Meteomatics’ Meteodrone Launched as Part of GrandSKY’s Micro Weather Service by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Continue reading below, or listen: Today, weather intelligence and technology company Meteomatics launched its first U.S. Meteodrone autonomous flight system at North Dakota’s GrandSKY aviation park. Meteodrone is capable of reaching altitudes of up to 20,000 feet to fill the meteorological data gap in the lower and mid atmosphere–regions, crucial for predictability and reliability in aviation and business forecasting. Meteomatics is collaborating with GrandSKY and low altitude weather technology specialist TruWeather Solutions to develop the U.S.’s first state-wide micro weather service in North Dakota. Meteomatics’ high-resolution forecast model accounts for all weather details, data points and parameters in a given square kilometer, and will power TruWeather’s decision analytics to enable real-time weather forecasts nine times more granular than the best available ...

FlyGuys today announced a new partnership with TrueLook that will revolutionize the construction industry by providing hassle-free jobsite visibility from a new angle. FlyGuys and TrueLook’s partnership will combine FlyGuys’ network of highly skilled drone pilots with TrueLook’s innovative solutions. The resulting offering will include aerial photography and videography for project documentation and progress tracking to meet the specific needs of those in the construction industry. “With our nationwide network of drone pilots and TrueLook’s innovative technology, we can provide construction teams with the tools they need to better manage their job sites, improve safety, and reduce costs,” says Jessica Slaughter, National Account Manager of FlyGuys. “We are excited to provide the construction industry with a powerful total jobsite visibility solution at a cost-effective rate.” “TrueLook is an established leader in project documentation and monitoring,” says TrueLook COO, Roger Yarrow. ...

On-time Package Delivery Society is becoming more and more aware of the enormous potential uses of UAS to perform multiple tasks that would streamline and reduce costs in many of industrial application’s routine tasks. One of these uses which is having great relevance is the case of on-demand delivery or medical transportation. According to McKinsey, over the past three years, there have been more than 660,000 commercial drone deliveries to customers, not including the countless test flights to develop and prove the technology (Exhibit). In the same way, as we already mentioned in our whitepaper about Package Drone Delivery, Deloitte estimates a value of US$115B in 2035, and the packaging delivery using drones, with a market growth rate of 48% by 2029. The extensive use of unmanned aircraft for these purposes would increase the low altitude air traffic and it would raise the probability of accidents. Relying on a technology that guarantees the precise and on-time reception of cargo and...

Ever been stuck in the middle of a row on the bleachers?  Drone delivery might be a real “game changer.” Wing Delivers Beer and Peanuts to Coors Field in Colorado Continue reading below, or listen: by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby Earlier this month, Google’s Wing held a demonstration delivery at Colorado’s Coors Field, where it delivered beer and peanuts to the field. Though not held on a game day, over 1,000 people were present in the stands to celebrate the kickoff party for AUVSI’s annual autonomous systems conference. Coors Field was selected for the demonstration due to its challenging environment. Located in Denver, Colorado, one of the country’s fastest growing cities, the stadium is filled with obstacles for delivery such as stadium seating and jumbotrons. At 5,200 feet, Coors Field sits a “mile high” in North America’s second tallest city. As the company prepares a major expansion of its drone delivery service with the Wing Delivery Network operating model announ...

Boy, oh, Boy! If you’re not impressed with the DJI Mini 3 and the Mini 3 Pro, well, you should be! It is an impressive system all around, to say the least. For its size and its plethora of functions, the fact that DJI was able to put all of that into these small platforms – if none of that gets you, the price certainly will. No other system out there to date offers so much in such a small form factor at the price that the Mini 3 and the Mine 3 Pro are at. We could spend days on end going through all these little flying beauties have to offer and just how fun they are to fly. However, what we want to focus our attention on today is the Mini 3 and the Mini 3 Pro’s Wi-Fi. Now as we just said above the DJI Mini 3 and the Mini 3 Pro are impressive. In the Mini series, whether you’re talking about the original Mini to the Mini 2 to this latest version, the Mini 3 and its slightly improved Pro variation, the Mini 3 Pro, DJI has brought us a system that allows beginners and seasoned pilots ali...

XTEND – the developer of XOS, a human-guided autonomous operating system, has acquired Performance Rotors , the Singapore-based drone inspection specialists, in a move that will boost XTEND’s ability to offer human-guided, remote interactive operations in a range of inspection scenarios, and grow its global business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Our acquisition of Performance Rotors marks the latest step in furthering XTEND’s vision of making remote interactive operations accessible to everyone, in a range of scenarios, including inspection, public safety and security,” said Aviv Shapira, co-founder, and CEO at XTEND. “Every day, people risk their lives to make our world safer. Inspection is just one area, among many, where machines, robots and drones can be used to accomplish what people can’t, in a more economical, efficient, and safer manner. We are delighted that Keith Ng, Performance Rotors’ co-founder and CEO, and his team are joining XTEND on our jour...

Hoverfly Technologies Inc .,  a worldwide supplier of  tethered drone technology, has released Spectre 2.0, the newest tethered system for mission critical situations. The new platform offers various performance improvements to its predecessor and has expanded carrying capacity with open architecture to accommodate many different payloads. Early adopters of Hoverfly technology will quickly understand the advancements and efficiencies of the new system. Standard Platform, Multi-Mission Capable Spectre 2.0 is no different from other robust, rapidly deployable tethered UAS provided by Hoverfly. Either vehicle mounted or stationary deployment, the system is soldier ready and field proved for on demand, persistent surveillance and communication network extension (designed in accordance to MIL-STD 810). With only minimal changes to the overall form factor of the system the carrying capacity has progressed to 5+ lbs. The elevated payload capacity allows not only more advanced payloads, but al...