Drones at Work

Felsburg Holt & Ullevig has contracted the US-based Woolpert to collect imagery for a new frontage road adjacent to I-25 in Castle Rock, Colorado.

The UVH-170 is designed for commercial operations and immediate air response emergency relief under demanding conditions and tight timescales.

Together the pair aim to provide the global commercial drone market with a European-made, “100% China-free alternative” to current options.

In a video released by CNBC International, Goldman Sachs' stats also suggest that military drones will account for 70% of the drone industry

CDP finds out how for Murphy, a leading global, multi-disciplined engineering and construction company, just how easy, or difficult, implementing and integrating drone tech is.

The scheme is estimated to cost £724k for its first five months, which will be recouped through the newly lowered £9 annual registration fee.

Riegl has revealed a new look at its VMX-Rail triple scanner mobile mapping system in a new video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfuZjz5uDQM The scanner system allows for the most efficient capture of accurate, dense and feature-rich data. The Riegl VMX-RAIL was designed for rail applications including surveying, track and infrastructure monitoring, clash detection as well as railway planning and engineering. The new video shows the scanner system in action, with its detailed and accurate data scanning system, rugged measuring-head and three VUX-1HA High Accuracy Laser Scanners. The system also has, what the company describes as, a unique crossed point cloud pattern and a

SeaWorld San Diego has been granted approval by the California Coastal Commission to test a new night-time drone show in the skies over its park. A report from the San Diego Union-Tribune notes that the park will test a show that involves using up to 500 of Intel’s ‘Shooting Star’ drones to produce a synchronised light show in the sky. The park was granted permission by the California Coastal Commission to test the show over 15-nights in February with each test lasting for no more than five minutes. SeaWorld will also have to review any potential hazards and impacts that

The flight made use of Iris Automation’s Casia collision system that provides avoidance manoeuvres to drones.

The Commercial UAV Show was held in London's ExCeL Arena with the industry bringing some of the most innovative tech to the show floor.