFN) community in Ontario earlier this month. Now a second delivery agreement has been signed…
So you need a thermal drone, but you don’t trust French drones…
So you need a thermal drone, but you don’t trust French drones… What do you do? Well, you make your own 3D printed mounting system and take a FLIR Systems Vue Pro R with 620×512 resolution and, voila!
Drone News – Wed June 24, 2020
Here are 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 and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
Iconic drone photo of the Burnside Bridge protest in Portland
Here’s an article that explains how the iconic photo of the Burnside Bridge protest in Portland was captured. The aerial photo of thousands of people protesting and laying down on the bridge on June 2 for 8 minutes and 46…
Drone photos show extend of oil spill after boats sinks
Drone photos from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) show the extent of an oil spill after a boat had sunk in the Glasson Dock Marina. A large cleanup operation is now underway to contain the spill and remove the…
Autonomous drones fly complicated maneuvers using onboard sensors and AI
In partnership with Intel, a team of researchers from the University of Zurich has enabled autonomous drones to fly complicated maneuvers using only onboard sensors and AI.
Update for DJI Fly app – DJI releases version 1.1.5
Yesterday, DJI released a new update for the DJI Fly app. This is version 1.1.5 that has a file size of 268.6 MB. The update includes some small improvements in general and some more useful ones that are exclusively for…
Drone finds lost hiking family in Florida nature reserve
What started out as a leisurely family hike turned scary when the group got lost in a almost 2,000 square mile Florida nature reserve last Sunday. Luckily an operator with a drone found the lost hikers quickly. #dronesforgood
Medical drone company Swoop Aero secures eight-figure investment
Swoop Aero, based in Melbourne, Australia, builds and operates drones to transport medical supplies, just announced it has secured an eight-figure investment round. The medical drone company will use the funds to establish a presence in New Zealand and certify…
Drone News – Mon June 22, 2020
Here are 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 and some of them will be from other sources. If you’d like to receive this in an…
DJI Mavic 3 rumored to have optical image stabilization (OIS)
The eagerly awaited DJI Mavic 3 is rumored to have Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and is now scheduled for September launch after some small issues have been resolved.
DJI interviews drone expert Wiebe de Jager from DroneWatch
Recently, DJI interviewed my good friend, fellow Dutchman, and drone expert, Wiebe de Jager from DroneWatch. Here are the interview and background information on Wiebe’s work for the Dutch TV show ‘real Life in the Zoo.’
RCMP drone flew at wrong altitude when it collided with helicopter
The collision between the RCMP drone and helicopter, we reported on recently was caused by the drone flying at the wrong altitude. The FLIR SkyRanger R60 surveillance drone was operated measuring its altitude in meters instead of feet when it…
Drone with a thermal camera locates canoers in distress
A drone with a thermal camera locates two canoers who were in distress after their vessel began taking on water in Bridgewater, MA. #dronesforgood
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