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OxTS offers tiny inertial navigation system for drone surveys

2021-03-24T22:12:42+0000

Oxford Technical Solutions has released the xNAV650, the latest in its line of inertial navigation systems (INS), suitable for use on drones. INS provide surveyors with absolute position, timing and inertial measurements (heading and pitch/roll) that they can integrate into their survey projects. The measurements, when combined with data from other devices (such as lidar sensors and cameras), can greatly enhance the surveying process, leading to a greater return on investment, according to the company.

St. Mary's University blesses new drone lab, adds engineering concentration

2021-03-24T17:17:43+0000

St Marys University students are exploring emergency failsafe parachute deployment as part of their education.

Watch a falling anvil destroy a drone from 147 feet in the air

2021-03-24T13:24:19+0000

A few close calls and a few objects managed to scrape the drone's blades or kick sand back up into it. However, the DJI Mavic Mini used in the video ...

The Milwaukee Sheriff's new drone unit

2021-03-24T13:24:18+0000

The Milwaukee Sheriff’s office has established a new drone unit. In a media briefing, drones featuring FLIR infrared, speakers and mapping capabilities were pitched for public safety.

storyful - Drone Flies Over Lava Flow in Stunning Footage From Icelandic Volcano | Facebook

2021-03-24T08:11:10+0000

Aerial photographer Bjorn Seinbekk captured stunning footage on Sunday, March 21, showing lava flowing from a volcano on the Reykjanes ...

In a dangerous stunt, kayakers take 80-foot plunge over Hilo's Waianuenue

2021-03-24T06:12:20+0000

It was all caught on drone video as they went over the edge in the fast-flowing falls and into the pond below in individual kayaks. But officials from both ...

Drone Operator Grounded by Self-interested Government Board Fights Back - Institute for Justice

2021-03-24T06:12:20+0000

Drone entrepreneurs are finding a very old industry standing in the way of drone photography businesses. Land surveying. In North Carolina, the Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors sends warnings to drone operators saying that certain photography amounts to surveying without a license and threatens them with possible criminal prosecution. Now, drone entrepreneur Michael Jones is fighting back.

Multiple Destroyers Were Swarmed By Mysterious 'Drones' Off California Over Numerous Nights

2021-03-24T03:11:43+0000

The drones were described as flying for prolonged periods in low-visibility conditions, and performing brazen maneuvers over the Navy warships near a ...