The AVIATOR UAV 200 system — debuted at the show — weighs about 3.2 pounds, which is 76 percent lighter than comparable products on the market, according to the company. It delivers Inmarsat Class 4 SwiftBroadband services in a low-SWAP package.
The product was designed to significantly enhance a Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s (TUAV) performance, range and payload capability by enabling operators to take advantage of the higher speed connectivity from satellite networks.
Maynard J. Factor of Micro Systems, an unmanned systems division of Kratos Defense, explains the company’s unmanned ground system technology at the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International‘s Xpontential 2016 show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans. Micro Systems’ leader/follower capabilities allow an unmanned, autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle to follow a manned lead vehicle.
KenCast showcased its real time video technology for drones at the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International‘s Xpontential 2016 show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans. Doug Bogan of KenCast discusses applications of the product, which broadcasts content in full HD via bonded 4G/LTE or satellites.
Cobham exhibited its series of multi-axis gimbal systems at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International‘s Xponential 2016 show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans. Cobham’s Alex Doig explains that the system can be stabilized for ground, air or shipboard platforms.
Sean McCormack, director of FOG/OEM sales for KVH Industries, talks with GPS World Contributing Editor Tony Murfin about the company’s line of inertial measurement units (IMUs) during the Association for Unmanned Systems International‘s Xponential show, held May 3-5 in New Orleans.
Geodetics had a wide range of products available at the Association of Unmanned Vehicles International‘s Xpontential show, held May 2-5 in New Orleans. Jeffrey Faman, Ph.D., discusses the company’s Geo-PNT, Geo-iNAV and Geo-iNAV1000 inertial navigation systems; the Geo-MMS lidar mobile mapping system; and the Geo-Pointer GPS-based heading system.
The GPS World and Geospatial Solutions staff reported from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI’s) Xponential 2016 May 2-5 in New Orleans. The event convened the global community of commercial and defense leaders in intelligent robotics, drones and unmanned systems.
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PrecisionHawk and DJI announced during the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s Xponential show an exclusive partnership for the agriculture market with a complete agricultural analytics solution. The solution links DJI’s drone hardware to PrecisionHawk’s drone software platform, DataMapper.
“Farmers need real-time information about their crops, their fields and their harvests, and DJI and PrecisionHawk are working together to give them what they need,” said Michael Perry, DJI’s Director of Strategic Partnerships. “We are excited to make collecting and analyzing aerial data easier and more cost-effective than ever, because putting this technology within reach of working farmers will help them as well as everyone who relies on the crops they produce.”
DJI’s UAV platforms, such as the Matrice M100 and M600 series, allow for extensive customization, providing the flexibility to monitor crops, carry advanced sensors or accomplish other tasks specific to each mission.
The combined package will also include the new DataMapper Inflight app for data collection and a one-year subscription to DataMapper for data management and analysis.
The pairing of industry-leading UAV hardware with the best-in-class analytics platform enables agriculture professionals to concentrate on identifying crop stress and maximizing yields.
“This partnership is bringing the best of both worlds to the agriculture industry,” said Pat Lohman, VP Partnerships at PrecisionHawk. “By combining our strengths — DJI’s world-renowned hardware and PrecisionHawk’s seamless software tools that bridge the gap from flight to geospatial data analysis — we are effectively eliminating any major barriers to entry and allowing the industry to begin adopting this technology in their everyday workflows on a broader scale.”
With the DataMapper Inflight app, a user can easily create a flight plan and autonomously collect geospatial data. The images are viewable within DataMapper where they are processed into 2D and 3D maps and ready for further analysis. Users also have access to DataMapper’s library of analysis algorithms that provide detailed information around the major decisions a farmer makes throughout the season: optimizing inputs, reacting to threats, improving variable rate, increasing efficiency of crop scouting and estimating yield.
“We believe that in order to promote widespread adoption of this technology we need to build products and partnerships that empower the user,” Lohman continued. “In an effort to do so, the DataMapper Inflight app is now compatible with the entire line of DJI hardware to make it easier and more accessible than ever to collect actionable, aerial data.”
The new DataMapper Inflight app is now available for download on Android and coming soon on iOS.
Eric Anderson describes the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) and its world conference, coming to Washington, D.C., in 2017. He was interviewed by GeoIntelligence Insider columnist Art Kalinski for geospatial-solutions.com at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 24-25 in Washington, D.C.
Zac Canders of DataCapable describes the company’s open data products for emergency response, using nontraditional data sources such as social media and weather. He was interviewed by GeoIntelligence Insider columnist Art Kalinski for geospatial-solutions.com at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 24-25 in Washington, D.C.
Ben Soliday of ikeGPS describes Spike, a remote data capture and measurement solution for the smartphone or tablet. He was interviewed by GeoIntelligence Insider columnist Art Kalinski for Geospatial Solutions at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 24-25 in Washington, D.C.
Zac Canders of DataCapable describes the company’s open data products for emergency response, using nontraditional data sources such as social media and weather. He was interviewed by GeoIntelligence Insider columnist Art Kalinski for geospatial-solutions.com at the Esri Federal GIS Conference, held Feb. 24-25 in Washington, D.C.