INTERGEO is the world’s largest GIS show, held each year in a different German community.  This year, INTERGEO 2023 will be held in Berlin, October 10-12. Continue reading below, or listen: Drones have been a critical tool in surveying since they became common in commercial use, and INTERGEO has adapted to showcase new drone technology and the software ecosystem.  INTERGEO features the co-located  Interaerial Solutions,  offering a dedicated exhibition floor, live flight demos and a stage for drone-focused sessions. In addition, this year INTERGEO announced they would add an Unmanned Systems theme: all about UAV technology.  If you’re attending INTERGEO next month, here are just some of the Unmanned Systems sessions you won’t want to miss. - Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, 02.00 p.m.-03.00 p.m.: UAV PHOTOGRAMMETRY WORKFLOW – REVISITED “Here, the workflow of photogrammetric data acquisition with UAVs will be examined and analyzed, taking into account new findings or developments,” says INTERGE...

Over the past year, there has been a lot of attention on the lower-cost DJI RC and, lately, the new DJI RC2, both with 5.5″ integrated screens. Now, with the release of the Mavic 3 Pro, there has been a renewed interest in the two-year-old DJI RC Pro, currently, the best remote controller you can use with the professional powerhouse. In this article, we’ll be doing a renewed deep dive into the professional grade DJI RC Pro’s: - Price - Build quality - Size and Weight - Sustained Screen Brightness, as well as - Various Features of the RC Top Drone Courses Benefits of the DJI RC Pro The costly RC Pro is the successor to the ever-popular, albeit equally expensive, DJI Smart Controller . As with the original smart controller, the RC Pro caters more to advanced drone pilots and commercial operators (professionals) . Integrated Screen The original DJI Smart Controller perfected the Android-based, 5.5″ integrated screen, as seen in the subsequent three versions of smart cont...

RadioKAOS, CC BY-SA 3.0 ACUASI Demonstrates Airport to Airport Drone Delivery in Alaska by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Continue reading below, or listen: The Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration recently completed an important milestone in the development of a local drone industry when their SeaHunter drone completed an uncrewed flight from Nenana Airport all the way to the Fairbanks International Airport, a 45-mile journey. Conducted by a University of Alaska Fairbanks research center, the test flight, (the first airport-to-airport UAV trip in the state), was designed to show new ways to integrate UAVs into commercial air operations. ACUASI, a division of the UAF Geophysical Institute, had previously run loop routes out of Fairbanks International to practice departures, arrivals, and runway approach practice.  The Airport to Airport Drone Delivery Demonstration “These are some of the first steps for drone deliveries across Alaska,” ACUASI Deputy Direct...

Dates and Location Announced for 2024 Florida Public Safety Drone Operations Conference (FLOCON) Event will showcase new technology and educate first responders on the use of Drones For Good® The DRONERESPONDERS Florida Public Safety Coordination Group (FLOGRU) announced today that the 2024 Florida Public Safety Drone Operations Conference (FLOCON) will be held from February 20-22, 2024, in Auburndale, FL.  FLOCON will unite first responders from across Florida and other regions who are using small, uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) for a wide variety of life and safety missions. FLOCON 2024 will build off the inaugural event held in March 2023 by offering additional classroom education combined with targeted clinics on the tactical use of sUAS for real-world law enforcement, fire rescue, and disaster response missions.  Live demonstrations of products and equipment for the ecosystem surrounding public safety drone operations will also be featured. “What makes FLOCON unique com...

The Mavic 3 line (Classic, Pro, Cine) is DJI’s foldable professional flagship line. Aside from stellar omnidirectional obstacle sensing, solid tracking functions, and a quality build, the Mavic 3 line has impressive cameras. 4/3 CMOS Hasselblad cameras to be exact. An essential purchase for any Mavic 3 owner, especially the commercial pilot, will be SD cards. Even the Cine versions, with their 1TB of internal storage, perfect for Apple ProRes files, can accommodate high-capacity 2TB SD cards. We’ll be discussing SD card specs as well as talking about the best SD cards for the Mavic 3 line, how to insert and eject the Mavic 3 and DJI RC Pro SD cards, and how to format the SD cards in both the Mavic 3 and DJI RC Pro. The best SD cards for the Mavic 3 line and DJI RC Pro   are the SanDisk Extreme and Extreme PRO lines, Samsung’s EVO line, Kingston Canvas Go!, Angelbird, and the Lexar 1066x line. While we will be discussing specific cards by various manufacturers, there are many, many ...

Mistakes: an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say I’ve made a few mistakes here and there. In the business world, some mistakes can be so bad that they lead to destroying the whole entirety of a business. Luckily, fingers crossed, I don’t have any of those. Mistakes, however, can be easy to make, and if there are enough of them – eek! It’s still the same result as one really, really big mistake. Mistakes are tricky little devils too, where they may not seem like a mistake at the time. They are all around us, all the time. Just waiting to happen. In this series, we’ve been looking back at my time and experiences opening and operating a small drone services business . My wonderful editor here at Droneblog.com, Elizabeth, thought a more personal view would be interesting. I have to say it has been a blast looking back and reminiscing about those days gone by. This is why one’s editors are always right, Elizabeth’s always right. I should listen ...

Start-up’s mission software uses plain English commands to control drones By DRONELIFE Feature Editor Jim Magill Continue reading below, or listen: Imagine being able to program drone missions by communicating with your UAVs using simple commands in English, such as having a police surveillance drone being able to pick out a suspect’s vehicle from a crowed highway by telling it to “Find the red truck.” Avianna , a recently launched software startup, offers a suite of products that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to enable drones and other robots to understand human language and operate autonomously. Vic Pelicano, founder and CEO of Avianna, said he started the company earlier this year to harness the power of AI to be able to create smarter drones. He said the first generation of drone software, which enabled the flying vehicles to evolve from recreational products to commercially useful tools, is not advanced enough to bring commercial UAV operations into the future. “The world m...