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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTrgoedkyqc?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] DJI has released a teaser video for the new product that will be announced on March 1, 2016.  I’m excited because the video suggests a change in form from the venerable Phantom. Not much is revealed, but does tease at least one additional lens-based sensor, so we can expect more sophisticated object avoidance ...

Volume measurement from drone photogrammetry drops in price

(originally written for DroneCoalition and reproduced here on Skypixel.org) Yesterday, DroneDeploy announced Volume Measurements, an enhancement to their web-based photogrammetry service that enables rapid volume estimation using only a few clicks of the mouse. At the moment, drone-based volume estimation is commonly used for stockpile monitoring and is one of the few current use cases ...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOBQXuu_5Zw?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] Intel (in collaboration with Ars Electronica Futurelab) showed off 100 small drones swarming in concert to a performance of a bastardized version of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (incorporating Intel’s jingle). The demonstration was pulled off in Flugplatz Ahrenlohe, Tornesch, Germany, last November, and the swarming stunt won a Guinness World Record for “Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) airborne ...

The DJI Phantom 3 Advanced is on sale at B&H Photo for $799 ($200 off), which is a ridiculously low price. The Amazon (Prime) price is $849 shipped, which is also a great deal. It’s likely that these sale prices are a result of the Phantom 3 4K being announced and a plan to phase ...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeUjbOIyJSQ?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] SkyGates, a virtual racing gates proof of concept for Eagle Tree’s Vector Flight Controller, looks like it could be a great flight training tool. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z625R9eljIc?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] Congratulations to DJI and FLIR for the announcement of the Zenmuse XT Thermal Camera! I’ve been waiting for this particular collaboration to bear fruit for a long time, and it’s super exiting to see it come to life. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Hi, everyone! Are you going to buy a toy drone this holiday season? If you are, I have a plea: don’t buy crappy drones! And if you do, don’t fly them outside! I was interviewed as an expert today as part of a TV segment that will air next Tuesday. Part of the show involved ...

Tested, Adam Savage, and Field Notes have teamed up to bring you the Field Notes/Tested.com UAS Flight Log (shown here with one of the original prototypes). You’re all logging all your flights, right? 😉

Raw analog FPV footage from a flight with a Blade Nano QX FPV (a 22 gram / 0.78 oz FPV quadcopter) from a drone-themed gathering at Greylock VC in San Francisco organized by Chris McCann / Greylock. Participants included Adam Bry (Skydio), Andreas Raptopoulos (Matternet), Antoine Balaresque (Lily), Buddy Michini (Airware), Dan Burton (DroneBase), Dr. ...