Large numbers of Drones = Potential for more App sales. The popularity of the newest DJI models has attracted the interest of App Developers. DJI provides them with a full set of tools called an SDK (Solutions Development Kit) which allows the creation of functions over and above what DJI provides. Litchi is a $20 App […]
Worldwide Consumer Camera Drone Sales Numbers for 2015 and 2016
Worldwide Consumer Camera Drone Sales Numbers for 2015 and 2016 As yet another exercise in Rules of Thumb (earlier US guess here), following are some guesses as to the number of consumer camera drones sold. This particular doc will look at unit numbers as opposed to dollars. Criteria Worldwide GPS enabled Multirotors Camera(s) and gimbal […]
DJI Osmo Handheld Stablized Camera – First Look and Review
DJI Osmo Handheld Stabilized Camera – First Look and Review Introduction DJI is well known for their Phantom series of camera drones as well as their Inspire prosumer line. The ability to take aerial video which is extremely stable has risen the bar on creativity for hobbyists as well as professionals. One of the primary […]
3D Robotics Failure to Launch and Unicorn Dreams
October , 2016 – An accounting of the complete failure of 3D Robotics is gone over in detail at this new Forbes article. Read our older articles below and then the Forbes piece if you want most of the story. March, 2016 Recent events and announcements seem to indicate that 3D Robotics (3DR) dream of […]
Drone Coalition Daily News
Skydio drone can actually follow you while avoiding trees Drones with the ability to follow the user and shoot video or still images are out there right now. The catch is that they only really work in environments where there are no obstacles that the drone needs to avoid. Put the same tracking drone into […]
Xiaomi Yi Action Camera – First Look and Review
The Xiaomi Yi Action Camera is a “GoPro type” sports and action camera which promises good quality at 1/3rd the price of the major brands. It uses top quality components such as a Sony camera chip (sensor) and an Ambarella image processor. Prices vary depending on the vendor, but are generally in the range of […]
Three Recent Changes to 333 Exemption Amendments
The FAA started posting amendments on 3/7/2016 which are different from what the FAA has been previously doing. In the past, the FAA was granting amendments to petitions to add aircraft or to add on closed-set TV/movie filming. This created a super backlog because many of the petitioners were repeats.
The future of high-tension power line inspections using UAS
The millions of miles high tension lines in the US are very time consuming and dangerous to inspect. These lines need yearly inspections and currently the only reliable method is via helicopter or very slow moving “line bots.” That’s all about to change in the near future.
Phantom 4 hands on review
Unless you have been under a rock, you will know that DJI has released the Phantom 4. This is a major update tho their flagship product. I have taken it out in the field and tested its latest features. I had to try out sport mode and see how fast it could go. Then I […]
Why we’re making DronePan open-source
In the process of developing DronePan app over the past year we’ve learned a lot. For those of you that aren’t familiar: DronePan is a free iOS app that automates the process of shooting spherical panorama imagery from most DJI aircraft as well as 3DR Solo. After long hard thought in early 2015 we decided […]
