Tag: surveying drones

Technology

Deere demos Kespry’s automated drone surveying at Coal Valley site

On most trips to John Deere’s Coal Valley, Illinois, demonstration site, Equipment World editors are focused on the ground, specifically the yellow machines moving the ground around. But on my most recent trip to Coal Valley, I spent some of my time looking up instead, as Deere representatives demonstrated the company’s latest product category: drones. […]

July 27, 2017

Technology

Kespry Drone 2s brings centimeter-level survey accuracy, single base station setup to automated drone platform

Drone maker and aerial intelligence platform Kespry has introduced a big update to its Drone 2 hardware that greatly improves the unmanned aircraft’s performance while increasing its accuracy and reliability. Last year, Kespry launched Drone 2.0, a complete drone solution aimed at construction and surveying that fully integrates drone hardware and cloud-based image rendering software in order […]

February 22, 2017

Technology

FAA won’t issue commercial drone regulations until 2017 or later

The Federal Aviation Administration is so far behind in creating regulations for commercial drone and unmanned aerial vehicle use that the agency will miss its 2015 deadline for issuing those rules by a full two years, and maybe even more. According to a report from the Washington Post, Peggy Gilligan, a top FAA safety official, told a […]

December 11, 2014

Construction Equipment

How to fly a drone for surveying: Expert advice from an Icelandic firm who does it in a dark, windy climate

While drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have generated quite a bit of interest in the construction industry, most professionals who see the value of the technology are treading softly due to a lack of federal regulation over such aircraft and the Federal Aviation Administration’s running ban on commercial flights until such regulations can be put […]

November 13, 2014

Technology

EYES IN THE SKY: How drones and UAVs are already affecting construction jobsites

Despite the public’s concerns, many in the construction industry are finding drones can play a vital role in their work. Whether they’re used for surveying, to show clients and potential clients an aerial overview of completed projects, to monitor job sites to ensure safe practices or to inspect bridges and other structures, drones have the […]

September 15, 2014