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Ishveena Singh is a versatile journalist and writer with a passion for drones and location technologies. She has been named as one of the 50 Rising Stars of the geospatial industry for the year 2021 by Geospatial World magazine.

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Autel officially drops EVO Nano and Lite photos, specs ahead of Sept. 28 launch

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Autel Robotics is set to launch two new drones next week: the EVO Nano and EVO Lite, but the news cycle is being dominated by a DJI drone that has yet to be announced: the Mavic 3. So, to steer the conversation back to its upcoming products, Autel has officially dropped the first images and specs of the Nano and Lite series, days before their release.

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DJI Mavic 3 vs. Mavic 2 Pro: Specs compared on DJI’s flagship drones

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DJI’s latest drone, the long-awaited Mavic 3, promises to “double the fun” for content creators with two cameras instead of one. With its launch set for November, DJI Mavic 3’s leaked user manual and spec sheet suggest the drone will offer serious improvements over the Mavic 2 Pro, which is now three years old.

Here’s what we know so far from the leaked specs…

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Autel confirms Sept. 28 launch date for new drones: Nano and EVO Lite

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Mark your calendars, as Autel Robotics has officially confirmed a new product launch event set for September 28. The drone manufacturer will be introducing two new products next week: The sub-250-gram beginner’s drone Autel Nano, and the Autel EVO Lite that is aimed at professional content creators, aka the main target market of DJI Air 2S.

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Update: La Palma volcano consumes more homes; see live feed, drone videos

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As a volcano on La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, continues to spit out lava and ash for the fifth day, thousands more have been forced to flee. The volcano first erupted on Sunday around 3:15 p.m. local time. Since then, a continuous stream of black lava has been advancing slowly westward, destroying everything in its path. Live cam and drone footage from the region show the extent of the damage.

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Valqari gives $400,000 drone delivery box manufacturing order to Draganfly

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After the termination of a previous manufacturing agreement, Chicago-based Valqari has now chosen Canadian drone maker Draganfly as the exclusive manufacturer of its patented drone delivery stations. As per the terms of this agreement, Valqari will order at least $400,000 worth of manufacturing services from Draganfly.

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Spartacus, the Alexa of the drone industry, is set to get bigger brains with new deal

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Connecticut-based Aquiline Drones (AD) is on a buying spree. Last month, the company decided to get a 50% stake in the Netherlands-based AI drone manufacturing firm AerialTronics. And now, AD has acquired ElluminAI Labs to support the development of its in-house artificial intelligence framework called Spartacus.

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The most stunning, award-winning drone photos of 2021 are here

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The international Drone Photo Awards are a celebration of aerial photography. This year, the coveted awards saw tens of thousands of image submissions by photographers from 102 countries. And the entries that caught the attention of the jury? Well, those feature everything from monster waves and volcanic eruptions to buffalo buffets and even a 500-year-old monastery in Moscow. Take a look…

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