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Coverdrone’s Recreational Drone Insurance Policy

We are extremely well known for our industry leading commercial policy, however what you may not be aware of is that we also offer a recreational drone insurance policy. Since launching the product in December 2018, the policy has been extremely popular due to our fantastic policy features and flexible… Read More

Canadian Company To Plant A Billion New Trees By 2028 With Drones

A group of scientists in Canada have announced a new initiative to utilise drones to plant new tress cheaply and quickly in part of an effort to fight against the negative effects of climate change and deforestation. The Canadian company, Flash Forest, began testing its drone delivery systems in… Read More

H2Go Power Seeks To Power Drones With Hydrogen

H2Go Power is a team of people based at the Imperial College of London that has built what it believes to be the future of air travel by powering drones with hydrogen. H2Go Power is seeking a patent to store the explosive gas cheaply and safely. Until now, storing… Read More

New Years Eve Fireworks Replaced By Drone

Cities around the world turned to drones, rather than fireworks, on Tuesday night to entertain thousands celebrating the New Year. Shangai and Singapore are a couple of the cities, to name a few, that created unbelievable shapes and patterns with drones that have gone viral. How Do Drone… Read More

Drones To Potentially Deliver Blood & Chemo Kits For NHS

Transport planners are bidding for the first UK trails to commence, utilising drones to carry packages between hospitals, GP surgeries and hospital labs. Medics claim that the technology could mean more accurate results, in time-sensitive situations. Transport planners have also said that the drones could be used to cover parts… Read More

Meet WTS Positioning Solutions (Trax)

Continuing on with our current feature series, in today’s article we will be taking a look into WTS Positioning Solutions (Trax). Who Are WTS Positioning Solutions? WTS Positioning Solutions (Trax), founded in 2012, develops high precision real-time tracking devices. Since 2012, the company has launched six generations of Trax to… Read More

How Drones Can ‘Re-Green’ The Planet

UK based company Dendra has announced that it plans to plant 500 billion trees by 2060, by using AI and drones. A drone can plant two trees per second, according to the company, who are aiming to ‘re-green’ the planet. Dendra estimates that it would take just 400 teams… Read More

Why Use Surveying Drones?

For surveyors and GIS professionals, a surveying drone offers an enormous potential. Drones are becoming an increasingly popular method of surveying from the air, as they are a fast, safe and extremely cost effective. For roof inspections, bridge or large building surveys, drones are fast becoming the sensible choice for… Read More

Could Drones Become The Newest Attraction At Theme Parks?

The marine theme park SeaWorld in San Diego has just been granted permission by the California Costal Commission to pilot a drone light show to replace it’s nightly firework display. This however is yet to have been authorised by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). If SeaWorld obtains the… Read More

How Drones Can Help With Social Media Marketing

As we are all aware, infographics, photographs and videos always do so well on social media due to the fact that people love to see things visually. With the growth of YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook it can sometimes be hard to set your content apart from the… Read More

Agriculture Drones – Main Benefits and Best Practices

In terms of drone adoption, agriculture is now the second largest industry, after construction, with the market for agriculture drones reaching $1.3 billion. Market analysist’s have claimed that by 2026, the market for agriculture drones is set to reach $6.52 billion. The demand will continue to grow as the cost… Read More