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The Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver on board any drone is a critical part of the systems that allow a drone to fly. Only the very simplest of drones don't include a GPS receiver. All drones rely heavily on their on-board GPS receiver to determine their location. Without a GPS receiver, features such as …
Some time ago, there was a fly away in Australia that was reasonably well documented in the online media. Given that there is always something to learn from every accident, I will provide my thoughts on this one. I will apologize in advance for any incorrect conclusions I have drawn from the limited facts …
In all the hype about how drones are revolutionizing our world, we forget that aerial data collection predates drones. We forget that most of the aerial data collection applications suitable for drones can also be accomplished with a piloted aircraft. Take collecting agricultural data as an example, piloted aircraft have been carrying cameras for …
The second recent earth-shattering event was that a drone hit an aircraft. A moment we have all been waiting for and, no big surprise, nothing happened. Of course, at this moment, some are asking if we can be sure it was a drone given all the recent false alarms. I am sure that since …
There have been plenty of blog posts and tweets recently about the FAA granting CNN a waiver to fly drones over crowds. "Critical step forward", "unprecedented", "this is a first", "important milestone" are just some of the phrases used to describe this news. The drone CNN will be flying over our heads is the …
At AUVSI's annual trade show this year, the number of exhibitors increased slightly in comparison to last year, from 668 to 687. I'm not sure if AUVSI releases official attendance numbers. Of course, everyone on the show floor had an opinion about the relative size of this year's show versus 2016. The opinion of the …
Managing is a challenge but doing is also a challenge. Prior to starting MicroPilot in 1994, I was managing a software development department and while I liked managing, I missed doing. When I earned my degrees in Engineering, and in Computer science, what I enjoyed most was making things work but as a manager there …
