Expert Fireside: What I Learned the Hard Way
Every expert in this room has a story they wish they’d heard sooner. In this panel, operators from across the industry get real about the mistakes that cost them and…
September 1-3, 2026 • Caesars Forum • Las Vegas
Every expert in this room has a story they wish they’d heard sooner. In this panel, operators from across the industry get real about the mistakes that cost them and…
Learn to bring Aviation Safety Culture into the drone industry and into your own missions with Commercial Airline Pilot and UAS SAR expert Kyle Nordfors.
Flying the drone is the easy part. Turning that data into something your client actually values? That’s where the real work and the real money is. Jared Janacek pulls back…
From scouting and spraying to mapping and monitoring, drones are showing up across nearly every aspect of modern agriculture, and they’re changing what’s possible in the field. Farmers are getting…
As more universities are looking to implement new UAV programs of study or keep already established programs up to date with the latest UAV applications, faculty and administration are left…
With Part 108 on the rise, commercial drone traffic will become exponentially higher in the next year. While this is an exciting advancement for industry, the influx of traffic in…
As the commercial drone industry continues to mature, the demand for qualified, well-prepared professionals has never been greater. This roundtable convenes educators, hiring managers, and established industry practitioners for a…
This workshop teaches the fundamentals of creating controlled map products and 3D models from UAS-mounted lidar systems. Participants will learn to successfully design projects in accordance with ASPRS Positional Accuracy…
This workshop teaches the fundamentals of creating controlled map products and 3D models from UAS-mounted camera systems. Participants will learn to successfully design projects in accordance with ASPRS Positional Accuracy…
As drone programs expand from small, localized projects to enterprise-level operations, maintaining precision across massive, multi-flight datasets often becomes a major bottleneck. The outstanding question facing today’s geospatial professionals is:…