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ShenZhen Art-Tech tells us about the iEagle drone

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The ShenZen Art-Tech iEagle drone is another choice for aerial videography We came across the iEagle drone from ShenZen Art-Tech and it immediately struck us as similar to the DJI Phantom series of drones.  We decided to reach out to the company and learn a bit more. Q. The iEagle drone looks like it would be a good drone for aerial video, is it primarily designed for this use? Yes, it’s primarily designed to be a flying aerial photographer, Q. How does the iEagle drone compare to products like the…

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UTM NASA’s low-altitude air traffic management research for UAS

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  UTM allows safe operations by providing airspace management, geo-fencing, weather and wind integration, separation management and contingency management. Parimal Kopardekar will be a panelist at the upcoming InterDrone Conference in September speaking about how to successfully integrate drones into the NAS (national airspace).  His work at NASA on UTM (the NASA’s low-altitude air traffic management research for unmanned aerial systems) is going to be a critical component to this effort, so we reached out to our friends at NASA to ask a few questions and learn more.  What follows is our interview with a NASA Spokesperson…

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A talk with DJI about the state of the drone market

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  The drone market is clearly expanding and DJI is at the forefront – Read their thoughts in our interview Michael Perry is the Director of Communication at drone market leader DJI, working with the media to better understand his company and how UAV technology is positively impacting our lives. He took time out of his busy schedule to sit down and respond to our questions about crowd funding, regulations, and more. Q. DJI is clearly the drone market leader in the unmanned vehicle space. There are, however, many new companies popping up as well…

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Insights from Drone pilot training company DARTdrones

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  DARTdrones is a female owned, military founded, family business focused on drone pilot training With the growth of this market the need for excellent drone pilot training programs is more important than ever.  When we saw DARTdrones receive their section 333 exemption we reached out to learn more. Q. Could you tell us a bit about your team at DARTdrones? DARTdrones is a female owned, military founded, family business. My dad is an entrepreneurship professor and was teaching an online military MBA to my now co-founder, Army Major Chris Costello. I…

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Drone advertising comes to IndieGoGo with Advatar

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  The Advatar Octocopter, a Drone advertising solution from Hoovy, has launched on IndieGoGo this morning The Advatar Octocopter drone advertising project went live on IndieGoGo this morning.  As of this writing, just one hour after launch, it has already raised more than $11,000, 20% of it’s $50,000 target. What is drone advertising?  Here is a brief video from Hoovy CEO Eugene Stark. The crowd funding page notes: “The Advatar is a wind resistant, GPS equipped octocopter that can fly banners in any location. We have spent countless hours perfecting the drone. The eight-engine Advatar allows…

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SkyBot – Build your own drone kit and educational program

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  The SkyBot Kickstarter is part educational program for kids and part a build your own drone kit I was a geek, I admit it.  I learned to build my own robot in school and would have loved every aspect of this program if it had been available then.  A build your own drone kit?  You can’t go wrong. The SkyBot Kickstarter page notes “We Developed “DRONE ROBOTICS” which offers an engaging program at “The Boys and Girls Club of America”, in- and after-school classes at local BGCA around greater Los Angeles“.  Engaging kids in…

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A brief talk about drone policy with DJI’s US Policy Leader

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  DJI is the current leader in the market so we had to ask their US drone policy leader a few questions Jon Resnick leads DJI’s drone policy efforts in Washington DC. Prior to joining DJI, he was a senior television planning editor with the Associated Press, leading news planning for AP’s national elections coverage. Jon spearheaded AP’s program to incorporate drones into professional news-gathering operations. He also played a leadership role in the News Media Coalition which is now conducting formal testing at an FAA sanctioned site. Jon will be a panelist at…

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Kickstarter drone yeair! is shaking things up

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  This Kickstarter drone is combustion powered and open sourced, it may just be the quadcopter of the future The yeair! Kickstarter drone has generated a lot of buzz and, along the way, is closing in on its crowd funding target of $76,902.  With 57 days to go they have already raised over $61,000 and appear to be another crowd funding success story in the making. What did we do when we saw this?  Of course, we reached out to the team to ask a few questions.  Before the interview, however, here is an overview…

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A brief chat with Agribotix about precision agriculture

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Following their $250,000 grant we reached out to Agribotix to learn more about their thoughts on precision agriculture As you may recall, Agribotix received a $250,000 grant from Colorado’s Advanced Industry Program in the middle of May to advance their efforts in precision agriculture.  We reached out to ask them a few questions, here they are. Q. I grew up in Vermont in a family filled with farmers, many of whom were (and are) not up on the latest technology. Is this a challenge for you in this area? Yes, it is a…

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Earth Forensics is getting things done with their DJI Phantom

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Replacing a 50-foot monopod and a tethered aerial blimp with a DJI Phantom has made Earth Forensics much more productive Earth Forensics is using DJI Phantom drones to deliver on their mission in a much more efficient, and richer, manner.  is an interesting company, here is a bit about them from their About Page: “The Earth Forensics team is comprised of geoscientists and professional educators hired by public entities and private industry around the globe to investigate, identify, and implement solutions to geologic, hydrologic and environmental concerns. Earth Forensics specializes in outside-the-box thinking…

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