Researchers and developers at Stanford University along with Adobe, 3DR and others, have created a tool to help both experienced and novice videographers get better aerial shots from their sUAS and camera drones.
Introduction to Aerial 3D Model Mapping
I have been working all summer on new projects with drones. Here is the one that I have worked on the longest. The technology has finally come along far enough to showcase this amazing new capture and display process. We will start off in this post just showing a couple of 3D Model Maps that […]
Meet the leading female actress of “Rotor DR1,” Natalie Welch
17-year-old Natalie Welch is the leading female actress in “Rotor DR1,” the post-apocalyptic film following the lives of two teenagers who struggle to survive in a world mostly wiped out after a viral outbreak, but who survive, in part, because of a drone that leads them to an answer that could save the world. Welch […]
DJI Phantom 3 how to avoid Flyaways and Crashes
The new DJI Phantom 3 has instantly become the best-selling quadcopter (drone) in history. However, with tens of thousands of new pilots entering the hobby each month, the inevitable crashes and losses are likely to happen. The good news is that the Phantom 3 is, statistically speaking, less likely to misbehave or crash due to […]
Sci-fi film “Rotor DR1” provides refreshingly intellectual take on a future with drones
Hollywood likes killer drones. Over the past two years, drones have killed mutants in “X-Men,” attacked the good guy in “Elysium,” served as weapons in “Iron Man 2” and struck down shopping malls in “American Ultra.” But Chad Kapper, who rose to fame in the drone community as former director of beloved web series “Flite […]
DJI’s Zenmuse X5 Camera Takes Aerial Video To New Levels
This week brought a long-await announcement from DJI that finally brings a new camera option to the DJI Inspire 1 platform. The question is, is this really the “game changer” some people are calling it, or will it really make any difference. We will dissect some of the features and see what this will really […]
DJI Phantom 3 Standard discount to $699
DJI have today discounted the Phantom 3 Standard model to $699 – a price which is about 1/2 the price of what a similar model (with fewer features) would have sold for last year. This is truly the best price ever for a Flying Camera of this type. If you are/were on the fence due […]
All 5 of the New DJI Intelligent Flight Modes tested in the field on the Phantom 3 Pro
DJI went live with their highly anticipated Firmware update today. Everyone has been waiting for the automated Flight modes since the Inspire 1 was released.
Breaking News: New Drone Chiefs Appointed at FAA
I mentioned in my earlier post how so often, technology moves quicker than policymaking – and this has certainly been the case for drones. One of the hold-ups on the policymaking side over the last few months has been staffing of the federal government. In the spring Jim Williams, former head of the FAA UAS […]
California: Anti-Innovation? And Are We Too Late?
California and anti-innovation are not words you would often see in a sentence together. For years, California has been at the forefront for innovation in technology and automation, including being a leader in the development of drones. Over 100 companies in California are involved with developing the drone ecosystem and hundreds of millions of dollars have […]
