For the second year in a row, the North Carolina Department Oo Transportation (NCDOT) successfully organized the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) event known as the North Carolina Drone Summit. While the event speaks to the numerous priorities and needs of the entire drone industry, at its core, the event follows a long and illustrious tradition…
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DroneResponders Launches Technical Experts Program, Releases Mid-Year UAS Report
DroneResponders has launched a Technical Experts Program to assist public safety and emergency services to deploy and manage their drone programs.
Q&A with the FAA and DOT at the NC Drone Summit
As part of the highly successful North Carolina Drone Summit, a panel of officials from the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) took the stage for an in-depth Q&A session with a large audience. Operators and organizations of all types have questions regarding how both agencies approach regulation and integration for…
What are the benefits and applications of heavy-lift commercial cargo carrier drones?
We often focus on the ways in which small drones are making a difference in terms of making a given task faster, cheaper or safer, and those differences have made a real impact in industries that range from energy to construction to agriculture. At the other end of the spectrum, there’s lots of excitement about…
Are government entities using drones to steal data and spy on you?
Ongoing conversations about foregin drones have evolved from changing consumer preferences to discussing an outright ban in the U.S.
Establishing a Drone Business with Part 107 in Oil & Gas
For oil and gas firms, improving asset management is an important undertaking that requires a regular inventory of assets, inspections and maintenance.
Can Your Drone Program Scale and Deliver Reliably?
Questions about what it means to start or build a drone program have been asked for years now, but with changes to regulation and UAV technology, the answers to those questions are similarly evolving. Effectively integrating drones into the enterprise is often a balance between being able to ensure safe operational standards no matter the…
Gretchen West set to carve a path to success for Schiebel Aircraft, Inc.
We often talk about how quickly things change with the commercial drone market, and the CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS from Schiebel Aircraft, Inc. is an especially pertinent example of the type of technology that is fueling those changes. However, developments that take place behind the scenes at these companies often represent even more significant shifts for…
Kittyhawk, FAA release improved version of B4UFLY UAS app
Kittyhawk and the FAA have introduced a new version B4UFLY, the free FAA mobile app that lets drone operators check the status of airspace prior to flight.