Drones For Good – Exploring Mines With Autonomous Drones
Mining has long been known as one of the most dangerous professions in the world. Deep underground, workers can fall victim to sudden cave-ins, floods, or the leak of toxic…
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Drones For Good – Planting Seeds From The Sky
Three years ago, Juan Carlos Sesma had a realization. Global warming and climate change seemed to be a mounting problem, with scientific records indicating rising temperatures and sea levels across…
Drones For Good – Car Crash Scene Reconstruction
We’ve all been there, stuck in traffic, inching our way past the scene of a car crash. Damaged vehicles are sprawled out at odd angles. Broken glass, rear view mirrors,…
Drones For Good – Alex Braczkowski, Big Cat Researcher
Alex Braczkowski, a big cat biologist and wildlife cameraman, has come up with an innovative way to study lion populations in Africa. To get accurate data, Braczkowski has been counting not just lions, but…
Phantom 4 Pro: Optimize Your Images with DxO PhotoLab
This is a guest article written by DxO PhotoLab. DJI Phantom 4 Pro Have you noticed how popular drone photography has become? It’s amazing to see all of these incredible…
Mavic 2 Pro: Optimize Your Images with DxO PhotoLab
This is a guest article written by DxO PhotoLab. Have you noticed how popular drone photography has become? It’s amazing to see all of these incredible new points of view…
Drones For Good – Andrew Kuster: Building A New Life
Growing up in rural Missouri, Andrew Kuster learned the value of ingenuity at an early age. “If something broke, we couldn’t just head to the local store and get a…
Creator Profile: Tommy Del Valle Perez – Eyes Above Islands
Tommy Del Valle Perez is an aerial photographer and filmmaker based in Puerto Rico. He specializes in landscape photography. “My passion lies in capturing a moment that conveys a story and evokes emotion in the viewer.” He…
Creator Profile: Renee Lusano – Technicolor Adventure
Renee Lusano is a world traveler whose images and dronies from around the world have attracted a dedicated social media following on her Instagram and blog. A California native living…
Drones For Good – The Lost Squadron
During World War II, Allied planes would fly what was known as the Snowball Route. US aircraft would hop across a chain of secret bases in Newfoundland, Greenland, and Iceland…
Drones For Good – The Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest holds a near-mythic resonance for people around the world. Its lush environs are the epitome of a wild, verdant jungle. For scientists, this region is treasured for…
Creator Profile: Az Balabanian
Az Balabanian is a Cinematographer and Photogrammetry Artist specializing in Virtual Reality. His work is largely based around a cutting-edge 3D mapping technique called Photogrammetry, which produces eerily familiar 3D reprojections…
Creator Profile: Edward Burtynsky Uses Drones To Examine The Anthropocene Age
Edward Burtynsky is a Canadian photographer known for his aerial photographs of landscape transformed by human industry. His work currently hangs in more than 50 museums around the world, including…
DJI – WRC Film School
DJI has been on site of all the WRC races, shooting content for the last 2 years and helping the WRC drivers by providing a deep analysis of the race…
Become a Drone Master – Word een Drone Master
Janneke Rozendaal, Marketing Manager at DJI EMEA is answering a few questions about ‘Drone Masters’. Janneke Rozendaal, Marketing Manager bij DJI EMEA beantwoordt enkele vragen over het nieuwe tv-format ‘Drone…
DJI at IFA 2018
DJI was really excited to be at IFA again this year! We were in Berlin from August 31st until September 5th. This year over 1,800 exhibitors were present at IFA. IFA 2018…
Eliminate Grid Downtime Thanks to Drone Inspection
Alpiq EnerTrans Improves Inspection Efficiency by 50% for Swiss Network Grid Operators. With lines running along valleys and across Switzerland’s notoriously steep mountain ranges, Swissgrid, the owners of 6,700 km of…
WRC Rally Sardinia 2018: Home to the iconic Micky’s Jump
Home to the iconic Micky’s Jump shot on DJI Inspire 2 and Phantom 4 Pro In June, DJI and the WRC continued their journey on the rugged and sun-baked gravel…
Drones for Good – Fighting Pollution with The Plastic Tide
In this interview, Peter Kohler, Founder and Director at The Plastic Tide, discusses how they are leveraging the use of drones technology and machine learning to identify plastic pollution over beaches. Peter Kohler…
DJI and AMG take pole position in their class at the 24h race
In May, DJI was sponsor and official technology supplier of the ADAC Zurich 24h Race at the Nurburgring for the fourth year running, and DJI’s involvement in 2018 was even…
Drones For Good – Saving Life In The Dark
The victim of a car crash was missing – unconscious in a ditch on a cold, dark night. Officers on the UK’s Lincolnshire police force saved his life recently when…
Drones For Good – Using Drones to Save Entangled Whales
Every fall, pods of enormous humpback whales make their way towards Hawaii, where they can ride out the winter in warm waters. For centuries humans have watched this noble migration…
Drones For Good – AUVSI XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award Highlights
At XPONENTIAL 2018, five organizations that flew drones on critical, life-saving missions were recognized and named winners of the inaugural AUVSI XCELLENCE Humanitarian Award, hosted by the Association for Unmanned…
DJI Set for a Beast of a Time at ADAC Zurich’s 24-hour Race
For the fourth time in a row DJI will return to the legendary Nordschleife as official sponsor and technical partner of the ADAC Zurich 24-hour race. However, this year gets…
DJI Introduces Knowledge Quiz for Drone Pilots in Australia
DJI Introduces Knowledge Quiz for Drone Pilots in Australia Quiz Reinforces DJI’s Long Commitment To Improving Drone Safety And Promoting Safer Skies DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and…
Introducing DJI’s New Mavic Pro Platinum
Mavic Pro Platinum DJI recently announced the release of the newest version of its Mavic Pro, the Mavic Pro Platinum. The new drone features a sleek design and compact body that…
2017 SkyPixel Video Contest Submissions Showcase (Nature Category)
2017 SkyPixel Video Contest Submissions Showcase (Nature Category) The submission phase of the 2017 SkyPixel Video Contest has officially ended by August 2nd, 2017, 06:00 GMT. In this submissions showcase,…
Aerial Photographers Discuss Flight Control
Drone handling is crucial to great shots, so how do pilots feel DJI is doing? Flight control is a critical aspect of aerial photography, and the market is constantly changing…
M200: A New Tool for Power-line Inspections
China’s Yunnan Province is home to many electric power resources, including hydropower, coal, solar energy, biomass energy, wind power and geothermal energy. Power grids here are densely set and power…
Drones In Insurance: A Discussion With Converge’s David Pitman
In their widely covered drone report, Goldman Sachs estimates that the insurance claims drone market represents a total addressable market worth $1.4 billion. The insurance industry has also been one of…