Suntuity AirWorks has announced the acquisition of BirdsiVideo and Osprey Assessments, two of the largest UAS dealer and services networks across the United States. Continue reading
Category Archives: Aerial Photography
Kenyan Filmmakers Allowed to Use Drones
Kenyan filmmakers will be allowed to use drones, Information Communication Technology Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has announced. Mucheru says the move is part of government’s partnership with development partners to boost investment in the country’s film industry. Continue reading
Snap Gets FAA Waiver in Rutherford County, Tennessee
Vantage Robotics has announced that the FAA has granted another waiver for using Snap in commercial operations over people. The Part 107.39 waiver granted to Rutherford County, Tennesee is a landmark first for a county government in the United States. Continue reading
UAVOS Fixed-Wing Sitaria Completed Flight Tests
UAVOS Inc. has completed a series of test flights of a new Sitaria fixed – wing UAV. The new UAV is designed for patrol and observation missions, for aerial photography of terrain area with a radius of up to 120 km. Among other tasks, the unmanned aircraft is purposely designed to work with the LIDAR airborne laser scanning equipment as payload. Continue reading
Shooting a Sunrise Portrait with a Drone-Mounted Flash
New Hampshire professional photographer Lee Germeroth describes how he used an aerial drone-mounted flash to achieve dramatic effects on a silhouetted subject. Continue reading
DJI Mavic 2 Pro Coming with Different Lens Options
DJI has new versions of the Mavic Pro on the way, and thanks to a mistakenly published advertisement, the company has now confirmed a few specs and features ahead of the drones’ official reveal. Continue reading
Student Designs Propellerless Drone
Royal College of Art graduate Marcus Kung has designed a drone that can fly without propellers, with the aim of reducing injuries. The Impeller Drone — Kung’s graduate project as part of the RCA‘s masters programme in Design Products — flies using four air blowers, instead of exposed rotor blades like most drones. Continue reading
Solar-Powered Aircraft Completes 10-Hour Continuous Aerial Surveying
UAVOS Inc., a Mountain View-based company specialized in unmanned solutions, has completed flight tests of the unmanned SAT-i aircraft powered by the Sun, designed to perform monitoring and aerial photography during daylight hours. Continue reading