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In this last category, drones have not only saved lives by making search and rescue efforts faster and more effective but they also improved the safety of those heroes that work on the ground conducting these missions. This will allow search and rescue and disaster response teams faster and safer access into hard to reach areas. One of the developers from the University of Zurich, Davide Falanga, told reporters that the technology will make rescue operations more effective, ”(This drone could have) multiple impacts – it can go into areas that would otherwise be inaccessible," he said. Despite their challenges and the fact that more time is needed to complete the project, this is a significant development by the team from Zurich and, once perfected, will have a significant impact on future search and rescue missions in challenging and dangerous areas.

While many of these commercial applications have been available for some time, they have lacked the precision and accuracy that Yuneec can now offer with their RTK H520 drones. This new technology allows them to work at a range of 1 cm + ppm horizontal / 1.5 cm + ppm vertical. The improved accuracy that RTK satellite navigation brings to the Yuneec H5230 will reduce overlaps and can do an accurate job with fewer images. There are two parts to the RTK system used on the H520 and these are the built-in module in the H520 as well as a ground base station.

Innovative automated industrial drone startup Airobotics just shared the exciting news that they have been granted a ground-breaking Certificate of Waiver (CoW) that allows them to carry on automated industrial drone operations Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). CEO and Co-Founder of Airobotics, Ran Krauss, said the following, “We recently opened our U. S. headquarters in Arizona and this latest certification opens the gateways to offering American mining companies, seaports, major construction projects, and in the future smart cities, an optimal means of increasing efficiency and safety while decreasing operational costs,” adding, “As our unique pilotless drone technology and industrial grade platform continue breaking new ground, we are able to provide customers with a more accurate and frequent data-driven solution that is the only one of its class in the industry. Airobotics recently received an additional $30M Series round D funding taking the total raised to $101M. The new injection will assist the company to further expand across America after the setup of their Scottsdale, Arizona, headquarters. The certification from Civil Aviation Authority of Israel, March 2017, makes Airobotics the fist as well as only company offering an industrial drone service that requires no human operators.

There has been great progress in overcoming many of the restrictions in the past year or so and the latest is that GE venture, Avitas Systems, has received FAA (Federal Aviation Authority) to fly beyond visual line of site using radar. Brad Tomer released the following statement: “Being the first FAA-approved civil use of BVLOS with radar is a significant achievement for Avitas Systems and our customers,” adding, “Using a technology-centric and collaborative approach is what drives our ability to transform industrial operations and provide safer and more efficient services. Now, with the FAA’s approval and with the assistance of Avitas Systems, we can fly over a larger area of our Permian Basin operations to conduct aerial monitoring of our oil and gas infrastructure. This is a tremendous achievement made possible through collaboration with the FAA, GE, Avitas Systems, and Shell, and represents the future of drone-based surveillance technology in the U.S. Unconventionals fields of the future.