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Drones as a simple tool? Integrating UAS into advanced operations workflow

It’s no secret that advanced drone operations bring a robust return on investment, but how easy are they to implement into your workflow? We sat down with Michael Blake, Product Manager at senseFly, an AgEagle company, to discuss if Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) should be considered a simple tool...

13/05/2022

Drones in Agriculture: Benefits, Applications and Things to Consider

Drones are fast becoming a crucial tool in agriculture, but how do you know if they are the right choice for your business? Olivia Soares de Camargo, Customer Service and Satisfaction Engineer at senseFly, an AgEagle company, explores the tangible benefits of drone technology in agriculture -AgTech- and the...

28/04/2022

eBee X Saves £20m and 100,000 Project Hours on Heathrow Airport’s Third Runway Project

Heathrow Airport is Europe’s busiest airport, and plans for a third runway – although currently on hold – will bolster the UK’s economy even more. As part of these ambitious design plans, Heathrow’s engineering team needed to develop a highly accurate 3D digital model of a 29 km2 area...

12/04/2022

Achieving Greater Speed, Efficiency & Accuracy in Stockpile Surveying with eBee X

Stockpile volume calculations remain one of the most important, yet challenging tasks in mining and quarry. The site size, area of coverage, material type and safety factors all could potentially result in operations collecting subpar data. To effectively complete the task, operations need a combination of the right tools...

31/03/2022

Why Upgrade to an eBee X

Today’s eBee X performance is the direct result of senseFly’s 10 years of industry experience and direct customer feedback. Our fixed-wing is built to boost your data collection’s quality, efficiency, and safety like no other. The eBee X features the latest evolution of technology beyond previous models. Suitable for...

28/02/2022

First Impressions After Using eBee Geo

We sat down with Fernando Vilela, director of the Brazilian company AeroPulv, to get his first impressions of the eBee Geo fixed-wing drone, which recently joined their multi-rotor fleet. Could you tell us a bit more about your company? Sure! AeroPulv is located in Iturama, a municipality in the state of...

28/02/2022

Drone Mapping Discovers Priority Archaeological Sites at Doganella

Tech-savvy archeologists are picking up drones before their trowels to rapidly and non-invasively survey sites of interest and determine where to dig with greater precision. Duke University researchers recently used the eBee X and MicaSense RedEdge-MX on a recent expedition in Italy to map a large archeological site and...

27/01/2022

Environmental Survey with Drones to Revegetate Mining Sites

Drones Pacifique Services mapped a 320 ha / 790 ac former open-pit mine in New Caledonia for soil restoration. The main challenges were maintaining a homogeneous GSD with different bench heights and site inaccessibility. The eBee X drone, S.O.D.A. 3D camera and eMotion flight planning software allowed the team to efficiently generate a...

20/01/2022

Rapid Disaster Relief: Mapping Florida Wildfires with the eBee X

Every year in Florida, thousands of acres of wildland and many homes are destroyed by fires, caused by lightning or burning debris. In May 2020, the Mussett Bayou fire in Walton County was just one of 70 wildfires burning across the state, following a period of drought, high winds...

16/12/2021

Landslide Mapping: Assessing Geological Hazards Using Drones

When a 14 meter fissure appeared on a hillside in the Georgian capital, geological experts deployed the senseFly eBee X drone to study the landslide and help assess reinforcement operations with an aerial survey of the high-risk area. Project Details Type of mission – Disaster management Outputs – Orthomosaic, DSM...

26/11/2021

Top 10 Reasons for Flying Fixed-wing Drones

If you’re a longtime drone pilot looking to expand your fleet or new to the world of professional unmanned aerial systems (UAS), there’s a lot to consider when investing in a new drone platform. Before we jump into the exciting details such as advanced camera payloads, flight capabilities, data...

18/11/2021

Drone Mapping After the Storm: USAA Delivers Localized Disaster Intelligence and Claims Support with eBee X

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most devastating and costly on record. When Hurricane Delta made its arrival on the southern shores of the U.S., it broke the 104-year-old record for the most named storms in a season. It brought with it wind speeds of 145...

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Latest

Drones as a simple tool? Integrating UAS into advanced operations workflow

Drones in Agriculture: Benefits, Applications and Things to Consider

eBee X Saves £20m and 100,000 Project Hours on Heathrow Airport’s Third Runway Project

Achieving Greater Speed, Efficiency & Accuracy in Stockpile Surveying with eBee X

Why Upgrade to an eBee X

First Impressions After Using eBee Geo

Drone Mapping Discovers Priority Archaeological Sites at Doganella

Environmental Survey with Drones to Revegetate Mining Sites

Rapid Disaster Relief: Mapping Florida Wildfires with the eBee X

Landslide Mapping: Assessing Geological Hazards Using Drones

Top 10 Reasons for Flying Fixed-wing Drones

Drone Mapping After the Storm: USAA Delivers Localized Disaster Intelligence and Claims Support with eBee X

Drone Tips

Achieving Greater Speed, Efficiency & Accuracy in Stockpile Surveying with eBee X

Top 10 Reasons for Flying Fixed-wing Drones

Talking Drone Training & senseFly’s e-Learning Platform with Andrea Blindenbacher

3 Reasons Surveyors Should Add Fixed-Wing Drones to Their Toolbox

Talking Drone Operations and Safety with senseFly’s Global Training Manager

How Drones Benefit Agronomy from an Agronomist’s Perspective

GCPs vs RTK vs PPK: When to Use What and Why

Drones in Agriculture with senseFly Ag Expert Martin Scheiber

Fixed Wing Drones Prove Innovation in Asia with Jane Liu

Drone Dictionary — Essential Terms Every Pilot Should Know

Drone Development with Benjamin Pinguet

Employee Spotlight: Meet Daniel Murphy

Talking Drones with Greece’s Leading UAV & Survey Equipment Distributor

Ask Andrea — How To Launch & Land a Mapping Drone

Takeoffs and Landings — Tips for a Successful Fixed-Wing UAV Flight

Commercial Drone FAIL – Operator Mishaps From Around The World

Fixed-Wing or Rotary Drone? 5 Key Questions to Answer (Video)

Should You Buy a Fixed Wing or Rotary Drone?

Filling The Gap (Infographic) – Drones vs Other Geospatial Data Sources

You Know You’re a Professional Drone Operator When…

Innovation

Drones as a simple tool? Integrating UAS into advanced operations workflow

Advanced Drone Operations: Overcoming the Barriers to Implementation

Achieving Faster First-Step Processing with eMotion 3.11.0 and Pix4Dmapper

How Drones Help Sensat Digitize the World

The Impact of Fixed Wing Drones in Hydropower Plant Planning

Pix4Dreact & senseFly eBee X: A Winning Combination for Emergency Response & Public Safety

Five Inspections Made Easier with Drone Technology

Assessing Flood Damage with UAS

Using Mapping Drones for Wildlife Monitoring and Conservation

The Sky’s the Limit

Mapping Catastrophe: How the eBee X’s BVLOS Capabilities Helped NCDOT’s Hurricane Florence Disaster Response

Mapping a WWII-Era Japanese American Internment Camp with Fixed-Wing Drones

How We Achieved BVLOS Drone Authorisations Around the Globe

Beneath the Waves — Using Professional Survey UAVs to Map the Ocean

Covering New Ground With Drone Technology

Ready for Takeoff — Talking eBee X With senseFly’s Fixed-Wing Drone Lead, Francois Gervaix

Ag Insights – 5 Ways Agricultural UAVs Are Helping Researchers in the Field

Beyond the Horizon – IN-FLIGHT Data’s Chris Healy on His Ambitious BVLOS UAS Trials

Preserve and Promote — Using Drones to Digitise Archaeological Sites in the Kurdish Region of Northern Iraq

Into The Woods—Stefano Puliti On Using Drone-Based Aerial Photogrammetry In Forestry

Levelling Up — First Glimpse of a New GPS vs. UAV Elevation Survey

Always On Explained—Discussing senseFly’s Drone Service Package with Jean-Thomas Celette

Corridor Close-Up — Francois Gervaix Discusses senseFly’s New Linear Mapping Release

Into the Cloud — Exploring MicaSense Atlas with senseFly’s Nathan Stein

Drones for Good 2.0 — How WeRobotics is Redefining the Use of Unmanned Systems in Developing Countries

Drones in Demining – Enhancing Mine Action Operations with UAS imagery (Case Study)

senseFly & Skyward Explained – A Q&A with senseFly’s CEO Jean-Christophe Zufferey

Talking eBee Plus With The Team Behind senseFly’s New Photogrammetry UAV

Talking eBee SQ With The Team Behind senseFly’s Latest Agriculture Drone

Inspecting Oregon — Using Drones to Assess Bridges & Towers

Documenting a Large Dam with senseFly’s albris Inspection Drone

Robots to the Rescue — Researching How Drones Can Help Save Lives

A Question of Perception (Pt 2) — Talking Robo-Collaboration & Future Challenges & More with Prof. Scaramuzza

A Question of Perception — Talking Autonomous Robot Navigation with Prof. Davide Scaramuzza

Up and Under — On Using Drones for Bridge Inspection

RoboDoc Returns — Talking Listening Drones and Swarming with Prof. Floreano

Using Drones in Wine Making (Video)

RoboDoc — Talking Flying Robots with Professor Dario Floreano

Nathan Stein on Farming with senseFly’s eBee Ag Drone

Using a Drone’s Surface Model to Estimate Crop Yields & Assess Plant Health

Learning

Drones as a simple tool? Integrating UAS into advanced operations workflow

Drones in Agriculture: Benefits, Applications and Things to Consider

Top 10 Reasons for Flying Fixed-wing Drones