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SkyeBrowse, a drone reality capture platform that can convert your DJI or Autel drone video into a 3D model at the speed of coffee, has launched a new factual diagram tool to reduce the time spent on paperwork by over 99%.

In the seven months since Brandon Torres Declet was appointed as its chief executive officer, AgEagle Aerial Systems has been aggressively pursuing its goal to become a global billion-dollar drone company.

Living as he does near a wastewater treatment plant, Santiago Marco knows all about recurring odors fouling the surrounding air. So the researcher at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia developed an e-nose that, when paired with a drone, may help managers proactively reduce the stink their facilities emit.

Leading advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure design and construction company Skyports says it has struck a partnership with US group LAZ Parking to develop vertiports in the Los Angeles, a move they call necessary to facilitate the introduction of air taxi services in the coming years.

Drones equipped with thermal sensors are being deployed in one of the UK’s largest-ever surveys of Atlantic grey seal pups as a less intrusive, faster, and cheaper alternative to manual counting.

Words (nearly) fail. A Salem, Virginia, man has pleaded guilty to repeatedly buzzing a group of firefighters with his drone, a craft he subsequently demanded police return after it crashed inside the station where the rattled responders had taken refuge. The defendant now risks a three-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine.

After a particularly hectic launch season with three back-to-back product releases, you may think DJI is done for 2021. But the technology giant has just unveiled two new drones in its home country of China: the DJI Agras T40 and T20P.

Toronto-based drone logistics firm Drone Delivery Canada has unveiled the next generation of its Sparrow aircraft. The company says the new drone, which will be commercialized as the Canary, has already passed its first tests successfully.

AgEagle Aerial Systems has announced its Measure affiliate is integrating Wing’s OpenSky app into its ground control system, with the objective of improving and simplifying drone pilot verification of nearby restricted airspace, and requesting real-time authorization to fly in prohibited areas.

Drone Racing League (DRL) has launched its first mobile game, Drone Racing Arcade, to bring the thrill of drone racing to players across the globe. This first-of-its-kind mobile game with real-world prizes is available as a free app for both iOS and Android mobile devices.

Featuring an all-star ensemble of Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot, Netflix’s latest mega-production, Red Notice, has made history by scoring the streaming service’s biggest opening day. But in addition to the A-list trio, the movie also features an A-list star from the world of FPV drones, albeit he stays behind the camera.

Autonomous navigation specialist Near Earth and aerospace and defense tech company L3Harris say they successfully conducted simulated UAV deliveries of critical medical supplies, including whole blood, to soldiers in far-off battle situations under a US Army program.

In May 2017, Amazon announced the opening of a new Prime Air Development Center in Clichy, France, to boost research and development into its drone delivery program. Today, the dozen-strong team focusing on drone navigation stands reassigned to new roles.

Just how booming are drone deliveries of contraband to jails across Canada? According to official estimates, UAVs are now making rounds at a rhythm of nearly one prison per day.

Abu Dhabi is hosting a global competition with a prize pot of more than $3 million to challenge innovators from all over the world to design autonomous drone systems for maritime safety and security.

A UK air incident board issued an official ruling on a near-miss encounter between a passenger plane preparing to land and a drone that seemed so imminent the pilot reflexively ducked beneath the cockpit window to avoid shattering glass from the expected impact. Not surprisingly, that close call was rated Category A – the highest level of risk of collision.

Autel Robotics has some good news for people hoping to grab an EVO Nano or EVO Lite drone for the holidays. Maxwell Lee, General Manager at Autel Robotics, has confirmed to DroneDJ that tech enthusiasts will be able to buy the company’s new drone series beginning in December.

India has many sacred rivers, but that doesn’t mean they always get respect. The Yamuna River is so polluted this week that devotees had to wade into a kind of noxious bubble bath to celebrate the festival of Chhatt Pooja. Watch this drone video that shows the Yamuna’s toxic foam.

Bust out the glow sticks and neon bands! After enthralling concert-goers in Las Vegas last month, Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) is bringing its 25^th edition celebrations to Orlando this weekend. And once again, counting down to the fireworks at the opening ceremony will be mesmerizing drone shows.

As an indication of how quickly things can change, a UK drone pilot’s video of a shuttered colliery and coke plant in Wales offers dramatic evidence of how swiftly the carbon-spewing coal industry has declined in the space of a generation.

To ensure an optimal flight experience, knowing how to update the DJI Mavic 3 firmware to the latest version is important. Firmware updates add new features to the aircraft, gimbal, camera, and remote controller. They also contain fixes to solve software bugs.

A pair of draft bills introduced to Ohio’s legislature outlines restrictions for drone flights by both private individuals and police forces in what, if passed, would be the state’s first laws regulating operation beyond Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines.

“Do more with less” is a mantra that has allowed Singapore to achieve a higher GDP per capita than the United States, even though Singapore is about 13,673 times smaller than the US. The same concept has now enabled researchers to develop a rotary-wing drone that doesn’t need “extravagant” components like two whole wings or four separate motors. F-SAM is a monocopter drone that weighs only 69 grams, can achieve a maximum lateral speed of 2.37 m/s, and fly for about 16 minutes with its semi-rigid wing.

Zipline has taken another stride forward in its innovative instant medical logistics work by making a successful long-range drone delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, requiring ultra-cold-chain treatment, to destinations in Ghana.