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Construction Drones: Bechtel on Section 333 and more

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Drones will enhance safety jp26jp / Pixabay Construction Drones and More We reached out to Bechtel after they received their FAA Section 333 Exemption to learn more about construction drones, the section 333 process, and more.  While many at Bechtel assisted in this interview we wanted to thank Mike Lewis, Bechtel’s Global Manager of Construction, for his insights as he provided the responses. Q. You filed your Section 333 exemption on October 8th of 2014, did the approval process go forward as you expected? We followed a clear process and…

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Bechtel Among First Companies to Use drones in Construction

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Bechtel will be using drones soon HOUSTON, April 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Bechtel has been granted permission for commercial use of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The permission allows them to operate UAS technology, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, on projects in the United States to enhance construction processes within the virtual project delivery approach. “The use of UASs is crucial to continued innovation in engineering and construction,” said Mike Lewis, manager of construction. “We teamed with Skycatch to explore innovative ways of integrating drones…

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DroneDeploy Announces Partnership with DJI

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DroneDeploy We are very excited to see more drone-related announcements coming out today and this one comes from DroneDeploy once again.   DroneDeploy announces partnership with DJI with software for aerial mapping, imaging, and additional drone automation which is available via an App with DJI Phantom Vision 2 Drones.  This is a big win for both companies and consumers. We reached out to Mike Winn, founder and CEO of DroneDeploy, to ask him a few more questions. Q. Congratulations on the new product! This sounds like a major step forward, how…

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Three Razors Media Launches Real Estate Drone

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We came across this press release and wanted to share it. UAVs have many positive commercial uses, a real estate drone is one such example. Three Razors Media has announced an innovative use of drone technology in anticipation of customers’ aerial photography and videography needs. Founder applauds proposed FAA regulations that could empower real estate marketing professionals ready for UAVs to land in their digital media toolkits. West Des Moines, Iowa (PRWEB) March 12, 2015 Three Razors Media Launches Real Estate Drone Three Razors Media has invested in drone technology…

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