Within recent months, food security concerns have emerged across nations such as Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as swarms of desert locusts devastate crops. Whilst the same level of damage is not currently being felt in Australia, the threat of infestations extends to this area also, however drone technology… Read More
Root crops such as cassava, carrots and potatoes are notoriously good at hiding disease or deficiencies which might affect their growth. Although the leaves may look green and healthy, farmers can face unexpected surprises when they go to harvest their crops. Further to this, this also poses problems for plant… Read More
Drones are fast becoming a go-to technology for accident reconstruction, used by law enforcement, insurance companies and lawyers trying to establish blame after a crash. One of the biggest benefits in using a drone for accident reconstruction is that it significantly reduces the amount of time needed to collect a… Read More
Scientists from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have been working on a massive global pollution survey at sites around the world to better understand the problem so that they can work to find effective solutions. Within Asia, the Mekong River flows through… Read More
A Canadian Mining organisation, Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC’s Estevan, has recently shared their experience of adopting drones within their day to day activities, commenting that the technology has made mining operations more efficient. Mohsin Hashmi, Junior Mining Engineer at Westmoreland, has been working with drones for just over… Read More
According to a proof of concept experiments conducted by a multi-institutional research team, drone deployment of sterile mosquitoes could accelerate efforts to control their populations and reduce insect-borne disease. Mosquitoes are a public health hazard around the world, spreading infections like malaria to millions and causing countless deaths and health… Read More
Coverdrone is a comprehensive aviation insurance product for both the commercial and recreational drone industry, offering bespoke protection. Below we have highlighted ten reasons why thousands of drone operators choose to insure with Coverdrone, and why you may wish to consider us at your next renewal… Flexible Policy Periods Coverdrone… Read More
Meticulous Research, an Indian based research organisation, has created an industry forecast which predicts that the global agriculture drone market’s worth will reach a massive net worth of $5.19bn by 2025! Why Such A Huge Growth? Forecasters from the research group have explained that the growth within this market… Read More
A recent study by the European company ProtoLabs titled ‘Horizon Shift: Accelerated Disruption in Aerospace’ has revealed that the Coronavirus pandemic offers opportunities for drones, as changing needs lead to changing attitudes. As we have mentioned in our previous articles, drones are taking a significant role in crisis… Read More
As volcanoes are difficult to access and are high risk to collapse of explosion, the imaging of active volcanoes has so far been a great challenge in volcanology. However, researchers around Edgar Zorn from the German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ in Potsdam, are now presenting the results of… Read More
Over the last few weeks, it has been a quiet time for the industry, with the majority of commercial work being halted due to current pandemic and recreational users not being allowed out to fly freely. However, with the government’s latest guidelines announced at the weekend, it appears that… Read More
Earlier today, 7th May 2020, DJI released their new commercial drone – the Matrice 300 RTK and the Zenmuse H20 Series – a hybrid multi-sensor camera. The drone manufacturer announced that ‘they have engineered this all-in-one, high-tech solution to expand possibilities and exploit areas of work that… Read More